- Venue
- The Brindley
- Starts
- Saturday, April 10, 2010
- Ends
- Saturday, May 22, 2010
- Address
- High Street Runcorn WA7 1BG
- Location
- North West England
Mark Anstee makes drawings in various mediums using archetypal figures from classical paintings, tomb sculptures and war photography. He is particularly intrigued by the human in extremis.The neon works are individual drawings in hand blown Murano glass. The subject, the ‘Hoodie’ shies away from us but draws attention to himself, glowing in a vibrant green, the colour of nature, of camouflage, of Kryptonite. Are we witnesses to agony or ecstasy? “The Neon Types represent the physical and mental states visited upon an anonymous figure in the face of an overpowering force.I wanted to make an image that was like a vision, something in light that would leave a temporary trace on the eye instead of a mark on a piece of paper. This retina-burn is the dark line that we see on the inside of the eyelid after staring at a bright light.The Patterns are the discarded skins of the Neons. They have been damaged and burnt in their bid to become light.” Mark Anstee has been commissioned by major museums and galleries in the UK and abroad.
