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Ian Francis - Fireland @ Joshua Liner, by JoshuaLinerGallery on Feb 25, 2011 17:51:57 GMT 1, Our next exhibit is with UK based painter Ian Francis. 'Fireland' is Francis' debut solo exhibit in NYC and with Joshua Liner Gallery.
Attached is the press release and link to the pdf catalog. Note there will be four line drawings which will be added to the website next week.
This is Ian's most complex and detailed body of work to date, enjoy!
joshualinergallery.com//catalogs/JoshuaLinerGallery_Ian%20Francis_Fireland_March2011.pdf
Joshua Liner Gallery is pleased to present Fireland, an exhibition of new paintings and works on paper by the British artist Ian Francis. This is Francis’ first one-man show at the gallery and marks his solo debut in New York.
Working in mixed media on canvas, Ian Francis combines abstraction, figuration, and elements of both painting and drawing to create distinctly contemporary works. His robust approach uses a range of techniques including acrylic, oil, charcoal, ink and graphite, all deployed in a spontaneous, seemingly off-the-cuff manner. Below this active “surface,” however, are subtle notes of melancholy, alienation and social critique, revealing a nuanced regard for contemporary mores.
Francis draws inspiration and raw material from cinema, pornography, street culture, and images sampled from the Internet, synthesizing these sources into a quasi-literal vision of the “mediated” landscape. Among the exhibition’s twelve mixed-media paintings and selection of works on paper, a number depict urban street life and the complex interactions that occur when random souls collide. Amid high-color washes and jagged brushwork, youthful figures have a reckoning on park steps in A Boy Returns Home Not Realizing How Much He’s Changed. The cityscape is fragmented and unsettling in Walking Down a Street a Person is Crushed by Light, a poignant work that intimates the hardships faced by the elderly and other vulnerable beings among urban dwellers.
Elsewhere, a Japanese soft-porn princess makes an appearance in Anri Sugihara Three Seconds, a closeup portrait created from multiple perspectives over time. It’s a play on Sugihara’s own coquettish updating of the “fan dance” in her erotic YouTube videos. In other works, Francis depicts semi-clad female figures who loll and mix in casual groupings - some scenes are intimate, others hedonistic. These figures are recognizable as the young and beautiful denizens of media fantasies fueled by sex, death, and celebrity.
In these and other works, abstraction and figuration mutually support the artist’s suggestion of a worldview where the incongruities of modern urban life — violence and style, wealth and poverty, beauty and the grotesque — cannot help but intersect.
Our next exhibit is with UK based painter Ian Francis. 'Fireland' is Francis' debut solo exhibit in NYC and with Joshua Liner Gallery. Attached is the press release and link to the pdf catalog. Note there will be four line drawings which will be added to the website next week. This is Ian's most complex and detailed body of work to date, enjoy! joshualinergallery.com//catalogs/JoshuaLinerGallery_Ian%20Francis_Fireland_March2011.pdfJoshua Liner Gallery is pleased to present Fireland, an exhibition of new paintings and works on paper by the British artist Ian Francis. This is Francis’ first one-man show at the gallery and marks his solo debut in New York. Working in mixed media on canvas, Ian Francis combines abstraction, figuration, and elements of both painting and drawing to create distinctly contemporary works. His robust approach uses a range of techniques including acrylic, oil, charcoal, ink and graphite, all deployed in a spontaneous, seemingly off-the-cuff manner. Below this active “surface,” however, are subtle notes of melancholy, alienation and social critique, revealing a nuanced regard for contemporary mores. Francis draws inspiration and raw material from cinema, pornography, street culture, and images sampled from the Internet, synthesizing these sources into a quasi-literal vision of the “mediated” landscape. Among the exhibition’s twelve mixed-media paintings and selection of works on paper, a number depict urban street life and the complex interactions that occur when random souls collide. Amid high-color washes and jagged brushwork, youthful figures have a reckoning on park steps in A Boy Returns Home Not Realizing How Much He’s Changed. The cityscape is fragmented and unsettling in Walking Down a Street a Person is Crushed by Light, a poignant work that intimates the hardships faced by the elderly and other vulnerable beings among urban dwellers. Elsewhere, a Japanese soft-porn princess makes an appearance in Anri Sugihara Three Seconds, a closeup portrait created from multiple perspectives over time. It’s a play on Sugihara’s own coquettish updating of the “fan dance” in her erotic YouTube videos. In other works, Francis depicts semi-clad female figures who loll and mix in casual groupings - some scenes are intimate, others hedonistic. These figures are recognizable as the young and beautiful denizens of media fantasies fueled by sex, death, and celebrity. In these and other works, abstraction and figuration mutually support the artist’s suggestion of a worldview where the incongruities of modern urban life — violence and style, wealth and poverty, beauty and the grotesque — cannot help but intersect. |
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Dellboyy
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Ian Francis - Fireland @ Joshua Liner, by Dellboyy on Feb 25, 2011 18:02:14 GMT 1, Work looks amazing, as usual! I'd love to get hold of one of his originals one day, bit out of my price range though at present i suspect!
Work looks amazing, as usual! I'd love to get hold of one of his originals one day, bit out of my price range though at present i suspect!
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Ian Francis - Fireland @ Joshua Liner, by Cardiff on Feb 25, 2011 18:34:50 GMT 1, There are a few really nice pieces on paper for $2,000. The work looks spectacular!
