Work In Progress

Book of Boys

A4 injet overprint

french muscleman

Collage, tape and biro on paper 18cm x 20cm

Creation of the Pleroma (after Marsden Hartley)

A4 collage, foil, pencil frottage, digital collage

From early Christian Gnosticism and the Nag Hamaddi library, the Pleroma is the Gnostic spiritual superstructure. It includes divine female spiritual elements, such as Sophia and, particularly, Barbelo, which resonates with me. In some versions of the Creation of the Pleroma, god gazes onto the sea (which serves as a mirror) and his reflection manifests as another, female, being – Barbelo. Out of this gender fluid, narcissistic moment, God’s son materialises and the Holy Trinity is formed. My version is even queerer still, including 50s and 70s male pinups and an image by Marsden Hartley, an under-appreciated gay American painter, who was working at the turn of the last century.

Satyr carrying a herm

A4 collage and collage cutout

I am pleased to be showing this collage at the Tension Fine Art group show Extempore 24 from 22 February – 2 March 2024

Maps to the Stars

Framed, 30cm x 40cm

Collage and pencil

£135

This collage incorporates a landscape by the wonderful painter Agnes Pelton and a Marshall Island stick chart, used to navigate the sea. The pencil grid is a nod to Agnes Martin (another great painter and source of inspiration), whilst doubling as a template for a cubomania.

Tension Fine Art

135 Maple Rd,

London

SE20 8LP

Gallery is open Thurs – Sat 11am – 5pm.

Book of boys

Notebook scan

TV licence: Cy Twombly, Michaelangelo and Cavafy get together

23 x 20cm

Collage

Muse yawning (Hypnopompia remix)

A4 collage

2020

Collage as object #1

23cm x 30cm camera film negative holder with collage and found objects

Hi all

I'm showing some of my my small sculptures and a collage in this group exhibition in Peckham next week.

Do come if you're around.

I'll be at the private view on Thursday 28 September from 5:30 - 8:30pm.

And invigilating on Fri 29 Sept from 12 - 6pm.

Otherwise it's open 12- 6pm Wed - Sat next week.

Hope to see you there.

@spacesmarksthings