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EMANUEL VON BAEYER LONDON
New Online Exhibition
Ryck Rudd: Leavers' Book
Ryck Rudd: Leavers' Book
Emanuel von Baeyer Cabinet is delighted to launch a new online exhibition displaying forty portraits created by Ryck Rudd (b.1991 Perth, Australia). The artist explores the nature of 'identities and stereotypes'.
"When I make paintings, I typically decide on allegories and traditional archetypes with plenty of exaggeration: Oedipus, the femme-fatale, Icarus, Narcissus, et cetera. Then one day I thought, 'look at these kids, they must be a total nightmare at school'. From that, I got the impulse to deepen my favourite archetypes.
With these forty portraits I ask, who plays into those stereotypes? Those boys and girls in my paintings, who are they? They're all my children, but I hadn't asked who they are until now. I decided to poke fun at the high school yearbook by showing who these kids really would be -- not who their parents or teachers would want them to be.
High school is a melting pot of identities and stereotypes; the perfect Petri-dish to study someone's personal character. At school, our self-awareness grows painfully clear during puberty and we feel terribly anxious and exciteable, isolated even while surrounded by others like us. Each of us copes in different ways to get through it.
The thick impasto, vivid colour, and broad brush strokes together give texture and movement to the pimple-faced fidgety teenagers of my imaginary world.
While these portraits grew more defined, it felt natural for me to group them into cliques to further develop their personalities. When installed together, each portrait reacts agains the next and I can feel a narrative unfolding. It adds another layer of character; much more exciting than the stale, rudimentary yearbook arrangement."
(Ryck Rudd, February 2021)
The works are divided between 5 walls (A-E), each containing 8 portraits as part of installation by the artist.
With these forty portraits I ask, who plays into those stereotypes? Those boys and girls in my paintings, who are they? They're all my children, but I hadn't asked who they are until now. I decided to poke fun at the high school yearbook by showing who these kids really would be -- not who their parents or teachers would want them to be.
High school is a melting pot of identities and stereotypes; the perfect Petri-dish to study someone's personal character. At school, our self-awareness grows painfully clear during puberty and we feel terribly anxious and exciteable, isolated even while surrounded by others like us. Each of us copes in different ways to get through it.
The thick impasto, vivid colour, and broad brush strokes together give texture and movement to the pimple-faced fidgety teenagers of my imaginary world.
While these portraits grew more defined, it felt natural for me to group them into cliques to further develop their personalities. When installed together, each portrait reacts agains the next and I can feel a narrative unfolding. It adds another layer of character; much more exciting than the stale, rudimentary yearbook arrangement."
(Ryck Rudd, February 2021)
The works are divided between 5 walls (A-E), each containing 8 portraits as part of installation by the artist.
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LUST FOR LUSTRE
17 January – 28 February Opening Event: 6pm, Friday, 31st January At Ellenbrook Arts HQ, 34 Main St, Ellenbrook 
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LUST FOR LUSTRE
Presented by Ellenbrook Arts and curated by Gemma Ben-Ary & Rizzy
Part of FRINGE WORLD 2020
Exhibition dates: 17 January – 28 February
Opening Event: 6pm, Friday, 31st January
At Ellenbrook Arts HQ, 34 Main St, Ellenbrook
FEATURING: Andrew Nicholls, Angela Stewart, Bethamy Linton, Carla Adams, Erin Coates, Eva Fernandez, Gemma Ben-Ary, Jody Quackenbush, Katrina Virgona, Lee Harrop, Mandy Harwood, Mel Dare, Natalie Williamson, Olga Cironis, Pam Jones, Paula Cristofanini, Rizzy, Robert Andrew, Ryck Rudd, Susan Flavell, Tane Andrews, Tania Visosevic.
The pearl is a gem of folklore that has cast its spell upon many throughout history, its nacreous beauty inspiring stories and myths with myriad meanings, and interpreted by artists throughout the ages.
This exhibition investigates our fascination for the pearl, offering a juicy selection of freshly shucked artworks, each created by a Western Australian visual artist.
Join us for a delicious and decadent evening of ocean-themed refreshments and entertainment.
Date And Time
Fri., 31 January 2020
6:00 pm – 8:00 pm AWST
Location
Ellenbrook Arts HQ
34 Main Street
Ellenbrook, WA 6069
More info:
https://www.instagram.com/ellenbrookarts/
https://fringeworld.com.au/whats_on/lust-for-lustre-fw2020
FB: @EllenbrookArtsActivities
Insta: #ellenbrookarts
Presented by Ellenbrook Arts and curated by Gemma Ben-Ary & Rizzy
Part of FRINGE WORLD 2020
Exhibition dates: 17 January – 28 February
Opening Event: 6pm, Friday, 31st January
At Ellenbrook Arts HQ, 34 Main St, Ellenbrook
FEATURING: Andrew Nicholls, Angela Stewart, Bethamy Linton, Carla Adams, Erin Coates, Eva Fernandez, Gemma Ben-Ary, Jody Quackenbush, Katrina Virgona, Lee Harrop, Mandy Harwood, Mel Dare, Natalie Williamson, Olga Cironis, Pam Jones, Paula Cristofanini, Rizzy, Robert Andrew, Ryck Rudd, Susan Flavell, Tane Andrews, Tania Visosevic.
The pearl is a gem of folklore that has cast its spell upon many throughout history, its nacreous beauty inspiring stories and myths with myriad meanings, and interpreted by artists throughout the ages.
This exhibition investigates our fascination for the pearl, offering a juicy selection of freshly shucked artworks, each created by a Western Australian visual artist.
Join us for a delicious and decadent evening of ocean-themed refreshments and entertainment.
Date And Time
Fri., 31 January 2020
6:00 pm – 8:00 pm AWST
Location
Ellenbrook Arts HQ
34 Main Street
Ellenbrook, WA 6069
More info:
https://www.instagram.com/ellenbrookarts/
https://fringeworld.com.au/whats_on/lust-for-lustre-fw2020
FB: @EllenbrookArtsActivities
Insta: #ellenbrookarts
