Currents #7: Birds of a Feather


group exhibition, Z33 House for Contemporary Art, Hasselt, May-Aug 2020


curated by Melanie Deboutte and Louis-Philippe Van Eeckhoutte

Fewster

oil and beeswax on anodised aluminium, oak frame, steel hooks, 129,5 x 83 x 3 cm, 2020

photo: Kristof Vrancken

Greencoat Boy

oil and beeswax on anodised aluminium, oak frame, 95 x 55 x 17 cm, 2020

photo: Kristof Vrancken

found wood, felt, ribbon, dimensions variable, 2019

Crellin

oil and beeswax on anodised aluminium, oak frame, steel hooks, 129,5 x 83 x 3 cm, 2020

Mitre

oil and beeswax on anodised aluminium, oak frame, 87 x 130 x 46 cm, 2020

This series of paintings is based on the applied painterly tradition underpinning the history and development of British Pub signs, which identified public houses to largely illiterate populations in their early beginnings. Pub names often came after, essentially making them the titles of paintings, rather than the name of an establishment. The presentation method and the iconography both take their cues from this content.

Ernst


‘Ernst’ is a sculpture consisting of a modified felt hat, which is pinned to the extremities of the exhibition space using a long stick found locally. A new stick is used on every occasion that the work is shown.

Installation view

photo: Kristof Vrancken

Fewster

oil and beeswax on anodised aluminium, oak frame, steel hooks, 129,5 x 83 x 3 cm, 2020

photo: Kristof Vrancken

Installation view

photo: Kristof Vrancken

Installation view

photo: Kristof Vrancken

Installation view

photo: Kristof Vrancken