from Thursday 3rd July - 1st August 2008
For July The Skinny Showcase presents the work of FRASER GRAY, our pick of the 2008 Duncan of Jordanstone degree show.
Fraser works in spray paint and emulsion to create site specific works that add finesse to a graffiti-like base through judicious
finishing brush strokes, resulting in a painterly, modelled style of representation.
His decision to create predominantly site-specific work derives from his desire to resist the commodification of his artwork:
“Billie Grace Lynn recently discussed with me how easy it can be for painting to be viewed as an object or a desirable commodity.
It is this idea that painting can be a commodity [and how this can be prevented] that made me decide to further develop the site specific
elements of my work, in order to further the political aspects and to prevent contradiction”.
The political aspects to which he refers are explorations of colonialist theory, manifested through his composite installations of
incised painted panels, peek holes and glimpses of different planes of people, landscape and symbol which form a cumulative language and meaning in the mind of the viewer.
To see more of his work, go to:
www.theskinny.co.uk
www.frasergray.com
or visit the Bongo Club Cafe exhibition:
Preview - Thursday 3rd July 7pm – 9pm
Opens - Friday 4th July, then daily Monday – Friday 1pm – 7pm
Closes - Friday 1st August
Admission: Free
