In Damien Flood’s new solo exhibition A Place for Lost Things, he continues to push and poke at the edges and boundaries of painting and image making. A central Question to Flood’s practice is how, in modern times, an artist depicts the world around him.
Over the last three years, ceramics have given Flood a new way of working. Folding in different and more direct meaning into his work. The working process of clay connects further to ideas of the past, digging down to unearth otherworldly artefacts. It also allows the paintings time to breath and follow their own path.
In this new body of work comprising of new paintings and ceramics, Flood presents the viewer with mainly large paintings alongside intimate ceramic works. They fold together elements of various styles, approaches, and techniques. The paintings build a world that is still, paused in the middle of becoming undone. One that is emotive, reflective and asks questions of the viewer. The ceramics pose questions about the role of artifacts and how we culturally deal with the inevitable humorous tinge.
These works are laboured and slow to make rewarding slow viewing. The paintings can be divided into interiors and exteriors. The interiors display anthropomorphic qualities. The lines between what is animate and inanimate are blurred. The exteriors bring new elements of life into Flood’s work.
Galleria Weber&Weber, Turin
Dates: 2nd November 2023 – 20th January 2024
Opening Reception: 31st October, 6-9pm
Location: Galleria Weber&Weber, Via S. Tommaso 7, Turin, Italy
Artist Damien Flood is represented by Green on Red Gallery, Dublin https://www.greenonredgallery.com
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