The School of Creative Arts is hosting a number of talks this
spring.
With their transparent, softened geometric forms, Yelena
Popova's paintings recall the graphics and aesthetics of
both Russian Constructivism and Minimalism, and open up
conversations about the materiality of painting today. Her work
uses many materials and draws on different types of production,
from ceramics to a computer-generated code work that generates an
infinite sequence of images based on Euro banknotes. Popova's work
draws on the different histories of abstraction, from vanishing
forms to the abstractions of capital. Wednesday 15 February,
5:30-7pm, The King's Room, West Dean College.
After studying at the Moscow Art Theatre School, Popova
completed her MA in Painting at the Royal College of Art in 2011.
Based in Nottingham, her work has been exhibited in Stockholm, San
Francisco, Basel, Vienna and New York, with solo shows at Figge von
Rosen Gallery (now Philipp von Rosen) in Cologne, and Zabludowicz
Collection and Paradise Row in London. Her work is held in the Arts
Council and Saatchi collections, among others. www.yelenapopova.co.uk
British artist Becky Beasley explores
relationships between photography and objects, the body and
interiority in a way that is highly subjective and yet developed
through deep immersion in the thoughts and methods of other artists
and writers. Literature is particularly generative for the artist,
providing her own work with a place to start from and to journey
into.
Beasley graduated with an MFA from the Royal College of Art in
2002. Recent solo exhibitions include The Outside at Tate
Britain (2012) and Spring Rain at Spike Island Bristol and
Leeds Art Gallery (2013). Group exhibitions include The
Narrators: Works from the Arts Council Collection, Walker Art
Gallery, Liverpool (2013); Think Twice, Whitechapel
Gallery (2013); The Imaginary Museum, Kunstverein Munich
(2012). Wednesday 10 May, 5.30-7pm, The Old Library, West Dean
College. www.beckybeasley.com
Lothar Götz's practice ranges from
site-specific wall paintings and room-sized installations to
paintings and drawings. Common to each is Götz's engagement with
architectural space and his characteristic use of abstract
geometric forms, colour fields, and an intense use of line. Götz's
large-scale wall drawings are dialogues with given environments,
which have included foyers, reading rooms, offices and staircases.
The patterns that Götz develops are intuitive, balanced, and
sharply defined, presenting an exuberant and joyful show of
colour.
Götz completed an MA at the Royal College of Art after studying
in Germany at Aachen, Düsseldorf and Wuppertal. He is represented
by Domobaal in London and Petra Rinck Gallery in Düsseldorf. His
solo exhibitions include Domobaal, London, 2016; Petra Rinck
Gallery, Düsseldorf, 2009; and Rahncontemporary, Zürich, 2008.
Group shows include the Contemporary Art Society's ARTfutures,
Bloomberg SPACE, 2005; David Risley Gallery, London, 2007; and
MIMA, Middlesbrough, 2007. Wednesday 24th May 2017, 5:30-7pm, The
Kings Room, West Dean College. www.domobaal.com
These talks are FREE and open to the public but booking is
essential. To book please contact
[email protected]
