Leo Fitzmaurice begins his residency at Standpoint
Leo will be be at Standpoint from 21st Feb – 26th March 2011
There will be a public presentation of his work at the end of his residency Leo on the 24th and 25th March. This event will also include an artist talk.
Leo Fitzmaurice’s practice is concerned with materials and structures that hold information. Most often found by the artist within the public realm, Fitzmaurice reworks the materials to construct installations from objects that primarily functioned as information, such as flyers and leaflets. Altering the meaning of such material to create minimalist yet striking objects, removal rather than addition is most frequently the starting point.
Identifying these simple and banal materials that dominate popular culture, Fitzmaurice explores how we negotiate the material world by making it physically and conceptually apparent, through creating works that contain an unexpected and profound aesthetic.
Dispersing hierarchies of value and juxtaposing disparate objects, Fitzmaurice allows for no hidden meanings within some of his works. Instead, the spatial illusions contained within the collections of materials influences our expectations, thus questioning our initial perceptions.
