A World withOut End, an exhibition in 7 parts.
Curated by Shizico Yi
Andrew Mcleay. It’s Not About Pretty. Acrylic on Canvas Board.
This is a confronting painting about Chuck Mosley, who was the original Faith No More singer, who died of a drug overdose. I wanted to show his struggle without using words. -Andrew Mcleay
Jay Handy. Tossed to the Wind. 28x46cm, Drypoint etching with Chine Colle. A tossing of what is most important, a child, seems so dangerous, yet so joyous at the same time. There is a tension that remains in this piece.
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Jay Handy. Into Open Arms. 28x46cm, Drypoint etching with Chine Colle
A story of both youth and the elderly. Here, a child is both exhilarated and a bit frightened-as we all are in life-while being carefully caught into loving arms of an elder…exhibiting the love in humankind.
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An insight into Handy’s printmaking process:
I attempt to capture a time, place, or circumstance generally stemming from a long-lost photo. From there, I engrave lines into either a copper or acrylic plate that is corresponding with the photo. I will take the captivating subject of the picture, using the method called “chine collé,” and adhere the image to the art sheet of paper, sending it through the press at 1400lbs of pressure along with the ink-filled engraved lines on the plate. The ink and the delicate tissue paper with the image all become one piece.–Jay H.
Jay Handy was living in foster care during his teens. His art today reflects the synthesis of a natural nostalgia for youth and his tumultuous past. While he experimented with encaustic painting, Jay finally settled upon a unique formula that has become the language through which he creates the otherworldly atmosphere his work is known for — etching and chine collé.
I attempt to capture a time, place, or circumstance generally stemming from a long-lost photo. From there, I engrave lines into either a copper or acrylic plate that is corresponding with the photo. I will take the captivating subject of the picture, using the method called “chine collé,” and adhere the image to the art sheet of paper, sending it through the press at 1400lbs of pressure along with the ink-filled engraved lines on the plate. The ink and the delicate tissue paper with the image all become one piece.–Jay H.
Jay Handy was living in foster care during his teens. His art today reflects the synthesis of a natural nostalgia for youth and his tumultuous past. While he experimented with encaustic painting, Jay finally settled upon a unique formula that has become the language through which he creates the otherworldly atmosphere his work is known for — etching and chine collé.
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Ali Darke. ‘The Herd’. Small rusty nails pinned in linen- embroidered monogram.
A response to the thousands of deaths from Corona Virus 2020 |
Andrew Mcleay. The Fall Of Eden. Acrylic on Canvas Board.
This piece about identity, worth, and the loneliness of isolation. When home is meant to be a sanctuary, what does it mean when it feels like a prison? It is a great metaphor for the current lockdown situation where so many feel alone, bored and question their sanity at home. It is about being naked (model isn’t wearing make up) but it’s a metaphor for her honesty, in a room alone she gazes, penetrating into the viewers consciousness.
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Val 9. Val.1Antifragile by Samiir Saunders. One of the series of poetry films navigating anxiety, vulnerability, and a loss of control. ‘oneminuteglitches’ is a series of 12 one-minute poetry films designed to exist within the constraints of an Instagram video post. I was responding to the concept of ‘antifragility’ as coined by Nassim Nicholas Taleb in his book ‘Antifragile: Things That Gain From Disorder’. Each film is made to feel like a diary entry, designed to exist within the constraints of an Instagram video post – i.e. they are one minute long and have a 1:1 aspect ratio. The claustrophobic nature of these constraints is used to create tension between the speaker’s need for self-expression, and the limitations imposed by digital communication technology. |
Adam Isfendiyar. Crossing Over .
Photos and imagery have contributed a lot to my endless fascination with other cultures and I have always had a burning desire to tell stories of human experiences. I try to create work that combines aesthetics and emotive storytelling and believe that understanding is best found through learning about the experiences of individuals and the lives they have lived. My photography journey started whilst living in Tokyo, this photo Crossing Over , was shot when getting up high in Tokyo where it can feel much like spying on the city, as though I am somehow separated from all the people and am able to step out of the mad rush and into another dimension where I become an observer. Who knows where these people are going but when I reach ground level again I fit right back into the rush of Tokyo life.- Adam. I. |
Adam Isfendiyar. Tokyo Series
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Jay Handy. Refugee Boat. 28x46cm, Drypoint etching with Chine Colle.
A juxtaposed setting: a capsizing boat in the Mediterranean filled with refugees (Syrians) while two beach goers appear unfazed while on holiday.
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Val.6 Never Be safe here by Samiir Saunders.
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Liz Derbyshire My Autumn. November 2019
Autumn is my favourite season the richness of the colours reminds me that change is beginning and the cycle of life through the seasons and our own selves will continue.
