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The Triangle
‘Art in the Triangle’
(Moments of Unpacked Self-Contained Reactions)
by Andrew Bracey, Jacob Cartwright, Antony Crook, Sophia
Crilly, Mike Dawson, John
Gilbert, Jane Griffiths, Janet Griffiths, Rachel Goodyear,
Vincent James, Mark
Kennard, The Little
Artists, Jason Minsky, Matthew Norman, Nicola Siddons,
Jonathan Trayner and Mark Winkley.
Curated by Comme Ca Art @
The Triangle
From: 17.07.03 – 6.11.03 Preview: 24.07.03, 7.30pm –
Late, champagne & canapés will be provided.
Opening Times: Mon-Wed 10am-6pm, Thurs-Sat 10am-7pm, Sun 11am-5pm
(All Bank Holidays the same as Sundays)
‘‘The Triangle’ is about to embark upon a major
repositioning to transform their existing centre, and to celebrate
this they have invited Comme Ca Art to curate a dynamic display
of contemporary art. With every facet of the space taken over
by leading Manchester based artists, this mixed media show
will represent elements of consumerism and contemporary insignias
to boggle and bewilder the mind.
John Gilbert’s ‘Object of Uncertainty’ welcomes
you as you enter ‘The Triangle’. Gilbert’s
piece poises the question "Is it a den or is it art?
Hovering between sculpture and architecture ‘Object of
Uncertainty’ is deliberately ambiguous, with conflicting
tensions between its many allusions. Perhaps more a folly
than a building it recalls the fun of den building most of
us enjoyed as children while referring to architecture in
a formal aesthetic."
Andrew Bracey, a rising installation painter, has taken
over the ground and first floors with his satirical 100’s
‘n’ 1000’s ’Spot’ posters and neon
signature sign. Jason Minsky, short listed for the 2002 Jerwood
prize, re-creates his infamous ‘Breathing Air’ which
is an oversized picnic basket that has an enclosed device
that produces fresh oxygen. Jonathan Trayner dominates the
remainder of the space with his multi-dimensional site-related
construction entitled ‘A Series of Small Walls (Possibly
of Ritual Significance)’ that sits somewhere between
installation and abstract sculpture.
The Little Artists
(short listed for this years ‘Comme Art Prize North’)
exist in the realm of merchandise and the crossover between
the aggressively marketed children’s culture (represented
by the likes of Pokemon) and the current commodification of
‘High Art’ (illustrated best by the gift shop at
Tate Modern). Located in The Triangle’s brand new marketing
suite, The Little Artists present a point of sale stand and
a trolley filled with their own brand of artists materials
(felt tip pens, paint, crayons and colouring pads).
Mike Dawson the ‘shape-shifting
conceptual artist’ under the guise of his alter egos
‘The Gallery Guard’, ‘Robin Nature-Bold’
and ‘The Someone’, continues with his brick wallpapering
motif, moving from the columns of Manchester’s Cornerhouse
to liberally pasting onto the wall next to the marketing suite.
Two Gallery Guard photographic pieces entitled ‘Property
& Value’ and ‘Oxymoron 1’ and various incidental
text pieces will also appear over the duration of the show.
Eleven specially commissioned 8ft square banners will hang
from the columns of The Triangle arches and feature works
by: Mark Winkley, Antony Crook, both renowned as leading Manchester
photographers in fashion, editorial and advertising. Vincent
James presents a neo-conceptual-pop graphic collage of
a half-eaten hotdog; Jane Griffiths continues her glorification
of TV personalities presenting a domineering portrait of Jessica
Fletcher entitled ‘Life’s Guilty Little Pleasures’.
Nicola Siddons presents a photographic image from her 'Cleanliness
and Purity' series which ‘parallels the need for bodily
hygiene with the desire for order and control within society’.
Janet Griffiths shows a playfully dark humoured photographic
scenario; by the power of prosthetics and digital manipulation
she flies above Manchester City centre. Matthew Norman (digital
artist and documentary filmmaker) presents one of his graphic-geometrical-luminous-abstract
digital paintings. Jacob Cartwright known for his ‘bad-water’
website and hauntingly charming digital drawing’s presents
a re-rendered version of ‘Night Studio’. Mark Kennard
presents one of his ‘pet drawings’ executed through
his trademark approach of a continuous line drawn whilst not
looking at the surface of the paper. Sophia Crilly (artist/photographer)
presents the first in a new series of photographic manipulated
portraits, based on 50’s film stills, the image depicted
is an enigmatic yet solemn close up of a models face. Rachel
Goodyear (one half) local director for the ‘Floating
IP’ project space and co-curator of the recent Thermo’03
show at the Lowry, presents a re-rendered melancholic biro
drawing on lined paper of a strange small lady consuming a
befitting lunch.
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