There was once a great paint-off between 5th century BC artists Zeuxis and Parrhasius. A master of illusionism, Zeuxis’s painting of a bunch of grapes was so realistic that birds flew up and attempted to eat the sweet fruit. In its ability to outperform reality, Zeuxis’s art sets out a number of relationships between painting, […]
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Martin Basher aligns painting and sculpture with the slick, ultra-bright aesthetics of commercial product and retail display. Seeking out contemporary expressions of utopia and the sublime, his work takes its colours from the sun-drenched imagery of exotic-holiday deals, alcohol advertising, and other commercial sources. His abstract stripe paintings recall the fluorescent lighting and display devices of store-front architecture. In his installations, […]
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AARON LISTER 