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Fruitmarket Gallery: Tony Swain - Drowned Dust, Sudden Word - 19 Apr 2012 to 8 July 2012 Current Exhibition |
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Tony Swain Drowned Dust, Sudden Word 19 April - 8 July, 2012 An exhibition of new work by Irish-born artist Tony Swain, who trained at Glasgow School of Art and still lives and works in Glasgow. Swain, who was one of the artists representing Scotland in the 52nd Venice Biennale in 2007, is known for paintings depicting complex private worlds painted over newspaper pages, the newspaper providing both the physical ground and the conceptual starting point of each painting. Swain paints landscapes, cityscapes, seascapes and interiors, frequented and constructed by mountains, sand dunes, meadows, trees, rocks, lighthouses, power stations, landmarks both natural and man-made, boats, bridges, buildings, houses, furniture and domestic objects. His imagery is often on a vast scale, encompassing huge vistas, but also collapses into intimacy. The marks he makes most usually organise themselves into representation, but sometimes remain as passages of painterly abstraction. A lot of the work generates the expectation of narrative, seeming to lead somewhere both conceptually and formally, yet it eschews this expectation, working instead on and with the picture plane. Fragments of the newspaper survive, transformed and transfigured by their inclusion in Swain’s painted world. This exhibition will consist entirely of new work, made specifically for The Fruitmarket Gallery. For images and more information contact: Louise Warmington Press and Marketing Manager The Fruitmarket Gallery P 0131 226 8182 E [email protected] Notes to Editors Tony Swain was born in 1967 in Lisburn, Northern Ireland. He lives and works in Glasgow. A catalogue has been produced to accompany the exhibition, which includes essays by Fiona Bradley, Director of The Fruitmarket Gallery and writer and curator, Isla Leaver-Yap. There is also a conversation between Tony Swain and artist Karla Black. 112pp, fully illustrated. The Fruitmarket Gallery aims to make art accessible without compromising art or underestimating audiences. It presents world-class, thought-provoking and challenging exhibitions of modern and contemporary art made by both Scottish and international artists in an environment that is welcoming, engaging, informative and always free. Tony Swain is represented by The Modern Institute, Glasgow and Herald St, London. |
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