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Faux Realism part 1
17 March - 15 April 2005
Given that there are an infinite number of possibilities at any
given moment, our perception often fails us. Where can we find recognition
of the interconnected subtexts, subplots, narratives and meta-narratives
in which we indulge? Can the secret truths we harbor about our individually
wrapped worlds ever be adequately explained?
This is Faux Real, an exploration of what lies just beneath, below
or through the surface. By sampling and collating clues, signs and
signifiers in a seemingly logical way, these artists present us
with something that allows a suspension of belief; it’s like
discovering the notes of a detective who’s been searching
for the name of God. Faux Realism aims to plot recognition of synthesis
or slippage between the actuality of what we see and the inner reality
that occurs within. A third space is created. A shimmering space
where things swim in and out of focus, a phenomenon Vasari called
the aesthetics of disappearance.
With the Faux Real we are shown things that seem to resonate, that
flicker in and out of our existence. Unsure if they are concrete
or real, we are asked to accept a form of synesthesia and indulge
the possibilities.
Faux Realism part 2 will be exhibited at Rockwell
Projects (click for info)
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Gordon Cheung
Anne Hardy
Reece Jones
Alex Gene Morrison
Gavin Tremlett
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