Gallery/Curation

OUT OF ORDER SHOW

This show was really cool!! There's a lot of things I think contributed to the fact I had fun there. 

1. I knew some of the people and their work and was excited to see it actually in a show, framed and nice and for sale! 
2. I went with Meg, who is one of my fave people to go to galleries with because we can have fun but she's always down to actually talk about the work. She asks a lot of questions 'What's your favourite?' 'What do you think of the space?' which really helps me in deciding how I feel about stuff. 
3. I was looking at all this amazing work thinking about my degree and how I'd be there in a few years and what that could entail, and also what the third years are gunna do now. Will I still see them about in Leeds? Will I recognise their work around and about? I hope so.

My favourite pieces were:

Yeehaw! by Molly Fairhurst 

(what a shock, I actually am probs gunna buy a print of this)

I just love the shapes going on here. That big sausagey hand, that tiny horse under that big person, the cowboy boots, the way the tail fits in that gap perfectly, the way the whole image fits the square so nicely. The texture of her paints and the lines she makes (with brushes? I think) are lovely, I love the painterly aspect to her work. That patterned short is overbearing and amazing and busy while the hair and hands and hat are simple. The little stars or the shoes are so fun and eye catching and the horses little red feet just make me smile. idk colour, shape, line, composition I love it all tbh.

(didn't get name of piece) by Dan Gilmartin 

I didn't expect to love this because it's not my usual style, but it's really gorgeous especially in person. The use of light is, obviously, stunning. Gives a moody, romantic, sultry nighttime vibe. This is definitely emphasised by the moon, the dark doorways, the missing letters on the neon sign. It's a bit shady and sexy I guess. The couple are really nice, I think the way they're stood together looks really natural and adds into the narrative going on. The light on the back of her legs is an amazing attention to detail. Also the railing thats in the middle on the image is MASSIVE and I didn't notice it until now because the perspective is so on point. I think the simple colour palette and simple shapes all add together to make a really actually complicated, yet effortlessly gorgeous piece.

(didn't get name of piece) by Charlotte Curnick 

She's moody, she has Marg Simpson vibes because of that colour combo, I love it. The printer effect is the glasses and eyebrows is really fun. I think the simplicity of this piece is really eye catching and fun. Like look at what you can do with a few shapes and lines! I could talk about loads of the pieces but I'll be short, I think this is just bold and great. A yellow background is fab. I love that shade of blue.

Overall, I really enjoyed the show. I'm not sure if the students arranged the work or CMV did but I really liked the curation of the work. Charlotte and Molly's work was on one wall and I felt this wall was really curated and chosen. It all had a similar graphic, bold, colourful quality and there were a few examples of screen printed work that really worked together. The first two pieces on this wall were fabulous as well but I couldn't find any pics of them online (the Hill Hairy Arse and the red people one). The other wall had more of a variety of work but I think it made sense to arrange the space this way. Also the table with the zines and business cards was sweet, I loved the yellow one with the apple on the front. I think Colours May Vary is a great space to host this as well, it's casual and friendly but full of gorgeous work that's fun and engaging and it's not too big or hard to navigate. It's just nice! As I walked to get in I walked past the window and it just looked homely and buzzing with chatter and nice.