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HISTORICAL FICTION WITH PARTINGTON AND CARR
The past as a present
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We have been looking forward to this the duo show. And are excited to present these spectaculair artists for the opening of the gallery season 2022.
Both artists, Claire Partington (London) - ceramic works and Lindsey Carr (Glasgow) - oil paintings, possess a remarkable ability to put a contemporary twist on historical symbols, sometimes with an unexpected layer of social criticism.
This makes an unique exhibition with a exciting dialogue between the ceramics and oil paintings.
Lindsey Carr worked as an A.I. (Machine Learning) computer programmer in the web industry. before becoming a full time artist. For this exhibition she ‘trained’ her program on flowers painted by 17th century Dutch female artists. Specifically chosen to reflect socially acceptable art forms for women of the era.
The flowers in her work have come to life again in her self-coded A.I. program. This results in technically astonishing and visually captivating botanical portraits.
She takes the algorithmically generated source images and builds compositions against a black ground in oils finished with a thick layer of varnish to mimic the atmosphere of the 17th century technique.
Claire Partington’s detailed ceramic sculptures are inspired by classical art, the ‘aesthetic’ inspiration largely comes from European applied art and design styles from the 1600s. She gives historical symbolism a contemporary twist, sometimes surprisingly engaged, striking, sophisticated and brimming with contemporary references.
Themes include feminism, gender and power, image and identity. Each work is remarkably refined and executed in an unexpectedly large format, sometimes up to a meter high.
“One of the most interesting new sculptors in Europe, loved and recognized by critics and art buyers alike.”
“The work - like the artist herself - is a true original.”
Danielle Thom - curator, Museum of London
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Claire Partington’s work in collections and museums:
Claire Partington’s work has been included in the Victoria and Albert (V&A) Museum, Museum of London, Seattle Art Museum, 21C Museum and Walker Art Gallery, among others.Her work is also in a number of private collections around the world, including the Reydan Weiss Collection and Ömer Koç Collection.A highlight was her museum installation at the Seattle Art Museum. In 2018 she won the first prize from the Virginia A. Grant Foundation.