ARTISTS
Andrew Maughan: The Great Divide
Larkin Durey is delighted to present an exhibition of new work by Andrew Maughan. In this, his second presentation with the gallery, Maughan continues to explore political and sociological schisms via his hooded protagonist. Curator and gallerist, Matt Carey-Williams has crafted an illuminating introductory essay titled A Road to Nowhere, an excerpt of which follows here:
"Maughan鈥檚 slice through the signifying tropes and coda of America (as landscape, political machine, and idea) is only so that he can reveal just how hairy the journey is and how futile the destination (and our desire for it) ultimately proves to be. His compositional recipe, not unlike Warhol鈥檚 determination for seriality, remains steadfast as Maughan鈥檚 body of work narrates our shared journey to the abyss of absurdity: a space where notions of aggressor and victim; hope and fear become oblique. The mountainous landscape and the eventide gloaming inspiring awe and clich茅 in equal measure. The road always ahead yet always diminishing. The gloved hand (an image purloined from a thousand horror movies) casually clutching the steering wheel but not without a whiff of leathery menace. And the Great Assassin鈥檚 eyes, literally lacerated from the canvas, haunting the viewer as Hitchcockian reflections in a rear-view mirror."
Recommended for you
Larkin Durey is delighted to present an exhibition of new work by Andrew Maughan. In this, his second presentation with the gallery, Maughan continues to explore political and sociological schisms via his hooded protagonist. Curator and gallerist, Matt Carey-Williams has crafted an illuminating introductory essay titled A Road to Nowhere, an excerpt of which follows here:
"Maughan鈥檚 slice through the signifying tropes and coda of America (as landscape, political machine, and idea) is only so that he can reveal just how hairy the journey is and how futile the destination (and our desire for it) ultimately proves to be. His compositional recipe, not unlike Warhol鈥檚 determination for seriality, remains steadfast as Maughan鈥檚 body of work narrates our shared journey to the abyss of absurdity: a space where notions of aggressor and victim; hope and fear become oblique. The mountainous landscape and the eventide gloaming inspiring awe and clich茅 in equal measure. The road always ahead yet always diminishing. The gloved hand (an image purloined from a thousand horror movies) casually clutching the steering wheel but not without a whiff of leathery menace. And the Great Assassin鈥檚 eyes, literally lacerated from the canvas, haunting the viewer as Hitchcockian reflections in a rear-view mirror."
Artists on show
What's on nearby
