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Alexis Harding

 

biography

Alex Harding was featured in Contemporary Art Society's ARTfutures 2007 held at Bloomberg SPACE, London.

Harding was the winner of the John Moores Painting Prize in 2004 and is represented by Mummery + Schnelle.

 

statement

Alexis Hardings paintings are created by pouring household gloss paint through a trough onto a canvas or mdf support previously covered with oil paint. The pouring action is speedy and spontaneous as Harding guides the movement of the gloss paint. The drying process takes several months, resulting in unpredictable compositions dictated by gravity and the chemical reactions of the paint surfaces combining and drying at different speeds. During the drying period, Harding continues to push, pull, squeeze and peel the paint to enhance the textural variety. The basic grid stricture prevalent in most of his works gradually collapses as the paint melts and hardens into a sculptural entity that evokes emotive abstract compositions.

Images and further information to follow shortly.

 

related links

http://www.mummeryschnelle.com/pages/harding.htm

http://www.timeout.com/london/art/article/568/in-the-studio-interview-with-alexis-harding

http://www.culture24.org.uk/places+to+go/north+west/liverpool/art24122

 

exhibitions

  • ARTfutures 2007

    7th March — 12th March 2007
    Bloomberg Space 50 Finsbury Square London EC2A 1HD
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