MARCH 2009

Back of the Head: Some Alternative Approaches to Portraiture

Preview: Friday 27 February, 6 - 8pm

28 February - 3 April

Nina Lola Bachhuber, Wojciech Bakowski, Ruth Claxton, Peter Haining, Siniša Labrovic, Magnus Larsson, Joanne Tatham and Tom O’Sullivan

Bringing together national and international artists including Magnus Larsson (Sweden) and Peter Haining (Scotland), this group show explores alternative visions of the portrait. Larsson explores the space between traditional portrait painting and contemporary media imagery. His meticulous oil paintings combine elements from historical portraiture, fashion images and the comic book genre. Peter Haining’s approach to portraiture is the belief that the only way for the truth to emerge about an individual is to give the audience as much information as possible. His video work ‘ A Visit to Moscow Joe’ (2008) films Joe McKinley (1931-2003), an Irish ‘outsider’ artist. McKinley’s bungalow, garden and cars became the surfaces for an overwhelming installation of found objects and bric-a-brac, much of which was mythologised through his hand-painted signs.

VIEW PETER HAINING'S ESSAY ABOUT MOSCOW JOE MCKINLEY

VIEW GALLERY ESSAY BY JENNY BROWNRIGG AND LAURA SIMPSON

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Image: Magnus Larsson, ‘ Untitled (Portrait)’, (2006). Oil on canvas-paper. Image courtesy the artist and Galerija Gregor Podnar.

MOULT-IN

Preview: Friday 6 March, 5-7pm


7 – 21 March

Lauren Gault and Ashley Nieuwenhuizen
The sacred and domestic; the hybridized being, ritual and instinct, shared by animal and man are some of the main themes found in the work of Lauren Gault and Ashley Nieuwenhuizen. After noticing these conceptual and thematic connections in their work, the two recent graduates worked together, after being awarded a joint residency at the Scottish Sculpture Workshop in Lumsden.

School of Fine Art

'supported by the Dundee Visual Artists Award Scheme'

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Image: Lauren Gault and Ashley Nieuwenhuizen. ‘Tongue’, 2008. Cow’s tongue, plastic pearls and gems. Image courtesy the artists.

General Foundation Showcase

Preview: 20 February, 3.30-5pm

21 February – 6 March

Offering an opportunity to see the creations of over 170 first Year students from Fine Art, Design and Media Art & Imaging as they embark on their chosen specialism at DJCAD. Fresh ideas and unique approaches illustrate how artistic talent continues to be successfully developed through the General Foundation programme.

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Image: Design Exhibits, 2008. Image courtesy the artists and General Foundation archive.

General Foundation Self Portrait exhibition

Preview: 20 February, 3.30-5pm

21 February – 6 March

An exhibition of self-portraits by General Foundation students. The students were encouraged to be creative within this traditional format. The resulting work is a diverse selection using a wide range of techniques.

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Image: Emma McGregor, ‘Self Portrait’, 2008. Image courtesy the artist.

Prints, Books and Things

Preview: Friday 20 March, 4 - 5pm

21 March – 2 April

Exploring a diverse range of themes, this body of work showcases the level 3 illustration students’ personal work as they follow their own creative direction throughout a four-week ‘self initiated project’. Encompassing printmaking, commercial book publishing, artist’s books, editorial illustration, drawing and painting and assemblage the group exhibition demonstrates the versatility of skills applied within illustration practices.

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Image: Kathryn MacDonald, ‘ Riding My Bike’ 2008. Image courtesy the artist.

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