The Reekie Collection

About

The Reekie Collection exhibition opens Friday 15th November - Saturday 7th December 2013 in the upstairs Gallery at the 1066 Art Academy (inside Costa Coffee) Battle. This will be a solo exhibition by Pure Arts Group 2012 Best overall Artist Award Winner Katherine Reekie. Originally from London, Katherine is now based on the South coast, an environment rich in contrasts and eccentricities and the inspiration for much of her work. Katherines imagery, which is often described as accessible but slightly unnerving, is the product of an excellent grounding in traditional figurative art practise, and an interest in the strange and surreal. Her current work explores the surrealist nature of painting itself. Strange structures pinned and pulled, interact with organic matter to create intriguing and seductive compositions. Through the controlled use of oil paint she has the ability to create the illusion of believable form and space. Like props on a stage she arranges the subject matter to evoke a sense of order and purpose. However on closer inspection the viewer might question the logic of these often unfamiliar forms. Katherine's intention is not to depict reality but to nudge people to question and consider it...