The Stade IV
By Andrew Hardy
US$ 2,750
Overview
2021
Mixed Media, Rust, graphite and acrylic on canvas
Unique Work
Dimensions: 70cm (H) x 60cm (W) x 4cm (D) / 27.6" (H) x 23.6" (W) x 1.6" (D)
Note: Actual colours may vary due to photography & computer settings
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About the art
Artist statement
The Stade I-VI
The Stade I-VI is a series of 6 paintings made in early 2021 that were featured in the Turps Show at Thames-Side Studios Gallery, London in July 2021 and in the show’s catalogue.
Context
The Stade in winter provided the raw material for these paintings. The Stade is a commercial fishing shingle beach located behind Hastings Contemporary Gallery in Hastings Old Town, UK. It has been used for beaching boats for more than a thousand years and is now home to Europe's largest fleet of beach-launched fishing boats.
The paintings attempt to capture the stark contrast of rusting machinery and wet rotting wood against the vivid, brilliant colours and synthetic materiality of fishing floats, nets and safety equipment. Textures of corrosion, rust, dirt, wood rot and weather-worn plastic. Rocking. Rawness.
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Artist profile
Andrew Hardy
Hometown: London
Based in: London
Andrew Hardy is a painter who grew up in Derbyshire and now lives and works in London. Following a long career as a creative director in the retail design industry, working for many of Europe’s leading retailers and retail branding agencies, he now devotes himself full-time to painting. In 2019 …
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