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Le Petit Blanc
'Winter Exhibition of Contemporary Artworks' The exhibitors
Julia Brooker
Julia paints to have the most direct contact possible with
the materials and the surface of the image that she is making.
Her paintings contain only the essentials. They are pared
down to what is important; light, colour, marks on the surface.
They are uncluttered and they concentrate and hold the viewer’s
eye stopping us in our tracks and providing a moment of stillness
and quiet contemplation.
Sarah Dwyer
Currently studying for her second MA Fine Art at the Royal
College of Art in London, Sarah’s current series of paintings
are concerned with pattern making. The composition for the
paintings are inspired by observations of textiles, maps and
the patterns created within them. Sarah enlarges minute details,
which in turn become the main focus of the painted canvas.
Sarah also creates her own patterned compositions on to paper.
Each study differs slightly in form, colour and composition.
Sarah is exhibiting large canvases and framed works on paper
at Le Petit Blanc.
John Hamilton
John’s paintings and drawings depict figures in various
disguises or costumes. They centre on figures in (mis) adventurous
situations. There is a continuous theme of role-play, with
a theatrical element. They are sometimes story-based, and
are always told with a touch of humour and a sense of loyalty.
John views his paintings like stills from a play or film.
A snap shot from a photograph album. A captured moment. What
has happened before it or what happens next, only the viewer
knows. The viewer can look at the picture and decide what
is going on. But with a little more knowledge, your interpretation
may change. It may be the title, it may be a comment from
John or another viewer.
Every picture tells a story, but John wants you to be the
storyteller – he wants you to decide what is happening.
Some of the characters appear mysterious and sinister, while
others appear to be relaxed and at ease, but it is not always
easy to tell which is which. We become aware that perhaps
these are private moments and we should not be watching, that
we are intruding on a scene of someone else’s privacy.
On the other hand some of them are practically calling for
your attention, wanting to be watched and are enjoying parading
to you.
Silia Ka Tung
Silia makes detailed pen paintings. In her portraits she tries
to reconstruct the inner interior to stress the compulsion
to face and discover one another / otherness in one. It is
a manipulation of mainly self-image through fascinating, delicate
drawings generated from personal topography, memory and the
imagined world. Every self-image she creates provides a condition
and atmosphere for a particular experience or journey.
Monologue, inner voices and communication in oneself are the
notions of Silia’s work. Her self-portraits are used
to create tension between intimacy and inaccessibility of
‘oneself’ when they are put together.
Ruth
Moilliet
‘Hydrangea’ sculptures by Ruth Moilliet depict the
hydrangea flower and resemble the form of the flower from
which Ruth has pressed them. The flowers appear to be suspended
in the glass as if in liquid and yet the frame and edges of
the sheets of glass challenge this perception. The layering
of the glass takes on an interesting green appearance that
heightens the ecological feel of the piece.
The frames make reference to the old craft of flower pressing.
The glass and pressed flowers mimic the act of the sealed
vitrines of a museum that serve the function of protecting
and preserving.
The pressing and preserving makes a statement about the control
that man may often try to impose upon nature. It demonstrates
one way of attempting to maintain the beauty of the plant,
the colours and some forms, and yet at the same time it is
destroying the life within that plant and cutting off any
life in its cycle.
Ruby Porter
Often after the death of a loved one or beloved friend, it
is important that items of clothing belonging to that person
are kept precious for a considerable amount of time after
the event.
The work on display at Le Petit Blanc originates from a personal
project where Ruby used clothes spanning over six decades
belonging to an elderly lady she has known for over a decade
herself. Through the medium of photographing these clothes,
Ruby created a very personal portrait of the elderly lady
and her husband.
Ruby’s interest in this subject matter and body of work
grew as she explored the significance and meaning of clothing,
the body and how garments themselves can become portraits
of peoples lives both on a sculptural and abstract level.
Visually, Ruby is interest in the three dimensional qualities
of clothing and the use of this imagery to evoke a sensual
memory. She uses the potential of these objects to portray
a relationship and state of being.
Daniella Rizzi
Generally, Daniella’s work develops through painting
and printing methods and is an exploration of colour, surface
and space. During its initial stages the work evolves through
the process of working and as such is intuitive. However,
as the pieces unfold they often progress into definite ideas
or alternate between idea and intuition. Daniella often works
in series so that she can work simultaneously on several projects,
delve and ponder over particular ideas and juggle them about
at different periods and stages at will. The character of
her work is ambiguous and is left open to diverse interpretation.
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