Alicia Tennant.

21st February - 19th March 2012

Young painter Alicia Tennant exhibits an exciting new collection of works on paper at the Jam Factory. Balanced somewhere between the figurative and the abstract, Alicia uses playful gestural marks and depth of layers to build a visual dialogue where mundane and familiar forms populate these landscapes of a collective subconscious.

Paper comprises Alicia’s step away from the traditional formality of oil on canvas, instead exploring the immediacy and simplicity of mark making, searching out a relationship between line and surface. Drawings of everyday motifs and household items repeat and accumulate.  Maps of graphite, oils and watercolours, reflect the tactile nature of these items; building on the memory of continued use and a shared inherent knowledge of form.

Originally from Oxford, Alicia has trained at Falmouth, and graduated in 2010 from the University of Brighton with a BA Hons in Fine Art Painting. She currently lives and works in London.

www.aliciatennant.co.uk

 

Yes, I Am Not Jam

7th February - 5th March 2012

  Yes I am Not Jam is an exciting exhibition by four emerging artists from the South of England, presenting new work and new ideas in a diverse and interesting range of media.

 

 Amy Waters  |  Fine Artist

Amy Waters' work blurs the boundaries of text, landscape and graphics with her textual representations of cities and their iconic landmarks.
Working in pen on paper, she literally writes her way through the cityscapes and countries of the world.
"Stuck atop a lifeguard’s chair, I imagine myself anywhere but there. Therefore, when I get into the studio, I get out of my head and onto paper the places I've been or would much rather be."
This series of drawings are a natural extension from the paintings of isolated characters of the English alphabet writ large and lonely across canvas.

www.theamywaters.com

James Norton | Artist  | Filmmaker 

James Norton’s work has been informed by his fascination with natural and organic forms together with an interest in multiple utilitarian objects as materials. An interest in using unusual ‘art’ materials and exploring their use outside of their designed function has become a key element of his work. It’s a fascination of different media made unique by an unusual and unexpected use. These artificial forms made of synthetic and un-natural materials express something dynamic with movement and energy - What seems at first organic in appearance is rather the result of artificial materials.

www.jamesnorton.org |  www.monkeydribblefilms.com

 

Toni LeBusque | Fine Artist
When Toni LeBusque first 'got it together' in 2006 she turned her back on her povo past. However, you can take the inferior social status out of the girl, but not out of her art.
The essential truth of Toni's doodles is the failure of fifteen years of established psychotherapy techniques. Her art is testament to this and is therefore a celebration of uniqueness, a carnival of carnality, a festival of low-brow, a social function of anti-socialism.
Isolated anatomical components and rude words, snatches of gossip, prints of the dead, suicide, cancer and a spoonful of self indulgence form the basis of her work. One can only wonder at the dust that must be resident in her head (more mess in there than behind the cushions of a crack den's sofa) and this is consistently thrust into the face of the viewer.
She is essentially labelling her public as NHS therapists.
Ironically it is the truth of her art that we find so compelling. Here surely is the illustration of the human condition as it exists in the heart of England in 2011. Not bad for a Sheila from Dunt. She is different and yet she is somehow everyman. And as such her art represents the apotheosis of the outsider.

www.tonilebusque.com  | www.bigdoodles.tumblr.com

 

Vikki Leedham  | Fine Art | Photography
Working in textiles, sculpture & photography, the theme in Vikki Leedham’s work remains the same -- exploring the human form; alone or within an environment. She has chosen to keep the subjects anonymous, instead focusing on their form.
In this series of photographs, Vikki has selected images from around Europe others, leading the viewer to make his own decision about the subject. Working at the world-famous Hannah Peschar Sculpture Garden has allowed her to explore photography in a much broader and varied context, and has lead to a number of exciting commissions for a variety of clients

www.iamvikki.blogspot.com