In The Company We Trust | Horatio Jr | London 30th November - 30th December 2012
Solo Exhibition
Tim Ellis
In The Company We Trust
30th November – 30th 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
The Calling
2012
Vinyl, acrylic and lantern
85cm x 45cm x 45cm
85cm x 45cm x 45cm
The Calling
2012
Vinyl, acrylic and lantern
85cm x 45cm x 45cm
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
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
140cm x 29cm x 29cm
Phantasmagoria
2011
Enamel, etched primer, spray paint, wood, glass and metal
fixings
58cm x 42cm x 2.5cm