THE exhibition at Oriel Q -Queen's Hall Gallery from tomorrow (Saturday) to May 24 is by Martin White, a talented artist who gave up teaching to concentrate on his art.
Entitled Icons, this was a working title, but as Martin explains: "Iconic status is not assumed, but is definitely an aspiration, possibly for all image makers, so it stands."
He has produced a series of paintings and panels based on the figure, as well as two videos.
He continued: "One painting series, based on direct life studies, seeks to celebrate the model graphically in a structural linear context with reference to ancient symbols.
"The other takes prehistoric figurative images and superimposes a dynamic contemporary re-enactment. The panels simply and directly 'capture' a living model, as if fossilised."
He has also created two videos called Elements, one based on the figure with fire and one with water. The videos (half of a larger project, Elements) demonstrate the contradictory fragility and resilience of humanity.
On the stairs, the photographic images, captured serendipitously, hope to do what all good photographs do, which is to select and refine significant points in space and time.
The show opens tomorrow (Saturday) and Martin will be there from 2 pm when you can enjoy this superb collection over a glass of wine.
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