dot-art Presents an Independents Biennial Exhibition

dot-art is delighted to announce the launch of a diverse exhibition of work by five Liverpool based artists. dot-art asked the group to create work in any media in response to a derelict warehouse. The results will provoke, intrigue and delight.

The show takes place in a large warehouse space on Sparling Street, just off the main Dock Road, and embraces the urban, minimalistic aesthetic of the venue. The exhibition will be open from 10am-6pm, 7 days a week, from 20.09.08 - 30.11.08 and admission is free.

The five artists involved are Simon Mack, Stephen Collett, Dom Wilson, Andrew Collin and Robyn Woolston.

Simon Mack. Title of work: "Bigger, Better, Stronger"
Description: "The piece is titled : "Bigger, Better, Stronger" and alludes to how we in a complex digital society react to the bombardment of information, signs + their attendant meanings. I ask the viewer to decide whether human emotions such as love and affection + social bonds still override the onslaught of mixed and often confusing messages we receive every day via digital media usually via state controlled sources:" Is it l.o.v.e. + our essential need for meaningful bonds that defines us + over rides and rules our lives, or technological societies ferocious need for more, faster and bigger? But what actually makes us happier + stronger as individuals?"

Stephen Collett. Title of work: "The Inferno"
Description: "Art and theology once went hand in hand with one another but in recent times they have become two completely separate entities. I aim to reunite them in a contemporary fashion by producing a series of bold modern paintings encompassing the essence and feeling of the Seven Deadly Sins. Gluttony, Sloth, Lust, Pride, Avarice, Wrath and Lust. These are not traditionally figurative, more representative forms and expressive colours encapsulating the emotions behind each 'Sin'. These paintings have to be viewed collectively. Each visitor should leave having experienced something different; possibly fear or remorse but certainly a slight unease. The exhibition is called 'The Inferno' and should be a stark contrast to the shallow values of modern society. I'm not a particularly religious person, nor do I believe that there is a distinct line between right and wrong. I am simply using the angle of demonology to evoke feelings through Art."

Dom Wilson. Title of work: "Flowing Nowhere"
Description: "It is my intention to arouse the inherent aesthetic values to be found in common-or-garden artifacts."

Andrew Collin. Title of work: "The Greenhouse Panels"
Description: "The exhibit has evolved from my original concept, of a photographed derelict greenhouse as being emblematic of the consequence of the loss of skilled workers, particularly in the First World War, to a more "designerly" piece. The empty warehouse seemed remote from a traditional white-walled gallery space, which implied a novel approach was required. Images of a derelict greenhouse seemed well suited to the well-thumbed exhibition space. The final bit of inspiration came from the 'made up' theme of the Liverpool Biennial. The 'Greenhouse Panels' are presented as imaginary corners of an ambiguous place, derived from a real place, lost in time (for which an ambitious restoration project is currently seeking Heritage Lottery funding)."

Robyn Woolston. Title of work: "Supa Scoop 2"
Description: "In the widest sense of the word we CONSUME from the moment we are born. Consumption is a pre-requisite of existence, from personally addictive patterns of behaviour to the overarching power of the corporations. We are saturated by stimuli within our private, social and public spheres and the dialogue of 'interaction' operates within every level of our collective consciousness. We are both the architects and the submitting drones to the systems we inhabit and utilise to advance our lives, we are the consumers, we are the consumed."

The exhibition has been kindly sponsored by LAGP Architects and AGX Signs and Graphics.

For more information follow the link or contact:

Lucy Byrne, Director, dot-art
T: 0845 0176660 M: 07976 723796 E: enquiries@dot-art.com