Samuel Bassett 'Hourglass'

About

Bassett's paintings, sculpture and installation display a boundless zeal, honest pathos and sharp humour and are made with unrivalled creative, experimental, freedom. His painted language of mark-making varies from raw sweeping gestures to draughtsman-like drawn or graffito schematics with occasional paint thrown with force from the pot. His dexterity enables him to effortlessly capture scattered images of his inner monologue - often erratic, often pinpoint. Reflecting the ups and downs and the highs and lows as they happen. His paintings could be described as a form of ‘psychological cubism’, where the inner and the outer self reveal themselves and coalesce. His autobiographical work search for personal and universal meaning and in turn reflect concerns about 21st century society and the wider human condition.

His latest solo exhibition, ‘Hourglass’ demonstrates his boundless creative energy, however this is also Bassett’s most mature exhibition to date, one which demonstrates a growing sense of reserve, allowing greater space for contemplation within the vortex of the artists’ mind. His works are imbued with a deep-rooted connection to place, the sea and landscape, as well as community and heritage. The localised placement of these cautionary tales become allegorical for broader more universal hopes and wider loss, fear and disconnection with condolence and settlement.