Gallery: Elective Galleries 1, 2 and 3 at Cadman Studio, Staffordshire University, Stoke-on-Trent
Exhibited and Curated by Leasley McTear, Rachel Miles, Sarah Crisp and Niki Taylor
Date: 26/03/09
What is it about? I’m going to be tempted on doing another pun joke on this exhibition, but basically, one minute you don’t see anything particular strange and the next minute, something out of nowhere appears, shock you and then a few seconds later, it disappeared, leaving you clearly bemused.
What’s Interesting? Rachel Miles gets a good start on about this peculiar theme in elective gallery, with ambiguous paintings of people without any features or faces, whereas interestingly, Leasley McTear’s ‘paintings’ of colourful mould seem to hang at the bottom of the wall, further getting to the point of the theme. And through going to elective gallery three, Niki Taylor’s interesting pieces about the consequences of having plastic surgery seems to have shock a few people. And finally, Sarah Crisp’s works are very interesting; at least to the eyes, where everything is white, either portraying loss of childhood or things we have forgotten.
What’s Not So Interesting? Nothing particularly that is least interesting to me, though they should at least put a nudity warning sign on elective gallery three, in case curious children accidentally went in there and have some sort of psychological trauma in later life.
Overall? Either I missed something is right about this exhibition or is there anything wrong with the layout.
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