Fingertips
Let the Freudian Finger point you to 鈥媄so虂fia Keresztes鈥嬧�� mosaic crown jewels, and then to Sarah Slappey鈥檚 painterly perversions and fiery manicures before leading into the garden of unearthly desire in the work of Robin Mason. This trinity of artists, drawn together from three different locations direct you towards three perceptions of the body and mind with a Surrealist spirit.
A revert to Surrealism is inevitable given current times 鈥� an exploration of the mind as a mode to understand the human psyche and all its desires, quirks, kinks, angst and roaring humour. On one 鈥榟and鈥�, Slappey鈥檚 paintings, featuring pearl necklaces that seek solace in the crevices of sapphic forms and on the other, Keresztes鈥� mosaic aliens bounce between portrayals of pixels and the digital world which mirrors the Surrealist fascination with technology and the New World. The bondage of Slappey and Keresztes seem innocent in comparison to their Surrealist forefather, Hans Bellmer, but hits that contemporary sweet spot, that dances on the lines of abject and endearing, a song to our modern super ego. Mason鈥檚 also pays homage to Freud, a surrealist inspiration, and his model of the psyche 鈥� id, ego and superego 鈥� with a gusto Andre Breton would raise his hat to.
Nostalgia comes to play and ties a knot between all the artists featured in Fingertips. Whether it is a play on memory, a haunting deja vu or a tongue in cheek anecdote, the works are imbued with a humour that both tickles and terrifies. Slappey, Mason and Keresztes have an unsettling familiarity that you can鈥檛 quite put your finger on.
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Let the Freudian Finger point you to 鈥媄so虂fia Keresztes鈥嬧�� mosaic crown jewels, and then to Sarah Slappey鈥檚 painterly perversions and fiery manicures before leading into the garden of unearthly desire in the work of Robin Mason. This trinity of artists, drawn together from three different locations direct you towards three perceptions of the body and mind with a Surrealist spirit.
A revert to Surrealism is inevitable given current times 鈥� an exploration of the mind as a mode to understand the human psyche and all its desires, quirks, kinks, angst and roaring humour. On one 鈥榟and鈥�, Slappey鈥檚 paintings, featuring pearl necklaces that seek solace in the crevices of sapphic forms and on the other, Keresztes鈥� mosaic aliens bounce between portrayals of pixels and the digital world which mirrors the Surrealist fascination with technology and the New World. The bondage of Slappey and Keresztes seem innocent in comparison to their Surrealist forefather, Hans Bellmer, but hits that contemporary sweet spot, that dances on the lines of abject and endearing, a song to our modern super ego. Mason鈥檚 also pays homage to Freud, a surrealist inspiration, and his model of the psyche 鈥� id, ego and superego 鈥� with a gusto Andre Breton would raise his hat to.
Nostalgia comes to play and ties a knot between all the artists featured in Fingertips. Whether it is a play on memory, a haunting deja vu or a tongue in cheek anecdote, the works are imbued with a humour that both tickles and terrifies. Slappey, Mason and Keresztes have an unsettling familiarity that you can鈥檛 quite put your finger on.
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