The life and works of contemporary British artist Martin Herbert. Symbolic paintings, philosophical musings, and occasional whimsically altered junkshop finds.
Heads-up: While getting new projects under way, drawings from the last project, "Synthesis" will be on show at the Mid-Wales Arts Centre at Maesmawr Hall, Caersws, Powys, SY17 5SB from 23rd March to 27th April. Selected works will continue to be shown there afterwards as part of the group exhibition for Powys Arts Month, which continues into May.
A chance for those who didn't quite make the opening at MOMA Wales last year to come and see the project. All works will be for sale. Private view details will follow soon ...
At the opening on May 18th. Photo by Arvid Parry-Jones for the Cambrian News
Don't forget, "Synthesis: Works on Paper by Martin Herbert" finishes at MOMA Wales in Machynlleth this Saturday 8th June! Don't miss the last chance to see the exhibition.
In the meantime, I haven't had time to prospect for other galleries to show this work, so to save it all being propped up in the corner of the studio doing nothing, anyone have a suitable space which is crying out for a ready-made exhibition of large-scale figurative drawings all framed and ready to go?
The project I've been working on all summer is entitled “Synthesis”.
I received a grant earlier in the year from the Arts Council of Wales to
support the development of a new body of work, which is now going on
show in a one-man exhibition at the Radnorshire Museum in Llandrindod
Wells.
Exhibition details:
“Synthesis: New works on paper by Martin Herbert”
at the Radnorshire Museum, Temple Street, Llandrindod Wells, Powys,
LD1 5DL
Friday 2nd November 2012 – Saturday 12th
January 2013
Open Tues-Fri 10:00 – 4:00, Sat 10:00 – 1:00
For more information, mail me, or call the museum on 01597 824 513
Private View:
Thurs. 1st Nov. 2012 - 6:30 - 8:00 - all welcome
About the Project:
The “Synthesis”
project has two distinct strands with one theme in common – they
both concern the relationship between digital 'new media' and
traditional drawing and painting techniques. My goal is to explore
ways in which computers and the internet can be used to source
material which inspires illustrations and innovative new work to be
carried out using traditional materials and techniques.
The
first strand concerns the production of new organisms, machines and
organic constructs using 3D computer modelling technology, which I
then use as inspiration for new drawings done using the earthiest and
most organic of materials – sepia ink, clay pencils, earth pigments
etc.
The
second strand involves sourcing written material from the internet -
I am using these texts as the basis for new illustrated editions of
neglected or beloved books which have now passed into the public
domain through expiry of copyright and are now available to anyone
who cares to download them from web archives. The illustrated
editions will then be uploaded back to the internet as e-books,
completing the cycle. The first book to receive this treatment is
Irish author James Stephen's 'fairy tale for grownups', The
Crock of Gold (Reviews here).
The illustrations are a work in progress, leading up to publication
of a new illustrated edition in 2013.
A
selection of work from the “unlikely
realms”
series of digital organic abstract prints, which were part of the
original inspiration for the Synthesis
project “organic construct” strand.
Project
Synthesis
has been made possible with the support of:
