The Archive: 2012

Friday, 30 November 2012

In The Company We Trust | Horatio Jr | London 30th November - 30th December 2012

Solo Exhibition

Tim Ellis

In The Company We Trust

30^th November – 30^th December 2012

Tim Ellis’ practice is centered on the idea ‘That a Being has a primeval desire to want to belong to something greater than oneself’. This ‘wanting to belong’ manifests itself in both the production and consumption of art and craft objects. ‘Whether in isolation or as a collection, art and craft objects are dependent on a creator, mediator and audience, as a consequence they inherit their aspirations, values and intentions.’

Ellis’s work often responds directly to the environment it is shown in, in this case to the Horatio Jr.’s original function as a public house.

The public house has traditionally been a focal point of the community, somewhere social to meet. Through conversation, information is shared and confided, with mutual help arranged. The exhibition proposes that social exchange creates a common understanding. So despite the public nature of the environment, elements of loyalty and trust are forged within. This trust manifests itself in a particular type of companionship, whether individually or as a group. The Company of the exhibition’s title refer to the many united by these bonds, through a common ideology.

For this exhibition, the pub’s lantern has been redesigned and a variety of works installed that recall and question the former activities of the space. The works shown reflect the design, graphics and material decor of the interior but also suggest the symbolic function of the public house, a place uniting disparate groups and individuals, thus offering an enlightenment of sorts. This can be seen in the totemic nature of the works, alluding to the occupants coming together for a greater good or higher meaning. In this context, the lantern becomes something beyond its original utility, a symbolic and literal beacon, calling people together.

Tim Ellis was born in Chester in 1981. He studied at Liverpool John Moores 2000-2003 and the Royal Academy Schools 2006-2009. His Solo exhibitions include ‘’Sons of Pioneers’ Furini Contemporary, Rome Italy 2011. ‘The Tourist’ Spacex Exeter England 2011 and ‘A Foundation for Exchange’ Primopiano Lugano Switzerland 2010. Selected Group exhibitions include ‘Secret Societies’ The Schirn Kunsthalle, Frankfurt, Germany and the CAPC, Bordeaux, France 2011-12. ‘Friendship of the Peoples’ Simon Oldfield Gallery London 2011. ‘Newspeak - British Art Now’ Saatchi Gallery London. 2010. John Moores Painting Prize 26', The Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool 2010. ‘Tag 3 to 36 New London Painting’ Brown Gallery London 2010. ‘New Sensations’ The A foundation London 2009. ‘He lives and works in London

Horatio Jr.

The Lord Nelson 

66 Canon Beck Rd 

Rotherhithe 

London 

SE16 7DN   

horatiojunior@gmail.com

www.timellis.org

The Calling

2012

Vinyl, acrylic and lantern
85cm x 45cm x 45cm

The Calling

2012

Vinyl, acrylic and lantern
85cm x 45cm x 45cm

The Capture

2012

Burnt wood, acrylic, varnish and metal fixings

71.5cm x 51cm x 3.5cm

For Those Continued Questions

2012

Cocktail Shaker, wood, brass, varnish and upholstery pins

21cm x 16cm x 10.5cm

Primogenitor

2012

Burnt wood, upholstery pins, acrylic, varnish and metal fixings

54.5cm x 41cm x 2.5cm

In The Company We Trust

2012

Cigarette Dispenser, marble, wood, acrylic, varnish and metal fixings
140cm x 29cm x 29cm

In The Company We Trust

2012

Cigarette Dispenser, marble, wood, acrylic, varnish and metal fixings
140cm x 29cm x 29cm

