Flashback Three Billion Was Highly Entertaining

Jack Lavender

Flashback Three Billion Was Highly Entertaining, 2014220 x 130 x 3cmSign in to view price
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glass, aluminium tape, paint, toner, wire, stickers, paper, oil, smoke liquid, sand, glow in the dark rope, metal, glue, sticks, mud, barkThe approach
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This contemporary abstract artwork features a bold and vibrant color palette, with dominant hues of orange, red, and yellow. The composition centers around a white rectangular frame, which creates a striking contrast against the energetic, gestural brushstrokes that surround it. The overall impression is one of movement and dynamism, with the artist's expressive technique lending a sense of spontaneity and emotion to the piece. While the work does not depict any recognizable subject matter, the use of symbolic shapes and abstract forms suggests a deeper exploration of themes such as transformation, energy, and the interplay of light and shadow. The artist's intention may be to challenge the traditional boundaries of painting and invite the viewer to engage with the work on a visceral, intuitive level. ...

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Jack Lavender
B.1983, British

Jack Lavender’s practice shifts between painting, drawing, sculpture, and collage. What unites all these strands is his infatuation with juxtaposition. Lavender obsessively collects random found objects such as plastic toys, kitchen equipment or basketball hoops which he finds himself drawn to, he incessantly photographs the British coastline. He also gathers printed materials from magazines, newspaper clippings, old books and flyers—with a particular focus on the 90s and 00s new age raver subcultures. This heady mix of materials is then intuitively and organically assembled together in either two-dimensional pieces or crossing over into three dimensions in the sculptural realm. Within this instinctive process of collaging, different motifs, patterns and images surface as narratives for each piece are built in tandem. Each positioning signals something to audiences, with the contrasts in each work telling different stories. Bizarre and playful in tone, Lavender’s work undeniably sits in conversation with Dada, Duchamp and Conceptual Art. However, his interest in the writing of Mark Fischer, current planetary conditions and rave culture distance his practice from these formal art historical references. In his own words, each piece is about “understanding where you’ve come from, where you’re going and seeing those two things as a whole”, with each piece hosting fragments from different historical moments, contexts, and geographies, an immense temporal and spatial elasticity is allocated to the works. ...

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Hannah, 2012
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Now And Then It Comes Back 6
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Now And Then It Comes Back 6, 2014
180 x 90 x 3cm
Now And Then It Comes Back 13
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The approach
Gallery
The approach
London

The Approach is co-directed by Jake Miller and Emma Robertson. Located in Bethnal Green above The Approach Tavern, for over twenty years it has operated an internationally recognised programme from its East London base. The gallery is known for discovering artists and establishing their careers as well as making inter-generational curated group shows a strong focus. The list of represented artists includes the Estates of important overlooked female artists Heidi Bucher and Maria Pinińska Bereś, as well as seminal British collage artist John Stezaker, together with established and emerging artists including Magali Reus, Peter Davies, Lisa Oppenheim, Sandra Mujinga, Pam Evelyn, Sara Cwynar, Sam Windett and Caitlin Keogh. Over the years the gallery has operated parallel programmes in additional gallery spaces in London’s West End (The Approach W1) and in Shoreditch (The Reliance). The gallery is currently based solely in its original East End location and continues to expand its programme, showcasing its represented artists in the main gallery space, and both represented and non-represented artists in The Annexe, a smaller, more experimental space at the back of the building. ...

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