I'm showing paintings in the exhibition Wonderlust - below
is some text which describes the theme of the show:
The desire for wonder is a condition that the human race has
repeatedly expressed and explored. Whether through religion, art, science
fiction, or technological marvels, we yearn for fantastical worlds, other
realities, exotic cultures and a more spectacular everyday experience.
We live in an age where we increasingly seek the new, the
amazing, the unknown, or the unimagined; whether expressed through our
consumption of ever-changing consumer products and new fashions and tastes, or
through our need for the novel and ever more exciting experiences of exotic
travel, extreme sports, and spectacular events.
In opposition to this, there is burgeoning movement towards
slowing down and resurrecting a nostalgic version of the past. “Retro” and
“Vintage” clothing, music and lifestyles all speak of a search for wonder
through “real” and “authentic” experience in a perfect imagined past that never
really existed.
Our insatiable desire for the new, for the better, and our
belief that the grass is always greener represent humanity's hunt not for the
truth, but for fantasy and excitement, perfection and nostalgia.
Wonderlust opens tomorrow, Thursday 10th November 6-9pm at
APT Gallery, Deptford SE8 4SA.
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