You can say what you like about the recession (we won’t say credit crunch anymore, as we’re sure you’re sick of that phrase), but it has bred some pretty impressive and creative ways of saving money. And unsurprisingly, the most inventive money saving measure has come from young gallerist James Tregaskes, who rather than hiring out exclusive venues in notable postcodes, is hosting a variety of exhibitions by new and contemporary artists from his London home.
The first exhibition for First Floor projects is artist Lucy Barlow’s first solo show, Delicate Boundaries. The project sheds a formal narrative reflecting the intimacy that only exists in a real home. Much of Lucy’s fine art pieces are reminiscent of her previous illustrations, which Lucy describes as “contained, formal compositions…very controlled”, but her use of coloured and lead pencils on paper as well dip pens filled with ink and watercolours represent something of a departure from her signature style, with Lucy saying “I am still in control, but it is less controlling than my previous work”.
t5m loves Lucy’s tongue-in-cheek drawings, such as ‘Bears Say No” and her vibrant paintings like “Fire Ladders”, which are described as having a “sense of the unresolved, whilst being ironic and definitive”.
Delicate Boundaries by Lucy Barlow is at First Floor Projects, 23 April – 16 May 2009, 5 Redcliffe Gardens, London, SW10 9BG, Opening Times: Thursday Saturday, 12pm-6pm www.firstfloorprojects.com
