SOPHIA RIZVI: 12 Mar - 04 Apr

Fara og Koma 2 / Coming and Going: 2
An Artist’s Journey in Iceland

The paintings shown in Fara og Koma 2 are based on two months spent working at Laxnes horse farm in late winter last year. Some are personal records, diaries with topographical maps showing the farm and surrounding areas with the riding tracks, and fragments of life on the farm; individual horses, family members, the farm vehicles, views from the farm. The larger paintings embody a bigger and more general sense of Iceland, a volcanic island always on the edge. SR09

STUART HARTLEY: 12 Mar - 04 Apr

“My practice orientates itself around the idea of a space that exists in and around the 2 dimensional surface plane associated with painting. It is the here and the now, the moment of encounter and the journey around the works objecthood. It is about existence and the viewer’s presence and perceptions within the situation.” - SH 2008

Curwen & New Academy first discovered Stuart’s work in 2005 as he graduated from Manchester Metropolitan University. He went on to The Slade School of Art and is now living and working in London. Stuart has exhibited widely in the UK and he has work in many private and public collections.

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