Event overview
The Contemporary Art Talks programme is organised by the Department of Art
Daniel Sinsel’s works are united by an emphasis on handcraft and traditional materials, looking back to medieval artisanal practices in northern Europe whilst mounting a post-minimalist exploration of objecthood, shape and illusion. He paints saintly men, and young boys from porn magazines, with equally meticulous reverence, whilst knives, nuts and eggs and wood feature as instruments, supports and motifs. Sinsel has spoken of living at the end of time, and questions of ‘over production’ and entropy frame his key concerns around how value and meaning can be ascribed today. “I remember as a small boy standing in front of a painting of a decapitation scene. I can recall the smell of old floorboards and oil painting. I remember studying and considering the neck with its severed arteries, veins, tubes, spine and blood spilling. I did not feel the need to ask any questions. I was amazed by this medium that can so readily show the unspeakable, the indescribable within the boundaries of its world.” (Artspace interview excerpt).
Daniel Sinsel’s recent solo shows include Chisenhale Gallery, London & Office Baroque Gallery, Antwerp, both 2011, Galerie Micky Schubert, Berlin & Sadie Coles HQ, London, both 2009. Recent group exhibitions include CLOUD, Foxy Production, New York 2011, Jerwood Contemporary Painters, Jerwood Space, London 2010, and Compass in Hand..,, MoMA, New York 2009.
Dates & times
| Date | Time | Add to calendar |
|---|---|---|
| 20 Nov 2013 | 5:30pm - 7:00pm |
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