EXHIBITIONISM: The Art of Display: Oliver Clegg
The next artist from EXHIBITIONISM is Oliver Clegg…
Oliver Clegg is a multifaceted artist, capable of producing brilliantly conceived and meticulously executed works in a broad range of expressive disciplines with a history to them. For instance, Clegg employs heavily inscribed and paint-splattered ex-art school drawing boards or pages from old diaries and books. His paintings with their rich surfaces and haunting subject matter have a dark brooding tension that evokes ambiguous narratives, transient dreams and shadowy childhood memories. Although he tends to excel at using traditional materials and techniques, his work retains a powerful conceptual edge and the press have hailed him as a ‘rising star’ of the London contemporary art scene.
For East Wing Nine, the artist will exhibit one of his latest pieces, created especially for the show. The piece is an oil painting mounted on wooden panels, portraying Clegg’s enigmatic approach to the human figure. In his latest work, the artist’s interest has moved away from still-lifes and towards contrasting depictions of man. His delicate style is given great strength by the intensity with which he captures intimate traits and characteristics in his portraits. East Wing Nine is delighted to unveil one of the absolute latest works of this emerging artist.
