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CRATER(ING) (c) Ralph Hunter-Menzies
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OUT OF TOUCH (c) Ralph Hunter-Menzies
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WARM STONES (c) Ralph Hunter-Menzies
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WET HAIR (c) Ralph Hunter-Menzies
Exhibition
Chaos Terrain
8 Jun 2017 – 30 Jun 2017
Event times
9am - 11pm
Cost of entry
Free
Address
- 35-47 Bethnal Green Road
- London
- E1 6LA
- United Kingdom
Travel Information
- Buses: 8, 388, 26, 35, 47, 48, 67, 78, 135, 149, 242 and 243
- Tube: Liverpool Street, Old Street, Bethnal Green, Aldgate East
The Ashurst Emerging Artist Prize and Rich Mix Cultural Foundation are thrilled to announce that Ralph Hunter-Menzies is the winner of the inaugural Rich Mix Prize. Ralph’s resulting show, entitled “Chaos Terrain”, is curated by Tani Burns and will run at Rich Mix 8 – 30th June 2017.
About
The Rich Mix Prize is a new strand, awarded to an artist who either grew up or studied in East London, who works in East London currently, or whose work demonstrates a particular response to East London. It was launched by Ashurst to support the great work Rich Mix do in the local East London area.
In astrogeology, ‘chaos terrain’ refers to a planetary surface area, where ridges, cracks and plains appear tangled and enmeshed. With this aesthetic in mind, combined with an enduring fascination with structural decay, ageing and interventions in cityscapes, Ralph’s works involve marks made by erasure using a number of different processes. While removing paint from the surface he is simultaneously mark-making.
“My works are complete when I feel creation and destruction of surface exist symbiotically. The fascination I have in the readymade aesthetic found on most streets corners, is the utilitarian way in which they’ve come into existence, made through an approach seemingingly unconcerned with aesthetic. Therefore they appear more spontaneous and opportunistic.” Ralph Hunter-Menzies
