Kinetic / double quad / commission, April 2017
Great to be commissioned to produce a new Kinetic / double quad set, some ten years after the work was exhibited at ‘Transistor at the Southbank’. An interesting opportunity to revisit some of these older pieces.
Systematic variations
Thought I'd post a couple of new studies, test pieces really, that may well form part of a larger new series of variations. I'm working with the title SysVar or Systematic Variations, and am greatly enjoying working out a series of new methods for creating the inter related works, that may form the backbone of a new print folio. That's the outline plan anyway…
10 colour digital printer arrives... or the Kraken awakes
I thought I'd post a little news, to let you know what's going on here in the studio. Things seem to be changing quite rapidly, in some quite interesting ways. The biggest change is certainly the arrival of a new ten colour digital printer. It's a really huge digital printing machine, that not only offers the traditional 4 colour set - cyan, magenta, yellow and black - but augments that with orange, green, violet and extra greys, all of which can be combined to offer 99% of the Pantone spot colour ink set. The paper size can be up to 44 inches wide, by a staggering 10 metres long. Amazing!
Bath Contemporary, images from the exhibition, March 2017
Thought I’d post a few in situ images of my work at Bath Contemporary, just ahead of the last weekend. If you’re in the area the show is open on Friday 31st, Saturday 1st and Monday 3rd April…
The Arts / A few notes on the Culture
Lovely to be featured in Bath Life magazine, as the monthly cover story for their arts section. The feature reviews my solo show at Bridget Sterling’s Bath Contemporary Gallery.
Evolver / Visual Arts
“Chuck Elliott’s digital print overlaps mesmerising non-repeating hand drawn patterns with the precision and order of mathematic symmetry; vibrant colours ripple and vibrate in pools of digital fluidity.”
10 March - 1 April; Bath Contemporary. 35 Gay Street, Bath BA1 2NT. Monday - Saturday 10am - 5pm. 01225 461230 / www.bathcontemporary.com
Talk tonight at Bath Contemporary / March 3rd 2017
Apologies for the very short notice, but if you're near Bath tonight, and you're not busy, you may like to visit Bath Contemporary at 6pm, where I'm giving a short talk to launch my new show of works there.
Chuck Elliott / Bath Contemporary
Delighted to have a new show of work coming up at Bath Contemporary, whose roster also includes Derek Balmer PPRWA, Peter Ford RWA and Malcolm Ashman RWA. Fantastic to be included in such illustrious company.
The exhibition will feature recent metallic Lambda prints, a selection of works on paper including Arpeggi / FOLIO and Klint / reDux, alongside Flow 8VO, a recent study for the screen.
Motorik / WIP / Feb 2017
Thought I’d post a new study from my ‘Motorik’ series. I’m going to produce it as a pigment print on Somerset, no doubt at The Fine Art Print Company here in Bristol
London Art Fair, January 2017
Fantastic to have two pieces of work exhibited on the main floor again this year, courtesy of TAG Fine Art. The fair seems to be enjoying a renaissance recently, with some really stunning pieces to view this year... well worth a visit if you haven’t been.
Patreon Experimental Print Club, edition #3 posted
After a surprisingly complex assembly process, the 3rd piece for my Patreon Experimental Print Club was editioned on the Winter Solstice and sent out to my Print Club members shortly after. Entitled R2 / helios helianthus, it’s the 3rd piece that I’ve made exclusively for my Print Club members.
Psyche / D, Jan 2017
Thought I’d post two variants of a new drawing I’ve been working on, entitled Psyche / D. I’ve been going for a kind of millefiori glass thing recently, perhaps the best way to think of it is as if Takashei Murakami had grown up in Murano, or if Lino Tagliapietra had spent the summer of ’67 in San Francisco. That’s the kind of the energy I’m trying to channel here…
Moving Image Art : 3
MIA: 3 is the third instalment of an annual exhibition initiated by PhD students and staff of the University of the West of England, Bristol.
The exhibition features new video and digital work by students, staff and related artists making work funded by the University’s video art bursary scheme in partnership with Bristol Museum, Knowle West Media Centre, MShed, Arnolfini and Spike Island.
This is an ideal opportunity for audiences new to this area to see a range of video works and moving image art and understand why it excites the interest of a wide range of creative people.
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Centre commission, NYC
Lovely to start the year off with some images of a fantastic commission for the oldest cancer care hospital in the world. Having been commissioned by the Octavia Gallery, New Orleans, we installed seven large prints throughout the hospital, traditionally framed behind glass. Delighted to have received these in situ images back from the gallery...
Laser cutting R2 at Bristol Design Forge
I spent a fascinating afternoon at Bristol Design Forge yesterday, making an initial test cut on a pair of metallic Lambda prints, working towards completing the 3rd edition for my Experimental Print Club.
In essence, the laser cutting technology allows for incredibly fine cutting of the photographic paper, which I've then reassembled onto a thin sheet of metallic gold card.
Flow 8VO / 1080p 3 minute edit / Patreon Experimental Print Club, edition 2 ready to post
Just completed, the 2nd edition for my Patreon Experimental Print Club. This piece is a 3 minute edit of my Flow / 8VO screen art work, stored to USB. The work is produced in an edition of 6, dictated by the membership of the club, currently also 6!
If you’d like to know more about the Print Club, or join up, there’s a lot more information online here - https://chuckelliott.com/experimental-print-club-list-01
Phase | ONE digital video sketch
Just completed, a digital video sketch for a new 3D printed sculpture I'm making in association with Hobs Studio and The UNIT, London.
The project involves developing an experimental 3d printed sculpture, to be exhibited at Hobs Studio in Clerkenwell in early December 2016.
There’ll be a short programme of talks and a discussion panel to launch the event, with some interesting, well known speakers.
Flow 8VO / 3 min edit
I've been working on the second edition for the print club, which I hope will make an interesting addition to the collection. After being asked to re-edit my Flow / 8VO screen work for the annual Autumn Open at the Royal West of England Academy, I realised I could use the resulting 3 minute edit as the next piece for the club. Edition 2. Which means the R2 / helios piece I'm also currently working on will become Edition 3, to be completed shortly…
Radial / TWO / helios helianthus / Second edition / Patreon Experimental Print Club
To complement the concept behind Bloom, I've started work on this new piece, reinterpreting my Radial / TWO geometry as a work on paper, that will see it recoloured, laser cut, and interlaced with a sheet of gold foil. These two components will then be applied to a backing sheet of handmade paper, debossed, and will hopefully form an intriguing new study, that will radiate a little late season sunshine this Autumn. That's the plan anyway.
An apartment in Bath, Summer 2016
Earlier in the Spring I was commissioned to make five new pieces for a beautifully refurbished apartment in Bath. It's been a great opportunity to create some really large works at up to 240cm / 8ft wide, designed specifically to illuminate this fabulous Georgian home.
These photos were taken on the install day, so the apartment is only partially furnished...