We're pleased to present Simon Degroot's latest exhibition Oblique Variations at THIS IS NO FANTASY 24 June - 16 July 2022.
The large-scale paintings in Oblique Variations adopt an approximate sensibility of mid-century modernism but deny any specific reference or identity, trading instead in echoes, shadows, and absences. This creates a distance in the work and a space for them to connect with a contemporary moment. Through a small inexact alignment of their painted edges, each work is impressed with a visual agitation which forces a close contemplation and continuing refocus on small details. These small but significant moments highlight the materiality of the work and draw attention to the role of visual acuity when looking at painting.
The paintings in Oblique Variations showcase monochromatic abstraction, simulated through a complex layering of primary process colours. Beginning from a place of reproduction and informed by commercial printing processes, these works are a painted reanimation of hard-edge abstraction.
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