[hlarmy]

A New Understanding, Elms Lester Gallery

Is anyone else looking forward to this?!

Source: www.artdaily.org/index.asp?int_sec=2&int_new=33113

LONDON.- 31 year old Adam Neate’s trademark cardboard works have become one of the iconic symbols of the UK street art generation, avidly collected worldwide. A New Understanding marks a significant step in the young artist’s career, setting a new level of artistic growth and witnessing a significant development in Neate’s technique and innate sense of composition, use of colours and movement.

After nearly two years of painstaking preparation, the Ipswich born artist presents his new collection of paintings and three dimensional sculptural pieces in a museum quality exhibition at the Elms Lesters Painting Rooms.

The familiar cardboard, a seminal element of his work from his early beginnings, is now reworked, skilfully sculpted and combined with Perspex, metals, collage and other sourced objects, depicting everyday life and emotions in a uniquely intense and almost cubist interpretation of reality. A collection of 22 new works offers a 360 degrees revolutionary interpretation of a mixed media approach, where 3-dimensional pieces enable the viewers to gain a new perspective and to develop a greater understanding of Neate’s complex aesthetic. These works are a collaboration of all the styles and techniques Neate has evolved over the years.

The artist’s interest is in mixing different styles, referencing the languages of Expressionism and Futurism, Cubism and Fauvism. Layering and juxtaposing different media, Neate conveys a compelling sense of poignancy and movement in his vividly figurative pieces.

“This body of work has changed totally from how I was working on it at the beginning, to how I am working on it now; I have a whole new direction with it. For me it has become a whole new way of thinking and learning. In some ways I feel like I have pushed it so far in the space of a year that people who know my work might now not recognise it, or that it will be unrecognisable to some. There are signs in there, bits of my language that have continued, but ultimately this exhibition demonstrates that I have tried to go one step further” Adam Neate.

Neate’s work can be defined, in the words of art historian Ben Jones, as a “clash of materials – gold leaf on cardboard, cheap clothing material draped over a painted figure against a digital photo background blown up onto foam board, spray paint, layered over oil paint, employing materials of impermanence to produce images of longevity”.

Neate’s second solo show at the Elms Lesters Painting Rooms represents the climax of a number of artistic achievements in the past months, from the sell out Adam and Ron Show, in collaboration with the father of Agit Pop Ron English, the epic 'public participation' art installation The London Show, where Adam Neate and teams of helpers distributed, over the course of one night, 1000 multiple works on cardboard in the streets on London, generating a treasure hunt in which an estimated 50,000 people took part.

[Joseph Loughborough]

Hell yea! woo hoo!

[jusdeep]

Good news about the up coming Elms show, but not really feeling the new direction. Obviously the one piece shown is probably no indication of other pieces but not my cuppa and would be very disappointed if it was.

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as much as I love some of Banksys work and enjoyed his Bristol show, this is by far the most eargerly looked forward to show by me this year. every time i see new Neate work it gets better.

[buffin]

One of the few showing real progression in their work instead of rehashing the same old again and again. Should be a good show.

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Sept 6, 2009 14:36:48 GMT 1 @slammer said:

as much as I love some of Banksys work and enjoyed his Bristol show, this is by far the most eargerly looked forward to show by me this year. every time i see new Neate work it gets better.

can't wait, see you there slammer

[griffermans]

'The Family' is bizarre!

[PRO]

can't wait for this adams work is imo is top draw and is bound to be an awesome show.
shame i will never be able to afford anything

[Winter]

very little actual painting in the example shown. Still wish someone had reference of his St Pancras piece which was purely painted.

[Simococo]

a peerless talent
this will be a breathtaking show, and I agree with previous comments regarding how refreshing it is that he has an appetite to push the artistic boundaries when so many of his brethren hide in the shadows of their past glories
applause

[mutant]

I love Neate's works, especially how he uses ordinary materials in his works to protray mundane daily activities. I won't be able to make it to the show. Can somebody on the board help me pick up the new book with his authograph? I think Neate will be at the gallery to sign his book on 10/10 between 11 am and 1 pm. Please PM me and we can work out the details. I can send you some goodies for your help. Thanks in advance.

[wizzy]

Should be good.

[G-Man]

This looks like it will be a really great show

I cant wait

See you all there?

[Grubster]

This show is going to be the mutts nuts!!! did anyone see the sneak peak image? what!!!!!! sooo ill

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Sept 6, 2009 14:57:35 GMT 1 topboy said:

Sept 6, 2009 14:36:48 GMT 1 @slammer said:

as much as I love some of Banksys work and enjoyed his Bristol show, this is by far the most eargerly looked forward to show by me this year. every time i see new Neate work it gets better.

can't wait, see you there slammer

for sure if your going to the book signing ?.

[craigf]

When I was in Elms last week they said the work was very special for the show. Now of course they are going to say this, but it is one time I am going to believe them ;D

[Heavyconsumer]

IMO Adam's an absolute genius and one of the modern day greats. I love his work and can't wait to see images from the pending show. I'm confident that the work produced for it will be very special indeed.

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I just cant wait to see this.. Adam is in his own league regarding to contemporary art.. Not saying he is better or more creative, he is just an artist you who is very hard to compare to other contemporary artists.. (is he urban? not sure if he is still an urban artist.. but thats another discussion).

Still have to book my tickets but hope to go there when Adam is there too!

who said anything about a peak picture? please post it here..

[hlarmy]

AN is one of the few artists in this scene who excites me; I can't wait for this show and look forward to what he comes up with, especially if there are a few pieces in a new direction.

I am a little surprised however that he chose to do another solo show with Elms so soon after the last, and would have liked to have seen it elsewhere in the world. Having said that, I wouldn't have been able to go if it had it would have been

[veralynn]

I don't reallly get the 'urban' tag - one things for sure is that this exhibition is one of the most eagerly awaited shows for some tiime. Sure the works will be possibly financially out of reach for most/some of us but fact remains that you would've been able to obtain originals just a few years ago for £3K or so....

I hope I'll be able to attend preview as it's a good night.....can't wait.

[mishco]

just out of intrest, what would one value one of his skate decks at?

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Sept 6, 2009 18:48:40 GMT 1 @slammer said:

Sept 6, 2009 14:57:35 GMT 1 topboy said:

can't wait, see you there slammer

for sure if your going to the book signing ?.

i am

[Richard]

Are there any other pics available to see?

[hlarmy]

Sept 6, 2009 20:33:04 GMT 1 @veralynn said:

I don't reallly get the 'urban' tag - one things for sure is that this exhibition is one of the most eagerly awaited shows for some tiime. Sure the works will be possibly financially out of reach for most/some of us but fact remains that you would've been able to obtain originals just a few years ago for £3K or so....

I hope I'll be able to attend preview as it's a good night.....can't wait.

Out of interest, which other artists apart from Neate and Parla have seen such a huge increase in their prices in a short space of time? Are these the only two?

[Richard]

Banksy?

[mishco]

gemeos

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I know a skate deck has been sold for 1700 euros lately.. not the best though..

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Sept 6, 2009 21:13:08 GMT 1 topboy said:

Sept 6, 2009 20:35:23 GMT 1 mishco said:

just out of intrest, what would one value one of his skate decks at?

£30?

think i paid £22 for mine, but i guess were not talking about the same adam neate skate decks.

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Sept 6, 2009 21:17:18 GMT 1 @slammer said:

Sept 6, 2009 21:13:08 GMT 1 topboy said:

£30?

think i paid £22 for mine, but i guess were not talking about the same adam neate skate decks.

bargain, you should get it signed

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i'll be taking it along ;-)