MONO

Mono is a month-long black and white season at Espacio Gallery divided into two parts: Mono 1 and Mono 2. All the artists taking part have been free to explore the challenge of making monochrome statements using a variety of styles, subjects and mediums. Black and white are polar extremes for the artist, and for all of us another way of saying Yes/No, Good/Bad, Hero/Villain. Similarly, white light contains all colours - black their absence - and it is this duality which gives us the magic of old photographs and cinema, as well as works by famous contemporary artists such as James Turell, Bill Culbert and Jenny Holzer. Yet aside from these positive and negative aspects black and white also can suggest refinement, taste stripped back to the simple contrast between two elements. Without the emotional charge of colour the artist’s intent and expressive means are laid bare. Neither the artist nor viewer can take refuge – art in black and white carries a concise message and demands our immediate attention.

MONO 1 Moich Abrahams Mavis Barber Terry Beard Steve Buggle Paul Butler Kris Cieslak Olivia Davis Isabelle Fouque Christine Fourdraine

Pia Goddard Caroline Guth

Lee-Ann Alison Lumb

Charles McLaren Bettina Stuurman Maria Vesterinen Scott Weingarten

Curated by Carlos de Lins

Moich Abrahams, Kinder Transport (Disambiguation) Children En Route To The Gas Chamber, Acrylic on canvas, 196x150cm www.moichabrahams.co.uk

http://www.moichabrahams.co.uk/

Mavis Barber, The Librarian, Oil bar on paper, 32x45cm www.mavisbarber.co.uk

http://www.mavisbarber.co.uk/

Terry Beard, Black and White Texture, Acrylic on canvas, 90x90cm www.terrybeard.co.uk

http://www.terrybeard.co.uk/

Steve Buggle, Exhibit 45, Acrylic on canvas, 76x76cm www.stevebuggle.com

http://www.stevebuggle.com/

Paul Butler, Homage to Bridget, Acrylic, glass and stone, 83x83cm www.blue10artstudio.com

http://www.blue10artstudio.com/

Kris Cieslak, Crowded Place, Acrylic on canvas, 100x150cm www.kriscieslak.com

http://www.kriscieslak.com/

Olivia Davis, White House, Acrylic on canvas, 122x122cm www.oliviadavisart.com

http://www.oliviadavisart.com/

Isabelle Fouque, Giang, Charcoal and pencil, 42x32cm http://isabellefackler.levillage.org

http://isabellefackler.levillage.org/

Christine Fourdraine, Sand dunes, Handmade print black and white, 29x42cm christine@fourdraine.com

mailto:christine@fourdraine.com

Pia Goddard, The Winner, Photographic giclee print, 25x25cm www.southlondonwomenartists.co.uk

http://www.southlondonwomenartists.co.uk/

Caroline Guth, Balance, Oil on canvas, 60x80cm www.carolineguth.com

http://www.carolineguth.com/

Lee-Ann, The Body, Photographic print, 40x30cm http://lee-art.co.uk

http://lee-art.co.uk/

Alison Lumb, Girl, running, Screenprint and acrylic on wood panel, 20x20cm http://alisonlumbartist.carbonmade.com

http://alisonlumbartist.carbonmade.com/

Charles McLaren, Wisemen, Mixed media, 100x100cm www.charlesmclaren.co.uk

http://www.charlesmclaren.co.uk/

Bettina Stuurman, City No10, Printing ink and acrylic on canvas, 75x105cm www.bettinastuurman.com

http://www.bettinastuurman.com/

Joao Trindade, Sketchbook 25-24, Sketchbook series various sizes www.joaotrindade.com

http://www.joaotrindade.com/

Maria Vesterinen, Dreamer, Pen on paper, 15x10cm www.mev-art.com

http://www.mev-art.com/

Scott Weingarten, Print Space 02, Photography, 56x70cm www.scottweingartenphotography.com

http://www.scottweingartenphotography.com/

MONO

Curated by Carlos de Lins

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