OUT OF THE EMPTINESS – Mark Williams
Mark Williams
“Out of the emptiness”
Sunday 30 November 2014 – Sunday 18 May 2015
“These paintings show an evolution from the figurative representation of common objects (Chairs, brassieres) to a focus that tightens onto some decorative element (such as the pattern on a bra’) which in turn gets brought into such close focus that the pattern disintegrates into shape. Swatches of material utilized by the fashion industry were an initial site of inspiration and departure. The works may be seen as “abstract” – but the abstraction is of a different quality to the abstraction of 20th century modernists, since the shapes may suggest figuration, so equally they may be seen as figurative. In a sense they are neither abstract nor figurative but reside in a hybrid zone between these two states. Representative abstraction? Abstract figuration? The paintings have come to existence “out of the emptiness” of resisting both abstract and figurative protocols.”
Anthony Howell
The Paintings:
Installation Views:
Mark Williams
(Checkout Archive for his previous exhibitions at The Room)
e-mail mark.williams67@btopenworld.com
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2014 The Room, London
2011 The Room, London
2006 The Room, London
2001 Agent Provocateur, window displays
1998 97 – 99, Sclater Street, London
1995 Hyper Hyper, London (in conjunction with London Fashion Week)
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2011 The Room, London
2009 The Room, London
2001 Hotpotch, Derby School of Art, Derbys
1997 EON, Blue Note, London
Frankfurt Art Fair, Germany
1996 Six Monkeys, Raw Gallery, London
Recent Acquisitions, Art Committee of Unilever, London
1995 Contemporary Art Society, Royal Festival Hall, London
1994 No Frills, Third Wave Gallery, Cardiff
1993 Start ‘93, Plymouth Art Center, Devon
AWARDS & ACHIEVEMENTS
1995 Liquiditex painting prize
1993 Three paintings short-listed for the New Contemporaries
REVIEWS & PUBLICATIONS
1998
‘The Chair She Sat In’ (article by Anthony Howell)
Solo exhibition reviewed by ‘Art Monthly’
Detail of Betty Page published in ‘Art Monthly’
1996
Work reviewed by ‘Arts Review’
Article in ‘What’s On’ illustrated by detail of Jiminy’s Finger
Work reviewed by ‘Time Out’
Article in ‘Arts Review’, illustrated by What’s Up Duck
Detail of Jiminy’s Finger published In ‘Modern Painters’
Detail of Jiminy’s Finger published in ‘Frieze’ (Issue 29)
1994
‘Back to Basics’ (article by Anthony Howell)
1993
Pondering Alice (short listed for the New Contemporaries)
published in ‘The Independent’
EDUCATION & QUALIFICATIONS
1994-1995
MA Painting Chelsea College of Art & Design, London
1990-1993
BA (Hons) Fine Art – First Class Honours University of Wales, Cardiff Institute
1992
Art Exchange Programme, Emily Carr Institute, Vancouver, Canada
1989-1990
Certificate of Foundation Studies in Art Byam Shaw School of Art, London
SALES TITLE
Setsu McLean, Tokyo, Japan Cruela
Brian Chalkley, London Untitled
Anthony Howell, London Betty Page
Gepetto’s Brush
Chair Detail/Print
Serena Rees, Joe Corre AP Sauce, Leg Show
Agent Provocateur, London
Unilever Collection, London Betty Page
Ogan Boychetz, London Office Chairs 1-4
Anaru Evierson, London Pinocchio’s Strings
J N Forsyth, Torquay Wicked 1
Ralph Wyatt, Essex Alice In Tatters
Brassier/Print
Joe Wilks, Australia Whats Up Duck?
Robin & Lisa Knight, London Allen Jones
Bianca Allen, London Gas Cooker 1-3
Rebecca French, London Wicked 2
Jude Kerr, London Walt Disney/Walt Disney
Tony and Harriet Brennan, London Boy Surfer
Brassier/Print
Sam and Karen Eastwood, London Elongated Chair 1-3
Renee Magritte
Kelly Edmonson, London Brassiere
Fiona O’Sullivan, London Wicked 3
Dolly Knight Office Chair 5-6
Allen Jones
Walnut Tree Hotel Chairs 1-3 elongated
Yvette Gibbs Brassiere/Print
LECTURING
2002
Derby School of Art Visiting Lecturer
2001
Derby School of Art Advising students for final show
Derby School of Art Visiting Lecturer
Including delivering a seminar on Contemporary culture
1997
University of Wales Cardiff Institute, Visiting Lecturer
1996
University of Wales Cardiff Institute, Visiting Lecturer
Including delivering a Seminar on Appropriation in Art and Popular Culture
1995
Winchester School of Art Visiting Lecturer including delivering a Seminar on work
Brighton School of Art Visiting Lecturer
1994
Radio BBC Wales Guest Speaker discussing contemporary Culture
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