BEING HUMAN: paintings by Chris Gollon

Location: IAP Fine Art, 65 Roman Rd, London E2 0QN

Until 8th October 2009, IAP Fine Art is open by appointment only, whilst we prepare to move to a larger space in Chelsea. Our new gallery will open at No.6, The Boulevard, Imperial Wharf, London SW6 2UB on Saturday 10th October

Chris Gollon was invited to become a Fellow and First Artist in Residence (Jan-Mar 2009) at the prestigious Institute of Advanced Study, Durham University, and to work with some of the world's leading academics to describe 'being human' in the 21st century. Gollon’s powerful and formally innovative paintings first came to the attention of the Directors of the IAS in 2007, and together with leading creative thinkers from 3 continents he was invited to take part in 'Being Human', a major international research project straddling all disciplines from Arts & Humanities, to Sciences and Social Sciences.

Beast

Impressed by Gollon's innovations both in technique and in his image-making, as he describes the human condition in a unique way, the IAS saw his studio as a place of experimentation akin to a scientific laboratory. His images affected and influenced the thinking and works of the academics, and their theories and words gave Chris Gollon the footholds for developing his own imagery: resulting in a unique interaction and a series of remarkable new paintings on the Being Human theme. Among the works shown, Gollon depicts the scala naturae: ‘the great chain of being’.

This exhibition entitled Being Human shows a selection of the paintings produced by Chris Gollon in Durham, and which result from the interaction between the artist and the academics. For more on the theme and sub-themes of the Being Human project click on here. To see all paintings Chris Gollon produced during his Fellowship, click here.

Being Human catalogue (cover)

This exhibition at IAP Fine Art is accompanied by a 52-page colour catalogue, with texts by art historian Tamsin Pickeral, and Directors and Fellows of the IAS. 'BEING HUMAN' paintings by CHRIS GOLLON is on sale at £10 from IAP Fine Art, London during the Being Human exhibition, and is also available by post (£10 plus £2.50 p&p in UK, or £6 worldwide). For more information, please click on the cover image (left) or contact us.

For more details or to purchase a painting and/or catalogue, please contact us.

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BEING HUMAN: paintings by Chris Gollon