Urban Art Association

John Simpson solo show - Private view 15th October, by Signal Gallery on Oct 7, 2009 14:22:05 GMT 1, Following successful solo shows at O Contemporary Gallery and also at the Forster Gallery, Signal are very pleased to hosting John Simpson's next body of work. The show is called 'Inheritors' and will feature a series of Monotype prints - a rare and very complex process. The end result produces works with a very special detailed quality.

For an invite to the private view or to see request a preview of the show please email us on info@signalgallery.com



PRESS RELEASE

Inheritors – Solo show by John Simpson at Signal Gallery.

John Simpson is one of those artists whose work appears on first encounter to have a deceptive simplicity, both of technique and meaning. However, the clarity of the images produced by the monotype print medium he uses belie its tricky technicality and the almost fairytale quality of his imagery conceals an underlying tension.

His solo show, ‘Inheritors’ at Signal Gallery will be his third solo show in London and brings together a refined body of new work from 2009. Much of the work in the show borrows ideas from Native American folk law. This is a common theme running through much of Simpson’s work. His concern is to explore the puzzling relationships between man and other animals in order to find subconscious links. ‘I don’t wish to Anthropomorphise these creatures but rather to reflect on man’s position within nature’. It is Simpson’s ability to capture the physical and psychological qualities of these creatures that make the resulting imagery both disquieting and enchanting in equal measure.

Simpson's primary medium is the ‘monotype’, a process that is recognised as the most direct and painterly form of printmaking. The Signal Gallery show will present a series of these exquisitely executed prints and well as new editions of silkscreen prints. However, beyond the technical demands of printmaking, drawing has always been the most important element in Simpson's work. His work relates to the graphic tradition of artists such as Durer, Goya and Edvard Munch.

Born in Gloucestershire in 1975 John Simpson first studied at the University of Gloucestershire and then later at The Cambridge School of Art. After a sell out first show, he has exhibited in London, New York and in 2008 was invited to Brazil for a major solo exhibition. In recent years, he has shown alongside modern masters such as Hockney and Warhol. Commissions have included a contemporary take on Lewis Carroll’s Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland for inclusion in an exhibition with Sir John Tenniel’s original wood engravings and Salvador Dali’s Alice lithographs.
His work is held in collections worldwide including that of Carharrt, Basel and Galleria Choque Cultural, Sao Paulo.

Following successful solo shows at O Contemporary Gallery and also at the Forster Gallery, Signal are very pleased to hosting John Simpson's next body of work. The show is called 'Inheritors' and will feature a series of Monotype prints - a rare and very complex process. The end result produces works with a very special detailed quality.

For an invite to the private view or to see request a preview of the show please email us on info@signalgallery.com



PRESS RELEASE

Inheritors – Solo show by John Simpson at Signal Gallery.

John Simpson is one of those artists whose work appears on first encounter to have a deceptive simplicity, both of technique and meaning. However, the clarity of the images produced by the monotype print medium he uses belie its tricky technicality and the almost fairytale quality of his imagery conceals an underlying tension.

His solo show, ‘Inheritors’ at Signal Gallery will be his third solo show in London and brings together a refined body of new work from 2009. Much of the work in the show borrows ideas from Native American folk law. This is a common theme running through much of Simpson’s work. His concern is to explore the puzzling relationships between man and other animals in order to find subconscious links. ‘I don’t wish to Anthropomorphise these creatures but rather to reflect on man’s position within nature’. It is Simpson’s ability to capture the physical and psychological qualities of these creatures that make the resulting imagery both disquieting and enchanting in equal measure.

Simpson's primary medium is the ‘monotype’, a process that is recognised as the most direct and painterly form of printmaking. The Signal Gallery show will present a series of these exquisitely executed prints and well as new editions of silkscreen prints. However, beyond the technical demands of printmaking, drawing has always been the most important element in Simpson's work. His work relates to the graphic tradition of artists such as Durer, Goya and Edvard Munch.

Born in Gloucestershire in 1975 John Simpson first studied at the University of Gloucestershire and then later at The Cambridge School of Art. After a sell out first show, he has exhibited in London, New York and in 2008 was invited to Brazil for a major solo exhibition. In recent years, he has shown alongside modern masters such as Hockney and Warhol. Commissions have included a contemporary take on Lewis Carroll’s Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland for inclusion in an exhibition with Sir John Tenniel’s original wood engravings and Salvador Dali’s Alice lithographs.
His work is held in collections worldwide including that of Carharrt, Basel and Galleria Choque Cultural, Sao Paulo.