New Salgado print now available / Liam Alvy on now

LIAM ALVY: FEAST OF THE GREAT LAKES
PREVIEW: Thursday, 11 January, 18h00-20h00
EXHIBITION: 12 January - 2 March, 2024
When planning the work for his debut solo exhibition at BEERS, Liam Alvy would take long walks in nature with his dog, in a wooded area near the lakes around his home in Yorkshire. The result is Feast of the Great Lakes, consisting of a series of new paintings in his quirky, recognizable style. The works have a sort of naive charisma to them – situated partway between an obvious painterly prowess and the hyper-stylization that lands within the realm of illustration or even the strongly contoured, recognizable shapes traditionally used in tattoo art. Alvy, a tattooist since his early twenties, has obviously honed his skills as a draftsman, and his prowess as a painter is immediate.
In, What I Talk About When I Talk About Running, Haruki Murakami speaks about inspiration while running in nature. How the seed crystal for creative thought is both omnipresent and invisible, "The sky both exists and doesn't exist," he writes. Similarly, Alvy found inspiration for this body of work while running past a family of ducks. "My dog dove into a lake trying to get a duck, and the idea of painting that sparked an excitement within me," he writes. "Essentially I'm painting what I see on a daily basis walking my dog around the lakes. Ducks, swans, cormorants, and of course occasionally frogs." He goes on to explain how, as a child, he collected tadpoles in the spring and watched them turn into frogs, when he'd release them. "I've often used them in my work to symbolise a struggle, or battle within. Placed in a scene with a cormorant for example, is like the frogs symbolising conquering your demons."
NEW SALGADO PRINT & WORK ON COLLAGE SERIES
We are excited to announce a new editioned print by Andrew Salgado. 'Bonjour Tristesse' prints are freshly signed and ready for immediate acquisition. They measure 67x58cm / 26x23 inches (image size)* and are printed on archival Hahnemüle. The edition is limited to 35 prints (+5 AP) and priced at £479 ($600USD) + shipping.
TO PURCHASE follow this link to our ONLINE PRINT STORE.
*[75x65cm / 30x25 inches (page size)]
WAITING FOR SPRING
LAUNCHING NEXT FRIDAY, 2 FEBRUARY
Andrew Salgado will release a small body of floral collages based on the list of flowers listed in Derek Jarman's short poetic, Pharmacopoeia. The series includes 12 floral collages from found sources - including Lilly of the Valley (shown), Marigolds, Forget Me Nots, and Rosemary.
Each collage is priced at £3,000 ($3,800USD) and includes a bespoke frame and museum quality glass.
The works will be available for acquisition from Friday, 2 February.