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Kevin McPhee & Miranda Blennerhassett (19th - 28th October)
The artists’ new work has been informed by perceived aspects of the external world and their response to each others practice. Although they tend to deal with separate themes in their work, both share a similar aesthetic. The installation time preceding the exhibition provides an opportunity to resolve these dissimilarities. This reductive approach towards collaboration allows the artists to distance themselves from individual ideas in order to create an autonomous work that is distinct from their respective practices. “My site-specific works are only tentatively planned out in advance and it is not until I am working in the gallery space, and understanding its individuality, that I can visualise the end result, says Miranda. It’s always really exciting to transform those visualisations into a piece of art.” Through a process of introducing sculptural elements into the space and their sensitive placement, further works such as wall paintings arise. The subsequent dialogue between the components create a whole piece that has its own presence and is more than a sum of its individual parts. The installation reveals the points where the artists’ practices intersect. “Usually I create object-based installations out of found and handmade elements that as a whole suggest a romantic notion of the nostalgic, says Kevin. By working closely with Miranda I am given the opportunity to push my work to another level”. Miranda Blennerhassett and Kevin McPhee both graduated from Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art and Design, Dundee in 2004 and 2005 respectively. They have continued to exhibit both nationally and internationally since graduation. The project is run by Limousine Bull Artist’s Collective as part of their ongoing residency programmes. Directions to the exhibition space can be found on the Limousine Bull website at www.limousinebull.org.uk or contact Limousine Bull on 01224 877001. Limousine Bull is an artist-directed, non-profit-making organisation based in Aberdeen. The organisation provides a social and professional focus for contemporary artists in North East Scotland through events such as exhibitions, collaborative projects, workshops and professional practice talks. Limousine Bull is the only artist led gallery in the North East of Scotland showing highly innovative and experimental work in many art forms. The Collective provides opportunities to view contemporary art work, the likes of which are normally associated with London, and New York, right in the heart of North East Scotland. Limousine Bull is supported by Aberdeen City Council and the Scottish Arts Council. For more information on Limousine Bull, please contact Jane Frazer at :- For more information on Limousine Bull, please contact Jane Frazer at:-
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