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Alexandra Kraplya
My works have their own stories, some are based on my personal pain or life experiences. To me, makeup is an art tool, instead of the canvas you paint a face. 'Don't speak as loud as your heart' (taken from Coldplay song 'The Scientist' is a combination of my sculpture (a heart with a mouth) and my make up. This work represents being in love and having all these feelings about a certain person, but remaining silent. The makeup represents my vision of being ' lovesick'. |
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'Show me your smile' series is 'dedicated' to cat-calling. Since I was a young girl, I was told that my face is too serious and I should smile more. Man on the street would whistle and yell 'hey, smile'. Many women suffer from the same expectation the society wants females to be. This is my feedback on these expectations. We don't owe you a smile. 'Starstruck' series can be viewed from different perspectives. For me, it's just a fantasy creature that has stars and moon instead of freckles. It could also represent a person who craves attention and fame
The Wheel Short Film. Director: Daniela Lucato. Production Countries: Germany, Ireland, Italy. Length: 9 minutes . HD Colour.The symbolic travel of a child passing into adulthood, told through dance, in a balance of imagination and dream. Credits: Director/Producer: Daniela Lucato Script: Sara Fortuna Cinematography/Colour: Jacopo Pantaleoni. Music: David Travers Dancers/Performers: Roberta Ricci, Nicola Campanelli, Elia Pantaleoni, Connecting Fingers Company Editor: Daniela Lucato. Kindly supported by Malzfabrik and Mesami
The title of The Wheel was connected with a symbolic object in the script but also with a real element in the scenography which was supposed to be the wheel for the cables of the underground in the last century, a beautiful and really heavy object with whom the dancers had to interact during the play. I read the script three times and then I called her and I said “We should work
together because I found your script amazing but we can’t put on stage all the objects you had in mind: we will find a way for the spectator to imagine them.” We laughed about it and then we started to work. We brought on stage the first part of the work (Chapter 1) in April 2017 at the English Theatre Berlin and we are now looking for grants to finish the other two chapters. At the same time I thought we could tell the story of the first chapter in a short film. The short includes both the dancers and a child, who creates and brings the dancers to life with his imagination, projecting himself into them. We shot the part with the dancers in Germany in the stunning location of Malzfabrik and the part with the child in Ireland, for the suggestive landscapes and the beautiful colors.
together because I found your script amazing but we can’t put on stage all the objects you had in mind: we will find a way for the spectator to imagine them.” We laughed about it and then we started to work. We brought on stage the first part of the work (Chapter 1) in April 2017 at the English Theatre Berlin and we are now looking for grants to finish the other two chapters. At the same time I thought we could tell the story of the first chapter in a short film. The short includes both the dancers and a child, who creates and brings the dancers to life with his imagination, projecting himself into them. We shot the part with the dancers in Germany in the stunning location of Malzfabrik and the part with the child in Ireland, for the suggestive landscapes and the beautiful colors.
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Andrew Mcleay . As You Never Were. Acrylic on Canvas Board.
This portrait of Noel Gallagher was painted in just under 15 minutes, to represent the speed at which he and his brother Liam gained notoriety. And to also represent 15 minutes of fame. The title of the piece is a bastardisation of Liam’s catchphrase which is apt because of how much they dislike one another. Fame, the struggles and honesty behind the face of one of rock’s icons and the ever consuming desire for recognition (which irony plays a part as Noel never wanted to be the frontman) |
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Kengwu Yerlikaya. Bear up. 2019
When Patrick’s mother passed away, he got back to work after the second day of bereavement leave(which he get two weeks) Working as a psychiatric nurse, he told me: My patient needs me, I got no time to grieve. Bearing up all the other’s emotional tax, I looked at his sorrowful eyes, wandering, how about himself? Where did his issue go? Being a middle-aged gay man; single; having no children; not able to come out at the workplace… |
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oneminuteglitches: vol 3. Mirror Light . vol 10. No Time by Samiir Saunders
‘oneminuteglitches’ is a series of 12 one-minute poetry films designed to exist within the constraints of an Instagram video post. was responding to the concept of ‘antifragility’ as coined by Nassim Nicholas Taleb in his book ‘Antifragile: Things That Gain From Disorder’. Antifragility describes an entity which is beyond robust. A robust entity is able to endure stress and disorder. An antifragile entity is made stronger by it. The poems form a loose narrative, as I attempt to unpack the implications of this concept in the context of anxiety, vulnerability, and self-expression.
‘oneminuteglitches’ is a series of 12 one-minute poetry films designed to exist within the constraints of an Instagram video post. was responding to the concept of ‘antifragility’ as coined by Nassim Nicholas Taleb in his book ‘Antifragile: Things That Gain From Disorder’. Antifragility describes an entity which is beyond robust. A robust entity is able to endure stress and disorder. An antifragile entity is made stronger by it. The poems form a loose narrative, as I attempt to unpack the implications of this concept in the context of anxiety, vulnerability, and self-expression.