Exhibition

Natalie Dray | Facelift

20 May 2016 – 25 Jun 2016

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London, United Kingdom

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Studio Leigh is proud to present Facelift - an exhibition by London-based British artist Natalie Dray.

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Recent work blends sculptural and painting techniques used in both mechanical and biological applications, such as autobody repairs, customisation, surgery and cosmetics. Aesthetic decisions are influenced by standard setting organisations and makeup trends, which attempt to formalise measures aiming for something to appear enhanced, perfected, and ageless.

The installation of each work makes use of existing hanging guides and protocols found outside the exhibition space, but invents new standards too for the sake of formality within the display. An electrical socket becomes an abstraction reduced down to its most common contours, stripped from function and limited to the purely cosmetic.

Combining dental plaster, silicone, various soft metal alloys and high strength protective finishes; the works bind resilience and fragility. Less invasive superficial procedures provide possibilities comparable to a regenerative facelift. The works are dependent on the practicalities of things, but infatuated by the potential for adaptation, and the physical impact of how colour and contour can affect response.

 

 

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