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The week ahead 19/1/2009 Another week commences and thus another week of private views and art openings. Here is a list of a......

James Honey

Another week commences and thus another week of private views and art openings. Here is a list of a few of them.

Tuesday 20th sees the opening of an intriguing exhibition at GV Art titled 'There is Hope'. The private view is on the 22nd but the exhibition doors will open at 11am tomorrow morning. The GV Art project is an interesting one due to their support of both emerging and established artists and this show looks to embody their goals by encouraging collaborative works, group shows and the blossoming of ideas amongst artists. 'There is Hope' is a group show that explores man's detachment from humanity and our current and ongoing political difficulties. Differing disciplines will be on display such as conceptual installations, painting and sculpture. For more information on this exhibition visit the GV Art site here.

Also opening tomorrow evening is the private view of Nicholas Socrates at HF Contemporary Art. Socrates' confident and striking use of colour is rich with depth. His mind warping approach and outlook mixed with hallucinations and dreams ripens the canvas with depictions of reality and the phenomena of existence. Visit his website for more information about this exciting artist. His work is really worth a long look. Click here to be directed to his site.

The following day being Wednesday 21st is the opening of Ian Bruce and Rose Davey's joint show at the Thompson's Gallery. I am familiar with some of Ian's work but Rose Davey is an artist that I know little about. What has engaged my interest and imagination prior to attending this private view is the fact that a large body of the work being displayed will be collaborative. Ian and Rose have literally painted the work as a pair. Their differing styles will surely work to compliment one another and hopefully the whole will be plumper than the sum. These works look like they are going to be witty, thought provoking and essentially well created. Click here for more information.

On Thursday 22nd lands perhaps my personal pick of the weeks events. The Sartorial Gallery has been a growing supporter of and influence on the emerging art scene. The new show is an exhibition of two really exciting and ladder running artists. Sweet Toof and Martin Lea Brown are rapidly making a name for themselves due to their strikingly individual and confident style. Sweet Toof in particular is an artist that catches my attention by merging his fine art skills with his passion for street art. Look out for the unnerving, gummy, bulbous and sneering jaws as they are his trademark sweep of his brush. For more information click here and you'll go to the Sartorial website.

Yuko Nasu has a solo show at the Arts Gallery called 'John Doe: Imagined portraits of unknown people' that opens to the public on Friday 23rd. Yuko is a seriously talented artist and one that is worth watching, as I feel confident that she will go onto mighty heights. Last year she won the Jerwood Contemporary Prize and in 2006 she won a Bloomberg Contemporary prize. Her method of painting is washy with wide brush strokes that almost seem to brush away the thin layers of murky colour to free a strikingly intense red. As the title of the exhibition would suggest essentially her paintings are portraits yet they work on many a level and are at times reminiscent of abstract art and even landscapes. Here is a link to more information about this show.

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