The Batsford Gallery – 266 Hackney Road, Hoxton, London E2 7SJ
OPENING TIMES
Friday 20th 12.00 – 19.00
Saturday 21st 11.00 – 18.00
Sunday 22nd 11.00 – 18.00
Thursday 26th 12.00 – 19.00
Friday 27th 12.00 – 19.00
Saturday 28th 11.00 – 18.00
Sunday 29th 11.00 – 18.00
An exhibition of paintings and sculptures.
(UN)SEEN is a collection created over the past three years.
These are difficult times for many. Early on in the collection, figures are stooped, hooded, unable to connect with the outside world. Are we afraid and disempowered in these challenging times? Do we look inwards in an attempt to avoid interacting with the harsh reality of life?
Some present as shadowy urban figures, on the outside of society, hiding what they see. Others as members of the establishment; well dressed, figures of authority, seeing, or claiming to see, with confidence and authority. Do they see? Or are they blind, unable to see reality?
The exhibition coincides with the publication of Sculpting Colour, with Unicorn Publishers a monograph of my work spanning 30 years. Written by Alex Leith, the biography details my life gorwing up in Ireland, and how subsequent events, in particular the death of Paul Tay, have influenced my artistic career. Alex analyses the sculptural techniques I employ in painting, and why i regard myself as a sculptor who paints.
Alex Leith specialises in modern and contemporary British art. He is currently Chair of the Critics Circel Visual Arts and editor of British Art News
Youi may purchase the book here