Say What You See
If you are an artist living within a 60minute journey of Portsmouth and you feel that a work of yours communicates in some way, with other works on display then please submit an image of the work (jpeg) and a brief explanation (up to 200 words) to saywhatyousee@aspex.org.uk
The conversation will start on 30 January with Joanne Hummel-Newell’s At Sea.To see how the exhibition progresses please keep an eye on this website, aspex’s facebook page and twitter feed.
Works can be wall mounted in any medium, free standing and video works. Should a work be selected then it is the artist’s responsibility to transport the piece to and from the gallery. Works will be insured while on display.
Gallery2
30 January - 18 March 2012
An open submission exhibition where artworks are selected based upon how they communicate with other works on display. The show will begin with one piece and the exhibition will grow as an additional work is added each week.If you are an artist living within a 60minute journey of Portsmouth and you feel that a work of yours communicates in some way, with other works on display then please submit an image of the work (jpeg) and a brief explanation (up to 200 words) to saywhatyousee@aspex.org.uk
The conversation will start on 30 January with Joanne Hummel-Newell’s At Sea.To see how the exhibition progresses please keep an eye on this website, aspex’s facebook page and twitter feed.
Works can be wall mounted in any medium, free standing and video works. Should a work be selected then it is the artist’s responsibility to transport the piece to and from the gallery. Works will be insured while on display.
Hooloovoo
Observations of daily life inspire Cornelia Baltes’ work, placing great value in small details and seemingly insignificant incidents. Baltes’ work occupies a crossroads where painting, photography and sculpture are combined with successful, surprising and occasionally cheeky results.
will present a series of newly commissioned works alongside some existing pieces in what will be the artist’s largest solo show to date.
Baltes employs traditional and digital techniques, frequently using bright colours and bold gestures, discarding anything she deems unnecessary or which may distract or confuse. What remains is minimal, playful and direct. The apparent sense of urgency suggesting that the event or idea was catured at the very moment it occurred, and when a canvas or camera are not available then the gallery itself becomes part of the artwork.
Cornelia Baltes recently graduated with an MFA from the Slade School of Fine Art. Born in Germany and now based in London and Cologne, Baltes initially trained and worked in media design before seeking greater creative freedom. She was shortlisted for the John Moores Paining Prize in 2010, and her work appeared in the 2011 Bloomberg New Contemporaries exhibition.
www.corneliabaltes.com
Gallery 1
21 January - 15 April 2012
Preview: Saturday 21 January 2012, 2 - 4pmObservations of daily life inspire Cornelia Baltes’ work, placing great value in small details and seemingly insignificant incidents. Baltes’ work occupies a crossroads where painting, photography and sculpture are combined with successful, surprising and occasionally cheeky results.
Baltes employs traditional and digital techniques, frequently using bright colours and bold gestures, discarding anything she deems unnecessary or which may distract or confuse. What remains is minimal, playful and direct. The apparent sense of urgency suggesting that the event or idea was catured at the very moment it occurred, and when a canvas or camera are not available then the gallery itself becomes part of the artwork.
Cornelia Baltes recently graduated with an MFA from the Slade School of Fine Art. Born in Germany and now based in London and Cologne, Baltes initially trained and worked in media design before seeking greater creative freedom. She was shortlisted for the John Moores Paining Prize in 2010, and her work appeared in the 2011 Bloomberg New Contemporaries exhibition.
www.corneliabaltes.com
