Arteccentrix’s new group exhibition, Making Waves, certainly looks set to cause a stir with a highly eclectic collection of works from eight very different artists.
“There is some really diverse and exotic material in this exhibition. I didn’t want to just have one medium represented. The way I see it, if I am going to have to live with it for the next few months, it’s got to be interesting enough to make me want to come in to work every day,” said Nickola McCoy, the gallery owner, who will also be exhibiting some of her own work.
In addition to well established names such as Gordon Solomon, Greg Lipton and Nickola McCoy, Making Waves will introduce a brand new artist to the Cayman Islands: Amar Sheow.
“This will be the fist time Amar has been in any kind of show, anywhere. His work mixes abstract with digital photography. He takes a really interesting subject matter and turns it into an abstract painting,” said Nickola.
There will also be beautiful batik work from Robert McKendrick, who will also for the first time ever be selling some limited edition prints of his work.
As well as some firsts, the exhibition will also mark some lasts. This will be the last exhibition of the work of artist Sue Widmer, who passed away a few months ago. Best known for her sunny and colourful depictions of Cayman life set in instantly recognisable locations, her family will be showing their collection, including the very last piece she worked on before she lost her battle with cancer.
Other works that will make up this very varied show include the darkly thought-provoking paintings of Greg Lipton, which Nickola McCoy describes as both surreal and contemporary, and a selection of sculptures from emerging artist Scott Swing. Scott uses a variety of material both natural and manmade in his sculptures, including wood, stone, glass, plaster, concrete, fibreglass, even coral. He only uses dead coral however and provides certificates with this work to allow it to be exported from Cayman.
In contrast with the modern use of digital processing to manipulate photographs, British born photographer Steve Joscelyn uses his technical skills to create his art, says Ms McCoy. “He shows real life with a clarity and perfection only a trained photographer can achieve,” she added.
Making Waves opens on Thursday, 10 November, with wine and canapes on the first evening. The exhibition will run until January 2012.
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