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Ferdinand
Penker || Site Specific Paintings || 97-99 Sclater Street || 03.06-
02.07.2000 || click
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Ferdinand PenkerÕs paintings consist of a series of parallel brush strokes to create a monochrome pattern field. The perfected surface is then broken up by opposing strokes or marks which run against the grain. At first inspection this technique has a appearance of contemporary scrape paintings, but a closer inspection reveals a more complex and controlled strategy of mark making. For Penker the canvas is not simply a receptacle for paint but an active element within the work - the negative to the positive and vice versa. PenkerÕs exhibition at 97-99 will feature a series of Òspatial paintingsÓ, taking the form of clusters of canvases which are then propped or stacked against different surfaces and respond to the rear and basement galleries. Penker has shown widely in Europe, the US and Japan, but this will be his first show in the UK. This exhibition forms part of Fresh Paint, the gallery's painting programme. |
Venue: 97-99 Sclater Street London E1 UKDates: 3rd June- 2nd Julyr 2000 || Thurs - Sun 1 - 5pm || and by appointment
Opening: Saturday 3rd June 2000 || 6 - 8 pm
Press contact: Alfred Camp || E.mail: alfred@97-99.com || Tel: +44 (0)20-7729 9498
Press Information Compiled: 03.06.1999