Yesterday I was very lucky to catch the @BeauStanton exhibition in #Bristol, which had been flagged by @hookedblog and I reproduce their post below. (Their photographs are professional in comparison with my Box Brownie efforts)
The exhibition was held in the crypts of St John the Baptist, Bristol, which added an air of suitability to the whole presentation, full marks @andyonemore and Churches Conservation Trust for working together on this marvellous exhibition.
If you are in London from 10th October the artist and his works will be available to meet and view @stolenspaceLDN 17 Osborn St, London E1 6TD
It's been some time since we here at Hookedblog have been in Bristol and with our good friend Beau Stanton down in Bristol for his first European solo show it was the excuse we were looking for to return to the city. We last caught up with the Brooklyn based painter and muralist when we hooked him up with an East London wall last October when he visiting London (covered here).
Following completion of the mural on Pedley street, Stanton headed down to Bristol to scope out the venue which is now housing his new body of work. Beau teamed up with another of our friends Andy Phipps to bring his exhibition entitled 'Tenebras Lux' to Bristol, which has been installed as a temporary site-specific installation within the Crypt of Saint John the Baptist in Bristol. The collection of stunning stain glass works will be on display until the 5th October after which they will travel to London where they will go on show at StolenSpace Gallery along with some works on canvas. Check out a selection of image we took at the Bristol show opening below along with some additional information on the work from the exhibition press release.
"Tenebras Lux is a new body of work inspired by the imagery and techniques found in sacred spaces. Stained glass windows, elaborate oil paintings, and ornamented sacred objects create an immersive experience that references medieval art forms, ancient and modern religious iconography, and fetishized holy relics. The works re-imagine their original sacred function to inform the way we view the development of religious icons and enduring archetypes.
While creating the work, Stanton employed classical, medieval, and 19th Century techniques alongside contemporary digital media achieving unconventional results within the vaulted crypt and tomb niches. This calculated manipulation of light and shadow results in vividly illuminated images achieved through panes of tinted glass as well as delicate layers of transparent paint film.
These works are carefully concocted amalgamations that fuse archetypal symbols with familiar imagery from Classical Antiquity and Christian theology. The result is a visual orgy of light and ornament contrasting natural organic forms of ancient mythology with the macabre and grotesque images of martyred Christian icons."
'Tenebras Lux' at The crypt of St John the Baptist until the 5th October and then at Stolen Space Gallery from the 10th October.
Read more: http://www.hookedblog.co.uk/2014/09/beau-stantons-tenebras-lux-exhibition.html#ixzz3FImRZRzq
The exhibition was held in the crypts of St John the Baptist, Bristol, which added an air of suitability to the whole presentation, full marks @andyonemore and Churches Conservation Trust for working together on this marvellous exhibition.
If you are in London from 10th October the artist and his works will be available to meet and view @stolenspaceLDN 17 Osborn St, London E1 6TD
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 2014
Beau Stanton's 'Tenebras Lux' Exhibition
It's been some time since we here at Hookedblog have been in Bristol and with our good friend Beau Stanton down in Bristol for his first European solo show it was the excuse we were looking for to return to the city. We last caught up with the Brooklyn based painter and muralist when we hooked him up with an East London wall last October when he visiting London (covered here).
Following completion of the mural on Pedley street, Stanton headed down to Bristol to scope out the venue which is now housing his new body of work. Beau teamed up with another of our friends Andy Phipps to bring his exhibition entitled 'Tenebras Lux' to Bristol, which has been installed as a temporary site-specific installation within the Crypt of Saint John the Baptist in Bristol. The collection of stunning stain glass works will be on display until the 5th October after which they will travel to London where they will go on show at StolenSpace Gallery along with some works on canvas. Check out a selection of image we took at the Bristol show opening below along with some additional information on the work from the exhibition press release.
"Tenebras Lux is a new body of work inspired by the imagery and techniques found in sacred spaces. Stained glass windows, elaborate oil paintings, and ornamented sacred objects create an immersive experience that references medieval art forms, ancient and modern religious iconography, and fetishized holy relics. The works re-imagine their original sacred function to inform the way we view the development of religious icons and enduring archetypes.
While creating the work, Stanton employed classical, medieval, and 19th Century techniques alongside contemporary digital media achieving unconventional results within the vaulted crypt and tomb niches. This calculated manipulation of light and shadow results in vividly illuminated images achieved through panes of tinted glass as well as delicate layers of transparent paint film.
These works are carefully concocted amalgamations that fuse archetypal symbols with familiar imagery from Classical Antiquity and Christian theology. The result is a visual orgy of light and ornament contrasting natural organic forms of ancient mythology with the macabre and grotesque images of martyred Christian icons."
'Tenebras Lux' at The crypt of St John the Baptist until the 5th October and then at Stolen Space Gallery from the 10th October.Read more: http://www.hookedblog.co.uk/2014/09/beau-stantons-tenebras-lux-exhibition.html#ixzz3FImRZRzq
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