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Beyond The Material World

Curated by Jean Harlow and Diana Ali

22 October – 2 November

Bar Lane Studios,

1 Bar Lane,

York,

YO1 6JX

www.barlanestudios.com

Private View: 20 October 7-9pm

Opening Times: 9am-5pm, Monday-Friday

                        10am-5pm Saturday

International Association Of Quantum Artists (IAQA)

www.internationalassociationofquantumartists.yolasite.com

Present their first Visual Arts Exhibition, ‘Beyond The Material World’

CONCEPT:

IAQA’s aim is to explore the art/science interface by participating in activities which aim to transform human understanding of the world in which we live. At present these include theories and philosophies incorporating sustainability, quantum theory, parallel worlds, Multiverse, higher dimensional spaces and cosmology.

The IAQA is a new contemporary art collective, based in the UK, comprising of Jean Harlow (Founder Artist) and Diana Ali (Curator Artist). The collective was initiated to unite artists whose work explores intuitively explores alternative visions and possible realities. This first show will feature work which explores the statement ‘Seeing Beyond the Material World’. It aims to be inspirational, encouraging others to reach out towards more positive and sustainable futures. We are taking the view that art can provide a platform for multiple expressions of social ideals.

FEATURED ARTISTS & WORKS:

Seventeen artists were selected to build an interactive space around their work’s focus. Each acts as a separate ‘world’, but is integrated with other exhibits occupying the same space. Together these therefore act as parallel worlds occupying the same space, but which are perceived in different ways. The audience is invited to participate and sometimes, to intervene within these different artistic spaces. Exhibits move away from static or fixed theories and viewpoints. The works considered depict transformation towards positive alternative futures: they consider change as an ongoing transformational process. 

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Darkling

18 – 28 October

Motorcade/Flashparade,

37 Philip Street,

Bedminster,

Bristol,

BS3 4EA

Peer Critique led by Laura Mansfield: Thursday 18 October, 6pm

Preview: Thursday 18 October, 7pm-late

Exhibition continues: 19 – 28 October, Thurs-Sunday 12-6pm daily

Darkling, defined in simple terms as ‘in the dark obscurely’ or ‘enacted in the dark’ alludes to a state of uncertainty where the outlines of a figure, movement or action become submerged into the darkness that surrounds them, resulting in inconclusive and fragmentary images that rest between the seen and the hidden.

As the title for an exhibition of new work by Lindsey Bull, the phrase reflects the shifting nebulous quality of paint that surrounds the lone figures of her canvases. The figures, often masked, hooded or concealed in some form, enact undefined movements; fragments of performative action that slip into the abstract and undulating rhythm of her surrounding brush strokes. The exact qualities of the figure and their movements merge with Bull’s loose and layered use of paint, being both defined and obscured, embodying the notion of Darkling.

Throughout her practice Bull explores perceptions of reality and illusion, investigating fragmentary instances where the real mergers with the fantastical, exploring a history of practices that shift the everyday into realms of spiritual, ritualistic or psychedelic perception. Drawing upon a lexicon of imagery from books on witchcraft and cults, to silent film stills and occult magazines her paintings often depict figures enveloped by spaces that feel simultaneously familiar and unreal; the known world slips away as the space surrounding the figure slides into an abstract and undulating form that serves to reference the figures alternated state of perception.

The series of paintings for Darkling continue Bull's investigation into occult practices, myth and magic. The notion of darkling permeates the work, a push and pull effect of becoming and disappearing as the figures slide in and out of definition, inhabiting a liminal state of both the seen and the hidden.

www.motorcadeflashparade.com

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COMPASS

Beacon presents an exhibition of four new commissions at three heritage sites in rural Lincolnshire: Woolsthorpe Manor; Grimsthorpe Castle and Ayscoughfee Hall. International artists Jordan Baseman, Amanda Coogan, Jem Finer and Bethan Huws have drawn on the particularities of Lincolnshire to create new artworks.

On dates throughout October, guided coach excursions will visit each of the heritage sites to view all the commissions.

Tickets must be pre booked via BEACON

To book tickets go to:

www.beaconartproject.org

or telephone:

01522 811809

You can drive to Woolsthorpe Manor to join the guided coach excursion: £5.00/person
Or depart from the pick up points: £7.50/person

Click on the dates to visit the booking pages with full details. 
Visits to all the sites and artworks are included in all the excursions.

WEEK ONE: Sat 6 and Sun 7 Oct 
Woolsthorpe Manor depart 12 midday, return 5pm
Pick ups available from Grantham and Lincoln

WEEK TWO: Wed 10 and Thurs 11 Oct
Ayscoughfee Hall depart 10.30am return 2.30pm

WEEK THREE: Sat 20 and Sun 21 Oct
Woolsthorpe Manor depart 12 midday, return 5pm
Pick ups available from Sleaford, Lincoln, Derby and Leicester

WEEK FOUR: Sat 27 and Sun 28 Oct
Woolsthorpe Manor depart 12 midday, return 5pm
Pick ups available from Lincoln, Stamford, Grantham and Sheffield

The artworks at Ayscoughfee Hall and Woolsthorpe Manor can also be seen during the properties' normal opening hours. Property admission prices apply outside the Beacon excursions. Grimsthorpe Castle is closed to the public outside the Beacon excursion times.