There are a few really nice pieces on paper for $2,000. The work looks spectacular!
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Ian Francis - Fireland @ Joshua Liner, by craigf on Feb 25, 2011 19:03:03 GMT 1, such a talent, the boy returns one is fantastic
such a talent, the boy returns one is fantastic
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Ian Francis - Fireland @ Joshua Liner, by Standard on Feb 25, 2011 22:34:41 GMT 1, what's the $ range of the works on canvas?
what's the $ range of the works on canvas?
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Ian Francis - Fireland @ Joshua Liner, by Guest on Feb 25, 2011 22:59:49 GMT 1, Hair band would be my choice, love it.
Hair band would be my choice, love it.
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Ian Francis - Fireland @ Joshua Liner, by Photoxtc on Feb 25, 2011 23:32:28 GMT 1, some lovely pieces there, the show should be a real cracker!
some lovely pieces there, the show should be a real cracker!
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Ian Francis - Fireland @ Joshua Liner, by murdock on Feb 28, 2011 22:33:05 GMT 1, Fireland
March 3 to April 2, 2011
joshualinergallery.com/artists/ian_francis/
Working in mixed media on canvas, Ian Francis combines abstraction, figuration, and elements of both painting and drawing to create distinctly contemporary works. He draws his inspiration from cinema, pornography, street culture, and images sampled at random from the Internet, synthesizing these sources into a quasi-literal vision of the “mediated landscape.” Amid high-color washes and jagged brushwork, Francis depicts semi-clad figures who loll and mix in casual groupings—some scenes are intimate, others hedonistic. These figures are recognizable, the young and beautiful denizens of a particular media fantasy fueled by sex, death, and celebrity. Abstraction and figuration mutually support the artist’s suggestion of a worldview where violence and style intersect.
Born in 1979 in Bristol, England, where he continues to live and work, Francis received a BA in art and illustration in 2001 from University of the West of England. Solo exhibitions of his work include Exodus, Lazarides Gallery, London (2010); New Works, MTV Gallery, Sydney, Australia (2009); Together Forever, Kinsey/DesForges, Los Angeles (2008); and Super Coma Fantasy, BLK/MRKT Gallery, Los Angeles (2007). His work has also been featured in the group exhibitions The Outsiders, Lazarides Gallery, London and New York (2008); and Free Parking, OKOK Gallery, Seattle (2007).
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March 3 to April 2, 2011joshualinergallery.com/artists/ian_francis/Working in mixed media on canvas, Ian Francis combines abstraction, figuration, and elements of both painting and drawing to create distinctly contemporary works. He draws his inspiration from cinema, pornography, street culture, and images sampled at random from the Internet, synthesizing these sources into a quasi-literal vision of the “mediated landscape.” Amid high-color washes and jagged brushwork, Francis depicts semi-clad figures who loll and mix in casual groupings—some scenes are intimate, others hedonistic. These figures are recognizable, the young and beautiful denizens of a particular media fantasy fueled by sex, death, and celebrity. Abstraction and figuration mutually support the artist’s suggestion of a worldview where violence and style intersect. Born in 1979 in Bristol, England, where he continues to live and work, Francis received a BA in art and illustration in 2001 from University of the West of England. Solo exhibitions of his work include Exodus, Lazarides Gallery, London (2010); New Works, MTV Gallery, Sydney, Australia (2009); Together Forever, Kinsey/DesForges, Los Angeles (2008); and Super Coma Fantasy, BLK/MRKT Gallery, Los Angeles (2007). His work has also been featured in the group exhibitions The Outsiders, Lazarides Gallery, London and New York (2008); and Free Parking, OKOK Gallery, Seattle (2007).
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Ian Francis - Fireland @ Joshua Liner, by connecta1 on Mar 2, 2011 13:04:15 GMT 1, Hair band would be my choice, love it.
...lovely, liking 'Conversation' too
Hair band would be my choice, love it. ...lovely, liking 'Conversation' too |
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Ian Francis - Fireland @ Joshua Liner, by northernsole on Mar 5, 2011 22:18:02 GMT 1, Seen the images from the show, lots of great work. Wish I was in NY
Seen the images from the show, lots of great work. Wish I was in NY
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Ian Francis - Fireland @ Joshua Liner, by Zippy on Mar 5, 2011 22:25:49 GMT 1, Another amazing artist whose works are getting better.
Not sure if the art world is aware of this talented artist?
I would love to one an orginal by him one day.
Another amazing artist whose works are getting better.
Not sure if the art world is aware of this talented artist?
I would love to one an orginal by him one day.
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Ian Francis - Fireland @ Joshua Liner, by samuraiwriter on Mar 10, 2011 19:55:02 GMT 1, Amazing work, love the water hair piece.
Amazing work, love the water hair piece.
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Ian Francis - Fireland @ Joshua Liner, by Richard on Mar 30, 2011 10:32:23 GMT 1, More amazing pieces as usual. Fantastic work Ian!
More amazing pieces as usual. Fantastic work Ian!
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Ian Francis - Fireland @ Joshua Liner, by balibob on Mar 30, 2011 11:13:53 GMT 1, Agree with all the comments so far...lovely
Agree with all the comments so far...lovely
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