As well as being one of the key protagonists and organisers for East in 2 West, and the common link between Art 3 and ASC, Pete will be exhibiting in his own right
" My interest lies with utilising Systems sequence and correlation in general. I work using several different media, be it acrylic paint on canvas or board, digital images and computer prints. Even the use of nail varnish and Tippex pens. I am drawn to the duality of having a defined structure within which I must work whilst being able to apply endless concepts and approaches within this framework. Thus the art that I produce can be as much about the system being used as it is about a particular theme or emotion. Dialogues can be developed from Individual works that create a related series if hung together, Individual modules/panels of the same multi-component work or Individual areas of the same individual work that create a cognitive dialogue within themselves
For much of the past 6 years my starting point has been the simple Cuissenaire rod abacus: a system of 10 counting rods each with associated colours used to teach maths back in the 1960's. Works can generally described abstract and uses strong colour in relation to existing systems; such as the cycles of nature, numbers, energy waves and colour therapy bottles. More recently I have been utilising landscape –in it’s broadest sense - as a subject matter whilst nudging the borders of abstraction. The aim is always to positively stimulate the viewer’s aesthetic responses, whilst engaging their mind conceptually" .
Summary C.V
Selected One Person Shows: 'Continuing numbered editions' First Edition- Canary Wharf, London E14 (2005), ‘259 & Drawn’ The Stables Gallery, Brent, London NW2 (2002), 'Colour systems/colour Intuition’ Atavar Gallery. Westfield, NJ, USA (2000)
Selected Two/Three Person & Group Shows: ‘East in 2 West’ Alma Enterprises & The Wine Gallery ‘Chutney Preserves‘ Lambeth Country Show, London SE24, ‘The Prosperous Reapers’, Alma Enterprises, London E2 (all 2005).‘3 years of Art 3' @ The Wine Gallery’,Chelsea, London, SW10. ‘Drawing the line’ Orleans House Gallery, Twickenham. ‘Snapper’ , Brixton Village, London SW9, ‘Art on Paper’- Art Fair, RCA, London SW7 (all 2004), ‘Shuttle 2’- Shuttle Gallery, London E1, 'Summertime’ – Blue Wing Gallery, Kew, London, ‘Colour by Numbers’ The Wine Gallery – Chelsea, London SW10 (all 2003), 'Battersea Affordable Art Fair' (Spring 2002), ‘3 Forms of colour’, The Wine Gallery – Chelsea, London SW10. ‘Network AD’, Candid Gallery – Islington, London N1, '14 X 14’ Mafuji Gallery, Dalston, London E8 (all 2001). ‘Four emerging Artists’ -: Montclair State University, Montclair, NJ, USA (1995). ‘Guest Artist Exhibit’ City Without Walls Gallery, Newark, NJ, USA. 'Westbeth 94’ -: Westbeth Gallery, New York, NY, USA (all 1994)
RESIDENCIES
Resident Artist - Air Products PLC stand at 2003 European Coatings Show Nuremberg, Germany.
