Reconfiguring

About

‘Reconfiguring’ is an exhibition showcasing three of Brighton’s very own artists. The three artists showcased have come together to exhibit artworks of an exceptional standard with a shared enthusiasm of capturing human existence. Each artist expresses their need to communicate the past through figurative paintings. Through different representation of the figure each artist share a common ground of emanating the past. The main medium for all artworks is paint & each artwork is manipulated in its own way to create human existence on canvas.  Please RSVP by email for the opening night on Friday the 10th of September at 5pm with your name & guests to reconfiguringartexhibition@gmail.com

 Tiffany is a contemporary figurative artist based in Brighton.  Born in Scotland she was raised as an athlete & the disciplined nature of her upbringing is reflecting in the meticulously detailed artworks she now creates.  Tiffany spent four years Studying at Edinburgh College of Art, a term of which was spent at the Hungarian University of Fine Art.  Living & studying in these cities full of classical architecture & sculpture acted as the catalyst for the inspiration behind her paintings.

Tiffany chooses to fuse classism & contemporary in her current practice.  They aim to provoke a dialogue concerning current social or political issues.  Placing mundane objects of the everyday with renaissance sculptures builds a connecting bridge to our realities. The concepts behind the imagery is left open to interpretations, purposefully ambiguous to act as a propeller for debate or discussion. Tiffany further projects an edge of ambiguity by placing these sculptures in unfamiliar settings, as though floating in the abyss & forcing an array of emotions alongside them.  As the world faces more conflicts and triumphs expect to see these intertwined with iconic renaissance/baroque/neo-classicalsculptural masterpieces in the up and coming series of works.

Craig Simpson is a self-taught artist, originally from Manchester and now living in Brighton. In the five years Craig has been painting he has explored a variety of subject matter though he now chooses to concentrate on figurative compositions. Craig is fascinated and takes his subject inspiration from the first half or the twentieth century. You can expect to see paintings focusing on portraits, interior living and jazz musicians.

Craig is fascinated by people and feels compelled to paint individuals, he works with vibrant flesh tones to record strong facial expressions. Craig portrays both characteristics and personality in his portraits and has a deep, emotional responses from his commissions. His use of various palette knife and brush techniques create rich textures and his pigment choice creates an intense depth of colour.

Amy Dury is a painter from Brighton who works with both portraiture and narrative scenes. She studied Printmaking at the Glasgow School of Art and is now Head of Art at Varndean College. She was recently asked by the Tate Gallery to conduct a livestream portrait painting session, painting Cornelia Parker, that has been viewed 130k.

She says-"My subject matter is mostly figurative, I am naturally drawn to imagery from the past, especially the 70’s and 80’s, and the work of British social documentary photographers. The activity of choosing imagery and selecting composition is key to the final outcome. Looking back into our recent past is an act of remembering and nostalgic mis-remembering, with photographs becoming the memory which constructs stories about ourselves. I am also drawn to the times gone past which seem less self-conscious, freer and fuller of what we were becoming."