Phantasmagoria

2011

Enamel, etched primer, spray paint, wood, glass and metal fixings

58cm x 42cm x 2.5cm

Wednesday, 12 September 2012

>>Forward Thinking | Gairloch | Scotland 12th - 21st September 2012

http://forwardthinking-exhibition.blogspot.co.uk/

Gairloch and Loch EWE Action Forum | Gairloch, Achtercairn, Scotland | IV21 2BP

12th - 21st September 2012

PV 12th September 7pm -9pm

Interview Gairloch 106 & 106.6 FM

Friday, 22 June 2012

Courtship of the Peoples - Simon Oldfield Gallery

The Promise of Something Better 2012

Exhibition Dates:
22 June - 31 August 2012

Private View:
21 June 2012, 18.30-20.30

Caroline Achaintre, Phillip Allen, Trevor Appleson, Ben Ashton, Sam Basu, Jonny Briggs, Laura Buckley, Juno Calypso, Arabella Campbell, Gordon Cheung, Celine Condorelli, Dan Coopey, Matthew Cowan, Tim Ellis, Blue Firth, Discoteca Flaming Star, Dryden Goodwin, Anthony Green, Kay Harwood, Roger Hiorns, Princess Julia, Sara Knowland, Sam Knowles, Ryan Leigh, Humphrey Ocean, Francesca Oldfield, Megan Powell, Ben Ravenscroft, Abigail Reynolds, Dallas Seitz, Neal Tait, David Thorpe, Mark Titchner, Francis Upritchard, Donald Urquhart, Martin Westwood, Alison Wilding and Jesse Wine

Simon Oldfield is pleased to present Courtship of the Peoples; a large group exhibition of works on paper that explore the pursuit of affection and the idea of personal correspondence. The exhibition begins by inviting a group of artists who in turn propose one other artist with whom they would like to invite to exhibit alongside; creating a visual dialogue.

It is the second in a series of large group exhibitions at Simon Oldfield which began in 2011 with Friendship of the Peoples, co-curated with Tim Ellis.

Friday, 1 June 2012

>>Forward Thinking | Glenfiddich | Scotland 1st - 30th June

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Glenfiddich Distillery | Dufftown Scotland | 1st - 30th June | AB55 4DH

12.30 - 5.30 Thursday to Sunday or by appointment

Friday, 25 May 2012

>>Forward Thinking | London and Tour | 25th May 2012

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‘Forward Thinking’ - curated by Tim Ellis

Forward thinking brings together 16 contemporary positions by a cross-generational group of artists in response to the idea of the pioneer.

The ‘Pioneer’ conjures a romantic depiction of an individual venturing into unknown or unclaimed territory. Paving the way in adverse conditions; opening new areas of thought, research and development. The classic interpretation is consistently attached with hindsight, being given to the individual after their action has been deemed worthy or of importance. But for every success there are countless glorious failures, cast away and forgotten in the bowels of history.

Today the term ‘Pioneer’ can appear redundant, more akin to associations of colonial conquest and defunct avant-garde practices. However, its potency as a word and idea redeem its former meaning. It remains synonymous with forward thinking negating the past as a true reflection of progression and advancement. The ‘Pioneer’ continues to strive with a hopeful determination to lighten the dark corners of the earth and bring to light all its hidden wealth.

Exhibition Artists:

Barry Reigate

Benet Spencer

Blue Firth

Cedar Lewisohn

Gabriel Hartley

Jack Newling

Luey Graves

Matt Franks

Mark Pearson

Nick Goss

Paul Johnson

Patricia Ellis

Richard Kirwan

Robert Pratt

Stewart Cliff

Tim Ellis

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List Of Works

All sixteen art works are exhibited in eight museum quality display cabinets. Each curated with two works and numbered accordingly. A ninth cabinet contains two books, firstly ‘Pioneering’ by Frederic Shelford published in 1906 and secondly, ‘Correlated Courses' The Brand Ambassadors Handbook, published in 2012 by William Grant and Sons. Although separated by 106 years the books offer an insight into pioneering endeavors and the ways in which to achieve it. Together they provided the catalyst for the exhibition, necessitating its tour and neatly locating it in the environment of The Glenfiddich Distillery with its theme ‘The Spirit of the Pioneer’.

Cabinet 1