NINE ELMS GALLERY

James Dearlove

THE GARDEN ROOM

7 - 21 Oct 2021

  • The Garden Room 1:

    The Garden Room 1

  • The Garden Room 2:

    The Garden Room 2

  • The Garden Room 3:

    The Garden Room 3

  • The Garden Room 4:

    The Garden Room 4

  • The Garden Room 5:

    The Garden Room 5

This show is about the desire and disquietude I see in life. I am preoccupied with how humans leave a trace of their presence both as individuals and collectively on the world; the way a figure can electrify a room, the trajectory of a cyclist across a park or a firework across the sky.
The paintings in the show present the intimate reality of the human presence; light falling on flesh or bodies coalescing with their surroundings. However they also depict more metaphysical and sometimes more violent collisions between humanity and the natural world; figures transforming into birds or fighting with crocodiles.