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FINAL - Intro to the Artists: Rob Reed

#6: Rob Reed

It is only recently that I have really found the ability to draw from the world. Imitation is easy, to comprehend existence but adding something of yourself is very hard. Grasping the simple principles of what makes people react to what they see is the artist’s vocation and one, as young artists, are far from completely understand. After making the first steps onto that path of discovery, the work exhibited in The Populace Plays is a further progression into the unknown development of vision and mind. I admit this is by no means a final product.

I have a particular interest in the existence of dark and light forces within the world. This may sound a little far-fetched, but the fact is that everyday something bad and good will happen. I feel it is my duty to address these issues.

The reason I mainly use black and white is generally for this purpose, I also feel it adds drama. Black is submissive and generally everywhere, without it however, white wouldn’t be so bright. I see many aspects of the world in this greyscale, from benign conversations to current affairs. Artists call this the third eye; judgement and understanding. Everyone has it; some are just more comfortable using it. The Populace Plays is my achievement of reflecting the colour white; the good.  

Inflicting an emotion upon a viewer is what I strived to achieve. My aim in life as an artist is to produce a piece of work that lingers through the heart and soul like the sweet song of nostalgia. After all, art is opinion; therefore your guess is as good as mine. My high standards of art often leave me disappointed with others efforts but especially my own. It drives me crazy and I often lose patience with the art world and inwardly, with what I am doing. I feel that passion services well within my work.

My selection is pretty much split with emotional, concave thinking and positive outward reflection. It is hard to really explain the issues that lie on the forefront of my mind. Some days I can be bent in reflection, lost in thought and clouded in mind but with something as simple as pencil and paper I am able to explain it. This is my work from the past year of my life, nothing more, nothing less. I will not degrade it by saying the work is completely interlinked under an umbrella of a subject as it isn’t. I will not say each piece is as good as the next nor would I say I have made assumptions on how the world needs to change. I will say however, I have laid my soul on the canvas and welcome to its distain and pleasures.




To date, no work that is to be exhibited on the 23rd has been seen by any, but the creator. The viewing is exclusively the first opportunity to see nearly a years worth of work for this artist.

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Intro to the Artists: Kleiner Shames

#5:

I got given the name Kleiner Shames around 12 years ago from some German speaking friends. I was always the youngest and smallest in the gang, so the name stuck.

Some of my earliest memories are of my crazy ideas or me creating things, usually resulting in me getting into trouble.

When I was three I thought I could use my nose as a cannon, I put a Playmobil cannon ball up it and tried to fire it out, it got stuck, my parents had to call the doctor out.

Aged four or five I taught my three year old cousin how to mix cement, completely encapsulated in the process we mixed it directly onto the drive. We eventually got bored and moved on to some more mischief. Later that day we got caught. The marks are still there 18 years later.

I got in to graffiti in November 2002 when I moved a friend’s sketch book to sit down. I opened it up, it clicked who he was and the rest is history, I was hooked!

 

The idea of painting on a large scale excited me. Also the adventure of painting graffiti was a natural progression from the adventures of being young.

I think a lot of my illustrative work today replicates that experimental and playfulness of being young. 

 

I enjoy using Inks, spray paints, oils and painting on to random surfaces and objects.

   

Kleiner Shames will be performing live art alongside the host, Robert Reed and at the end of the night their pieces will be up for auction at midnight before the headline act Marques Toliver.

Auction will be done by the master of ceremonies Jakey Zee

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Intro to the Artists: Hugo Wijngaard

#4:

The inspiration for my practice comes from working with unwanted 35mm slides and over saturated post-cards. 

My artwork takes a critical view of reality, and how within the 20th century reality and the virtual are almost indistinguishable. Interest in the real and the virtual is the issues that arise when trying to represent something with the problems surrounding the idea of an original artefact and engaging with the discourse of authorship.





















Raised in Somerset I realised on return I've not exhibited locally for a long time so though that Populace Plays gives me a good opportunity to showcase the work I've been making for shows across the UK and Europe. I've selected works from two previous shows ranging from drawings to prints and made new works to give this new audience a glimpse into my practise as an artist. 

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Intro to the Artists: Nick Marsh

#3:

Nick Marsh studied illustration with Rob at university, before moving to London, where the two shared a studio for an all too brief period of time. 

Still residing in London; graffiti, street art, traditional/folk art (from around the world) are big influences on Nick Marsh’s work and have found their way directly into his work, in the very esthetic of his pieces. However the people of London and the weird and wonderful things that they do are Nick’s true inspiration, giving rise to most of the character and creatures that adorn his imagination.

Nick has many strings to his bow, including; drawing, painting, animation and interactive design drawing on anyone number of these for a wide variety of projects, one of the most notable of which was Nike 78 earlier this year and is now planning on using his skills helping children’s charities around the world.

Nick will be joining the Populace Plays exhibition with some of his most exciting work. The true story is in the detail, he is another artist that pictures and images do not do justice to. So grab your knickers and come for an evening like no other, where you can meet the artists themselves, experience some live art and hear great bands to boot!

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