DAVID SHRIGLEY – BRAIN ACTIVITY

Posted on 2012-01-30

British artist David Shrigley is best known for his humourous drawings that make witty and wry observations on everyday life.
Trained as a fine artist, his deliberately crude graphic style gives his work an immediate and accessible appeal, while simultaneously offering insightful commentary on the absurdities of human relationships.
This exhibition, his first major survey show in London, will cover the full range of Shrigley’s diverse practice. This extends far beyond drawing to include photography, books, sculpture, animation, painting and music.

Spanning the upper galleries of the Hayward Gallery, the show will also include new artwork and site specific installations.

Exhibition runs through to May 13th, 2012

Hayward Gallery
Southbank Centre
Belvedere Rd
London
SE1 8XX

www.southbankcentre.co.uk

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DJ FOOD & HENRY FLINT

Posted on 2012-01-30

Exhibits of artwork from DJ Food’s album ‘The Search Engine’ and Henry Flint’s book ‘Broadcast’.
DJ Food, aka Strictly Kev, has read the British sci-fi comic 2000AD, home of Judge Dredd, since he was 8 years old. He’s also been collecting original art from it for over a decade and a large proportion of his collection is the work of one man, Henry Flint. Studying at Falmouth University, Henry has worked in comics since the early 90′s – mostly for the anthology title 2000AD but also for US publishers like Marvel, DC and Vertigo. He slowly refined his craft and became a fan favourite with his ultra-detailed storytelling, seemingly able to combine several different styles from the comic’s first golden age in the 80′s alongside his own distinctive pen work. He has drawn many of the comic’s main characters, including Judge Dredd, as well as created his own characters Shakara and Zombo with fellow script writers.

Exhibition runs through to February 12th, 2012

Pure Evil Gallery
108 Leonard Street
London
EC2A 4RH

www.pureevilclothing.com
www.djfood.org

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BRYAN DRURY – PORTRAITS

Posted on 2012-01-30

Stemming from a desire to challenge the conventions of traditional portraiture, Drury has recently created this body of six oil paintings. He carefully selected affluent members of society to sit for him, and rather than acquiescing to expectations of flattery, he exploits the power of oil paint to describe their corporeal flaws as precisely as possible. Finding liberation in this reversal of patronage roles, Drury focuses on the organic quality of the flesh and shows the animalistic side of humans that we so commonly attempt to conceal.

The six works feature a single subject, executed with a painstaking degree of realism. The small-scale portraits capture the condescending and supercilious attitudes of the sitters, who gaze at the viewer with an air of disdain. Set against solid backgrounds, the sitters seem separated from the outside world, and their lifeless artificiality imbues the works with a sense of isolation.

Opposite – Jann, 2011, Oil on wood

Exhibition runs through to February 25th, 2012

Dean Project
511 West 25th Street
2nd floor
New York
NY 10001

deanproject.com

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