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2008-08-28 - Sculpture - Brendan Giles: An exhibition of recent works

Private View: 22nd of August - 6 pm to 11 pm Exhibition runs from: 22nd of August to 28th of August 2008Gallery Opening Hours: Sat, Mon to Wed: 2.30 pm - 6.30 pm Last day of exhibition: Thursday 28th of August from 11.00 am to 5.00 pmThis exhibition is comprised of artworks that are linked less by a common subject matter or theme than by the search for and refinement of an individual visual language.The 2D and 3D works, in turn, twist traditional conventions of fine art presentation, offer a lateral understanding of contemporary society and art practice and adopt a Surrealist disruption of the physical properties and practical functions of everyday objects.The 3D works included, constructed in a wide range of materials (bronze, aluminium, concrete, rubber) employ a blend of paradox, metaphor and a quietly insistent humour that engages the viewer in attaching their own interpretations onto what they are looking at. For example: a ‘rubber frame’ is rendered useless for its intended purpose by its very manifestation.The self-reflexive ‘frame within a frame’ wall based pieces cannot be accurately defined as paintings; they prompt the viewer to consider the ever-changing function of content within an artwork and demonstrate a balance between image and the object.“We need to interpret interpretations more than to interpret things.” -Michel de MontaigneBrendan Giles is currently a student at Norwich School of Art and Design. This is his first solo exhibition. Nearest Buses from Brixton/Camberwell: 35 (From Clapham Junction), 45 (From Kings X), 345 (From Sth Ken to Peckham), P4 (Brixton to Lewisham) Nearest Train: Loughborough Junction (Thames Link, via Kings X to Sutton)