James Dearlove
THE GARDEN ROOM
7 - 21 Oct 2021
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.
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.