Gardens
Work shows suburbia as a mysterious, solemn place. There is something very disturbing about the perfectly presented English lawns. Each print leads into an unknown, into a shadow, vanishing around a corner or into the distance. It is mundane and familiar but as if Alice is about to tumble down a hole. The garden sculptures hold a similar feel. They relate to kitsch culture but also have a privacy and a scene of grandiosity about them.
Cityscapes
Where as the garden images was already formed and did not require distortion the urban inspired pieces have images formed by the Artist, mixed, collarged and very hand made. The recognisable objects and imagery draw us into the work that it is never purely abstract. All the work is highly playful and experimental, it is very inspiring and joyous to see. It has a very cubist feel. His work explores a balance between sculpture and painting.
This exhibition is a sketch book celebration of Abrahams work. It is a challenge to realise what is a finished piece and what is an experiment leading to a more polished finished, perhaps it is both. There is the opportunity to compare and see piece in close proximity to each other. For some, including myself it may too claustrophobic and difficult to appreciate a print or sculpture singularly.
http://www.rwa.org.uk/whats-on/exhibitions/2012/02/exhibitions-ivor-abrahams/
http://www.ivorabrahams.com/
http://www.royalacademy.org.uk/academicians/sculptors/ivor-abrahams-ra,58,AR.html
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