At a Tangent
Curated by Ben Gooding, At A Tangent features the work of 10 contemporary artists; Tony Blackmore, Daryl Brown, Duncan Bullen, Robert Currie, Ben Gooding, Jane Harris, Marbel Mas, Morrisey & Hancock, Brigette Parusel and Wendy Smith.
The work presented in this exhibition is concerned with the liminal quality of line, the architectural curvature of space, the coalescence of form from intersecting planes, accreted points and poised vectors. Ever present is a highly considered geometric operation that distils and defines the work, making explicit the beauty and elegance of underpinning mathematics. It is in the draw of a brush, the cut of an edge, the tension of a thread, the pressure of a score that this exploration of tangential possibilities manifests itself.
The Cut Gallery, Halesworth, Suffolk.
17 August to 2 October 2021.
The drawing practise of Duncan Bullen operates on the edge of perception. Viewed from close up, each drawn point, each mark is visible as a small action, stepping back from the drawing, each separate mark dissolves in our field of vision leading to a deceleration of perception. Underpinning his work is an interest in reductive
and systems-based approaches to drawing, aligning with meditative practice. He sees each drawing as a process to focus on present moment experience. This is neither self-expression nor conceptually led (although it does not preclude either) but rather experiential and meditational.
Ben Gooding, 2021.
