Conspicuously drawing from a wide range of personal interests which include art history, modern politics, literature, music and lived experience Dalwood paints works that act almost as diorama’s or stage sets for an action which we will not see performed. Introducing elements of collage to the canvas his works create a jolt in the viewer, balanced as they are in a space between the decorative and conceptual and the private and public. The peculiar sense of otherworldliness that the canvases invoke is heightened by the fact that Dalwood paints in a style related to the time at which the action or event alluded to in the image took place. This action heightens the sense of historical importance of events that might otherwise be considered of niche interest; the death of banker Roberto Calvi or the OJ Simpson trial, locating them within the context of art history.

 

Selected solo exhibitions: Dexter Dalwood, Kunsthaus, Centre d’art PasquArt, Biel, Switzerland (2013) Orientalism, David Risley Gallery, Copenhagen, Denmark (2012) Dichter Und Drogen, Nolan Judith, Berlin, Germany (2011) Dexter Dalwood, Tate, St. Ives, UK (2010) Endless Night, Gagosian Gallery, Beverly Hills, California (2009) Represented by Simon Lee, London.

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Glossary

  • Canvas

    A piece of cloth woven from flax, hemp or cotton fibres. The word has generally come to refer to any piece of firm, loosely woven fabric used to paint on. Its surface is typically prepared for painting by priming with a ground.

  • Collage

    The two-dimensional form of assemblage made by affixing paper, card, photographs, fabric and other objects to a flat surface. It is often combined with painting and drawing techniques. This technique was first introduced by Pablo Picasso and Georges Braque in 1912 during their phase of synthetic cubism.

  • Drawing

    The depiction of shapes and forms on a flat surface chiefly by means of lines although colour and shading may also be included. Materials most commonly used are pencil, ink, crayon, charcoal, chalk and pastel, although other materials, including paint, can be used in combination.