27 Jan 2011

'On the Brink' at SW1 Gallery, London

Elena Damiani, Dexter Dymoke, Rowena Harris, Emma Leach, Juliette Losq, Yasuhiro Onishi, Joanna Phelps, Russell Terry, Gavin Weber, Sam Zealey.


On the Brink brings together emerging artists working in drawing, sculpture, painting and installation for a new exhibition. The works elaborate on 'tipping points', exploring instability and the tension borne of imminent change.

Artists such as Elena Damiani, Rowena Harris, Dexter Dymoke and Juliette Losq produce alternative landscapes and architectures, creating fragile structures and precipitous views. Others including Russell Terry and Gavin Weber build 3D works with cut paper or tulle, embodying a material tension and instability.

In contrast to these approaches, Emma Leach and Yasuhiro Onishi consider how the shifting events of recent times are interpreted into the black and white of press news bulletins asking, 'In what context can we comprehend change in these current times?'

The exhibition includes a commissioned text from Emma Leach, as well as a specially created installation work by Gavin Weber.

The exhibition is curated for SW1 Gallery by Natasha Vicars.

Exhibiting artists:

Elena Damiani, b 1979, Lima. MFA Art Practice, Goldsmiths 2010.
Recent exhibitions: Show One, Art First Gallery, London 2010. Mash Up arte en choque-fuga, Spanish Cultural Centre, Lima 2010. Galería Revolver, Lima (solo show) 2011.
www.elenadamiani.com


Dexter Dymoke. MA Royal College of Art (to 2011).
Recent exhibitions: Lunch is for wimps, 16 St. John St, London. Rapidform Sculpture, Sackler Centre, V&A Museum, London. Festival of Architecture, Canary Wharf, London (installation).
www.dexterdymoke.co.uk


Rowena Harris, b 1985, Norfolk. MFA Art Practice, Goldsmiths 2010.
Recent exhibitions: New Contemporaries 2010, The A Foundation, Liverpool/ICA, London. To Look is to Labour, Laden Fuer Nichts, Leipzig, Germany 2010. Site of Flesh and Stone, Istanbul, Turkey 2011.
www.rowenaharris.com


Emma Leach, b 1983, Chelmsford. BA Fine Art, Kent Institute of Art and Design.
Recent exhibitions: Rational Rec, Late at Tate Britain, 2010. Friends of the Divided Mind, Royal College of Art 2009. Turner Contemporary Open 2009.
www.emmaleach.co.uk


Juliette Losq, b 1978, UK. Royal Academy Schools, PG Dip 2010.
Recent exhibitions: Bright Treasure Art Projects, Edel Assanti Project Space, London 2010. 2 x 2 Fred London Ltd (solo show) 2009. Royal Academy Summer Show 2009.
www.losq.co.uk


Yasuhiro Onishi, b 1986, Tokyo. BA Fine Art, Wimbledon College, UAL 2010.
Recent exhibitions: Affordable Art Fair, Recent Graduate's Exhibition 2010. London Art Fair, The Caitlin Guide Art Project 2011.
www.y-onishi.com


Joanna Phelps, b 1984, Hampshire. Royal Academy Schools, PG Dip 2008.
Recent exhibitions: Peifen Fine Art in collaboration with Piero Passet Gallery (solo show) 2010. New Paintings, IVI Investments, London 2009.


Russell Terry, b 1981, Essex. BA Fine Art, Kent Institute of Art and Design.
Recent exhibitions: Rhizomatic, Departure Gallery, London 2010. Knock Turn, BHVU, London 2010. Work, Ada Street Gallery, London 2009.


Gavin Weber, b 1982, US. MFA Sculpture, Slade School of Fine Art, 2010.
Virginia Museum of Fine Art Graduate Fellowship, Richmond, VA, 2010.
www.gavin-weber.com


Sam Zealey, b 1986, Dulwich. MA Royal College of Art (to 2012).
Recent exhibitions: Annual Bursary exhibition, RBS Gallery, London 2010. 100% Gold standard WHEY, 23 Charlotte Rd, London 2010.
www.samzealey.com