The Royal Glasgow Institute of the Arts invited Sean Ellcombe to produce a new solo show at the Kelly Gallery from the 23rd October until the 6th November 2020. Window Works is a series of new, large scale painting works by Ellcombe submerged into the gallery walls.
About the artist: Ellcombe is a Glasgow born and based artist, who graduated in Fine Art Painting and Printmaking from the Glasgow School of Art in 2019. He was the recipient of the 2019 RGI Graduate Award with fellow GSA graduate Thyme James. Since graduating, Ellcombe has been actively nurturing a painting practice, one which investigates the physiologies of the painting in tandem with how a viewer physically engages with the surface. This is an active and playful invitation to engage the viewer with painting as an accepted material. It is Ellcombe’s belief to challenge traditional expectations of both the artwork and the viewer – with painting being archaically a known pathfinder to a working idea of art. Ellcombe has explored this through canvas, installation and sculptural objects. He uses spaces to evaluate his thoughts on painting, which was exemplified in his prior solo show Paintings on Legs at Salt Space Gallery in 2019. The RGI invited Sean to produce a new solo show at the Kelly Gallery in October 2020. Window Works is a series of new, large scale painting works by Ellcombe which are submerged into the gallery walls.
About the exhibition:Window Works is a painting series about the idea of a portrait space(s). The portrait space is the sitters’ stage – a simple aspect in the portrait genres goals in presenting the idea of the person. The window works presented in this show is a realisation in my actual interest in the experience of the work of portraiture. The idea of an occupied space is prevalent
throughout.
Window Works by Sean Ellcombe
The Royal Glasgow Institute of the Arts invited Sean Ellcombe to produce a new solo show at the Kelly Gallery from the 23rd October until the 6th November 2020. Window Works is a series of new, large scale painting works by Ellcombe submerged into the gallery walls.
About the artist: Ellcombe is a Glasgow born and based artist, who graduated in Fine Art Painting and Printmaking from the Glasgow School of Art in 2019. He was the recipient of the 2019 RGI Graduate Award with fellow GSA graduate Thyme James. Since graduating, Ellcombe has been actively nurturing a painting practice, one which investigates the physiologies of the painting in tandem with how a viewer physically engages with the surface. This is an active and playful invitation to engage the viewer with painting as an accepted material. It is Ellcombe’s belief to challenge traditional expectations of both the artwork and the viewer – with painting being archaically a known pathfinder to a working idea of art. Ellcombe has explored this through canvas, installation and sculptural objects. He uses spaces to evaluate his thoughts on painting, which was exemplified in his prior solo show Paintings on Legs at Salt Space Gallery in 2019. The RGI invited Sean to produce a new solo show at the Kelly Gallery in October 2020. Window Works is a series of new, large scale painting works by Ellcombe which are submerged into the gallery walls.
About the exhibition: Window Works is a painting series about the idea of a portrait space(s). The portrait space is the sitters’ stage – a simple aspect in the portrait genres goals in presenting the idea of the person. The window works presented in this show is a realisation in my actual interest in the experience of the work of portraiture. The idea of an occupied space is prevalent
throughout.
Please note that due to Covid-19 restrictions the gallery will be running an appointment only system. Bookings to view Window Works can be made here.