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| Acrylic, gloss, oil and emulsion on board |
7.12.16
3.12.16
Frost Fair Artists Salon
At the Frost Fair last week lots of art available including paintings, copper plate etchings and dry points. We're there again tomorrow!
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| Photo by Tamsyn Payne |
Trans - States: The art of crossing over (Conference Promo 2016) by Cavan McLaughlin
Trans- States: The art of crossing over (conference promo 2016) from Cavan McLaughlin on Vimeo.
trans- prefix meaning: across, beyond, through, on the other side of, to go beyond
state: a condition or way of being that exists at a particular time
An unabashed play on words, a trans- state is, among other things, a coincidentia oppositorum. An alchemical wedding that defines the fixed place, where boundaries are actively transgressed. In many ways, this very undertaking is where the role of the magician, mystic and artist collide. Down at the crossroads, where possibilities are collapsed into actualities, by the wondrous act of a conscious decision: there lies the place of suffering and surrender; of realisation and redemption.
This event was a transdisciplinary conference that explored representations in contemporary visual culture of boundary crossing, liminality and queerification with specific reference to occultism, mysticism, shamanism and other esoteric and spiritual practices.
The proceedings was hosted by the University of Northampton and featured academics, independent scholars, practitioners and artists.
A couple of shots from the exhibition featuring the painting 'Excarnation' 2015. Lovely!
trans- prefix meaning: across, beyond, through, on the other side of, to go beyond
state: a condition or way of being that exists at a particular time
An unabashed play on words, a trans- state is, among other things, a coincidentia oppositorum. An alchemical wedding that defines the fixed place, where boundaries are actively transgressed. In many ways, this very undertaking is where the role of the magician, mystic and artist collide. Down at the crossroads, where possibilities are collapsed into actualities, by the wondrous act of a conscious decision: there lies the place of suffering and surrender; of realisation and redemption.
This event was a transdisciplinary conference that explored representations in contemporary visual culture of boundary crossing, liminality and queerification with specific reference to occultism, mysticism, shamanism and other esoteric and spiritual practices.
The proceedings was hosted by the University of Northampton and featured academics, independent scholars, practitioners and artists.
A couple of shots from the exhibition featuring the painting 'Excarnation' 2015. Lovely!
Trans Vex Exhibition Events - Artist Talk
The artist talk covered selected works from the show discussing there possible meanings and the origin and context of the found images used. We particularly enjoyed getting the multiple different versions of the human sundial out!
Event listing here
Trans Vex Exhibition Events - Life Drawing Projected Images
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| Photo by Pauline Wood |
This life drawing session was a themed event relating to the exhibition Trans Vex.
A key method for many artists has been to project an image and trace the result and all the paintings in this show have had the original images projected and painted as part of a process.
This life drawing session used projected patterns and images on to the model to create interesting and dynamic poses to draw.
Event listing here
Cock and Bull Story Album by Pillock Cover Art
We were thrilled to recently find out Pillock wanted to use a life drawing for their album 'Cock and Bull Story'! Obviously we said yes as we love to see our art spread further afield and gain new meanings and interpretations.
The life drawing was from a session including a minotaur's head prop. Great album from these guys based in Hungary and the UK. You can hear and purchase the album here!
The life drawing was from a session including a minotaur's head prop. Great album from these guys based in Hungary and the UK. You can hear and purchase the album here!
3.11.16
12.10.16
Hot off the press!
The Trans Vex catalogue from the Kickstarter project has just been delivered.
A limited number will be available at the exhibition after which it will be available online.
#transvex
7.10.16
'Silent Corruption' selected for painting of the day! #paintbritain
Painting of the Day #PaintBritain, Silent Corruption (Wicked Gaping Maw), Alexander Small @alexandersmall1 pic.twitter.com/QWRJrngSai— paintbritain (@paintbritain) October 7, 2016
4.10.16
Trans Vex Exhibition at Intercession Printmaking Studio and Gallery
Intercession Printmaking Studio and Gallery's inaugural exhibition Trans Vex an expanded print exhibition by Alexander Small.
The Trans Vex exhibition will open on 20th October 6pm to 9pm and continue until 6th November opening Thursday to Sunday 12 until 6 or by appointment.
Intercession Printmaking Studio and Gallery
The Tower
54 Kingswell Street
Northampton
NN1 1PR
Trans - Vex refers to trans meaning across and vex meaning to annoy, trouble or disturb.
The trans being the act of translating historic images particularly pre and early modern print imagery to a different medium that of paint. This methodology is an absurd act in itself, to paint a printed image really labours its material qualities.
This coupled with the themes of the images taking their cues from the essay 'Toward a metaphysics of shit' (2002) by Jean Fisher lead to an exploration of the idea of the trickster to trouble and annoy in a way to renew and affirm life.
www.intercessiongallery.co
www.alexandersmall.com
#transvex
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25.9.16
17.9.16
Trans-States Conference
The Trans-States conference took place last week an awesome event and a great way to show work transdisciplinary in the accompanying exhibition! There was a full programme of speakers and performances with the keynote speakers being Dr Richard Kaczynski, Dr Marco Pasi, Patricia MacCormack and Alan Moore.
The accompanying exhibition also had work from Cavan McLaughlin, Orryelle Defenestrate-Bascule, Sara Hannant, Carlos Ruiz Brussain and Sasha Chaitow.
6.9.16
A Thousand Pent Passions 2015
A Thousand Pent Passions 2015 from Alexander Small on Vimeo.
One from the archive a short version of this traumatic video 'A Thousand Spent Passions' I made last year, some of you may remember it from the 'P/ss/ng into the Wind' exhibition. Jonathan Alibone pointed out a nice quote from the book Forests: The Shadow of Civilization by Robert Pogue Harrison which reminded me of this piece.
'All becomes indefinite in the Dionysian frenzy, for Dionysus [...] liquidates the boundaries of form.'
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| Photo by Jonathan Alibone |
Trans-States Conference Sells Out and Full Programme
Part of the #transvex Kick Starter is to show some work at the Trans-States Conference. The work has now been delivered and the install is this week for the conference on 9th and 10th September.
The full programme for the event is now available on the website here.
The exhibition has been curated by Stefan Gant and the conference has now sold out.
The full programme for the event is now available on the website here.
The exhibition has been curated by Stefan Gant and the conference has now sold out.
5.9.16
25.8.16
Animated Paintings Experiments 'Retinal Discharge' (Prudence)
Another experiment continuing the idea of translating an image through time and media we have been experimenting with animating images of some of the paintings.
Here's 'Retinal Discharge' (Prudence) 2016
Retinal Discharge 4 Way from Alexander Small on Vimeo.
Here's 'Retinal Discharge' (Prudence) 2016
Retinal Discharge 4 Way from Alexander Small on Vimeo.
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