November 12, 2007
Hidden Faces is a colourful and compact mixed media Art show. This excellently compiled exhibition is found at OVADA on the corner of Gloucester Green Bus Station. It contains video work resulting from workshops led by established video artist Chris Oakley. The final cut is a take on how each artist relates to their surroundings. The collection of pen and ink drawings by various artists displayed next to the video screen builds the bigger picture of identity as the amorphous shapes of work in progress are used to reflect the familiar images we have of self.
My favourite piece is by Lucy Skuce who sketches a grid-like pencil drawing of furniture in a box room that is both figurative and abstract in its dislocation of shapes. This work alone makes a visit worthwhile.
This being a month of remembrance, it is an especially good opportunity to acknowledge artists in the community whose work may not readily come to the fore. Danny Nasirpour has a vibrant style which is unlikely to be hidden for long though - he exhibits a collection of eight pieces, some painted on the ephemeral and ubiquitous surface of brown wrapping paper. His dandelion flower is painted in a few fast brush strokes and is the pick of the bunch. He captures the howling energy of nature in another piece depicting an abstract landscape. Arguably it is of a brackish naval coastline, captured using the medium of black paint and monochrome charcoal on a blue grey background. This mixing of monochrome media on the paper to make a smooth even grey tone echoes the effect found in the first piece of the exhibition, a peering set of eyes drawn using many layers of depth.
An energised big green blob of a character is drawn by Wendy Williams and Denise Walsh designs a vibrant dynamic green pattern that would make a great take away print or a transfer onto a textile.
Each Artist has certainly shared their enthusiasm in their work, with a Liverpool football shirt making its way into an effervescent mixed media piece. Back of the net!
My favourite piece is by Lucy Skuce who sketches a grid-like pencil drawing of furniture in a box room that is both figurative and abstract in its dislocation of shapes. This work alone makes a visit worthwhile.
This being a month of remembrance, it is an especially good opportunity to acknowledge artists in the community whose work may not readily come to the fore. Danny Nasirpour has a vibrant style which is unlikely to be hidden for long though - he exhibits a collection of eight pieces, some painted on the ephemeral and ubiquitous surface of brown wrapping paper. His dandelion flower is painted in a few fast brush strokes and is the pick of the bunch. He captures the howling energy of nature in another piece depicting an abstract landscape. Arguably it is of a brackish naval coastline, captured using the medium of black paint and monochrome charcoal on a blue grey background. This mixing of monochrome media on the paper to make a smooth even grey tone echoes the effect found in the first piece of the exhibition, a peering set of eyes drawn using many layers of depth.
An energised big green blob of a character is drawn by Wendy Williams and Denise Walsh designs a vibrant dynamic green pattern that would make a great take away print or a transfer onto a textile.
Each Artist has certainly shared their enthusiasm in their work, with a Liverpool football shirt making its way into an effervescent mixed media piece. Back of the net!