- Venue
- Abbey Walk Gallery
- Starts
- Wednesday, May 7, 2014
- Ends
- Saturday, June 14, 2014
- Address
- 8 Abbey Walk, Grimsby DN31 1NB
- Location
- Yorkshire
Unfamiliar Ground brings together the work of three of the UK’s most exciting contemporary printmakers – Chris Agnew, Rebecca King and Bronwen Sleigh. Rather than describing the familiar, the artists create pictorial worlds that invite our imaginations to wander. In these worlds, city and nature collide, visual disruptions make us look twice, and the boundaries of traditional printmaking techniques are challenged again and again. A sense of utopia and dystopia is glimpsed through combinations of complex imagery, skilled drawing and a playfulness with the print process. Chris Agnew uses etching as a starting point for his work, which also combines drawing and painting. His etched wooden panels become part of the finished artwork, where traditional looking landscapes and architecture are disrupted by brightly painted structures. Bronwen Sleigh hand colours many of her etchings, which are inspired by the urban and industrial architecture found in the forgotten spaces at the edge of cities. Rebecca King exploits the possibilities of digital printing, combining it with laser cutting. Informed by childhood memories of Nigeria, her work explores the energy, chaos and visual contrasts of cities as they continue to evolve around the globe. This exhibition is part of Art Unpacked, a series of touring art exhibitions created by Chrysalis Arts that bring the best of contemporary art to small venues on people’s doorstep.
