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James Guppy - Mudworks
JAMES GUPPY
MUDWORKS
Photographs from the Studio
7 to 25 May 2013
Drinks with the Artist
Saturday 11 May, 4-6pm
Resting 2013 13 x 21 cms
For the first time, James Guppy has decided to show the intimate, sometimes provocative, photographs behind his mythical narrative paintings of the last few years. These photographic scenes are carefully constructed in collaboration with his wife Trude who fabricates the garments and headdresses. Some of these will also feature in the exhibition.
MUDWORKS provides an interesting peek into the artist's studio and allows a different understanding of James' process.
at BRENDA MAY GALLERY
2 Danks Street Waterloo NSW Australia 2017
www.brendamaygallery.com.au info@brendamaygallery.com.au
tuesday - friday 11-6 saturday 10-6 t. 02 9318 1122 f. 02 9318 1007
Posted on Tuesday 30th of April, 2013
Website Update
Welcome to the new version of the James Guppy website. Please bear with us as we get the rest of the old site updated. Main changes include:
- Simpler navigation
- Larger images in the galleries
We hope you enjoy the new look.
Posted on Tuesday 21st of February, 2012
James Guppy - Anima Rising
James Guppy, 'An Embrace of Swallows' (detail) 2012, acrylic on linen, 120 x 180 cm
JAMES GUPPY
Anima Rising
6 to 24 March 2012
Join us for a glimpse into the surreal world of James Guppy as he demonstrates life drawing during Art Month, Thursday 8 March 7-9pm
Spaces are limited so please RSVP to the Gallery, info@brendamaygallery.com.au
Artist Talk, Saturday 10 March 2:30-3pm
Opening drinks with the Artist, Saturday 10 March 4-6pm
BRENDA MAY GALLERY
2 Danks Street Waterloo NSW Australia 2017
www.brendamaygallery.com.au
info@brendamaygallery.com.au
tuesday - friday 11-6 saturday 10-6 t. 02 9318 1122 f. 02 9318 1007
Posted on Saturday 18th of February, 2012
James Guppy Exhibition October/ November 2011
The Suitor 2011 acrylic on linen 120 x 60 cm
Showing at Jan Murphy Gallery 25 October - 12 November 2011
486 Brunswick Street
Fortitude Valley Brisbane Queensland
View the gallery online
Posted on Monday 24th of October, 2011
New Gallery - "New Works"
A new gallery entitled New Works has been added to the site. You can check it out in the gallery section of the website.
Posted on Wednesday 24th of November, 2010
James Guppy Exhibition 2010
Death and The Maiden, 2010, acrylic on linen (detail) 180 x 120cm
23 November to 19 December 2010
Drinks with the Artist
Saturday 27 November 4-6pm
"From primitive interior places, where human and animal coexist; from those deep dark spaces within... where tales begin, I offer these."
James Guppy 2010
This exhibition co-incides with:
Seduction and Subversion: The art of James Guppy 1989 - 2009
3 December 2010 to 30 January 2011
Manly Regional Gallery & Museum
02 9976 1416
Posted on Wednesday 10th of November, 2010
Other Hands, exhibition of new works by James Guppy
Rhinoceros and the Teapot, 2009, acrylic on linen, 90.0 x 180.0 cm
Studio Wall, September 2009
James Guppy's exhibition of new works Other Hands opens October 13, 2009 at Jan Murphy Gallery 486 Brunswick St Fortitude Valley Brisbane.
Gallery hours: 10am to 5pm Tuesday to Saturday or by appointment.
Go to http://www.janmurphygallery.com.au/current.php to see the rest of the works in the exhibition.
Posted on Tuesday 13th of October, 2009
Seduction and Subversion - James Guppy Exhibition
Gynaeceum V 1994 - synthetic polymer paint on linen - Private Collection
SEDUCTION AND SUBVERSION
The art of James Guppy 1989 - 2009
A Tweed River Art Gallery Touring Exhibition
2 October - 15 November 2009
Tweed River Art Gallery
You are warmly invited to attend the official exhibition opening by Writer and Presenter, Andrew Frost.
at Tweed River Art Gallery
on Friday 2 October 2009 at 6:30pm
All are welcome to join us for the free public programs below:
Saturday 3 October at 11:00am DST
Exhibition Floortalk: Andrew Frost interviews James Guppy
Saturday 31 October at 2:00pm DST
Susi Muddiman, Gallery Director in conversation with James Guppy
Exhibition Tour Itinerary:
Tweed River Art Gallery: 2 October – 15 November 2009
Ipswich Art Gallery: 28 November 2009 – 17 January 2010
Bathurst Regional Art Gallery: 5 February – 21 March 2010
Manning Regional Art Gallery: 9 April – 23 May 2010
Wollongong City Gallery: 4 June - 25 July 2010
Orange Regional Art Gallery: 6 August – 19 September 2010
Logan Art Gallery: 13 October – 13 November 2010
Manly Art Gallery & Museum: 3 December 2010 – 30 January 2011
Coffs Harbour Regional Art Gallery: 11 February – 15 April 2011
Albury Regional Art Gallery: 6 May – 26 June 2011
Posted on Friday 9th of October, 2009
Andrew Frost reviews James Guppy
Andrew Frost reviews James Guppy in September 09 'Art Collector.
Read the full review on our Reviews & Quotes page.
Posted on Wednesday 23rd of September, 2009
Fay Gallery Opening
James Guppy, “Etiquette” (detail), 2008, acrylic on linen, 61 x 150 cm
JAMES GUPPY
Fay
9 September to 4 October, 2008 - Drinks with the Artist Saturday 13 September 4-6pm
These works are about women, aging and power. In the Shorter Oxford Dictionary “Fay” means both fairy and dross. The traditional fairy had always been an invisible power, but over time, has been reduced from a place of cautious respect to quaint irrelevance. This echoes the words I hear from women as they age... of being submerged by invisibility and irrelevance.
The fairy element is also a tribute to my mother who gave me fairies as a child. She maintained she had seen one, so as a loyal son I will not say that I do not believe in fairies. I certainly believed in my mother. She was a testament to a mature woman’s power.
I grew up with the safe Edwardian fairy folk of Arthur Rackham, only later in my teens discovering the Victorian fairy painter Richard Dadd. This is a long way from today’s Post-Tolkien “World of Warcraft” universe of elves and dwarves.
My fairies are not the delicate quaint creatures of my childhood; nor the contemporary flouro-coloured fusion of American and Manga cartooning. They are powerful creatures of the gaps - both generous and vindictive in turns, the spirit of the siren and sphinx embodied in flesh.
James Guppy 2008
B R E N D A M A Y G A L L E R Y
2 D a n k s S t r e e t W a t e r l o o N S W A u s t r a l i a 2 0 1 7
www.brendamaygallery.com.au tues-sat 11-6 f.02 9318 1007
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Posted on Wednesday 27th of August, 2008
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