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3 – 4 Bartlett Street Bath BA1 2QZ @davidsimontweet 01225 460189 davidsimoncontemporary [email protected] david_simon_contemporary www.davidsimoncontemporary.com Showtime at The Circus Bridget Moore RBA, Steven Hubbard & Claire Loder 9 September - 1 October Bridget Moore RBA Claire Loder Steven Hubbard Just off Bath’s famous Georgian ‘Circus’ designed by John Wood the Elder, David Simon Contemporary is an appropriate setting for this aptly named exhibition of paintings, marquetry constructions and ceramics by three different artists. The award-winning painter Bridget Moore has long been attracted to the subject of circuses, fairgrounds and theatres. Sometimes dark and edgy, her work has an energy that captures the sense of faded grandeur and exciting atmosphere of performance, often based on her childhood memories. Bringing an enchanting feeling of nostalgia are the highly-skillful constructions by Steven Hubbard, whose ingenious work takes the viewer by surprise with paintings hidden behind doors and secret panels, all set off with finely finished frames and cabinetry. Every part the master of his oeuvre, Steven Hubbard is a true perfectionist and each piece is beautifully crafted with a variety of materials and techniques. Claire Loder’s work explores ideas of memory, contemplation and melancholy through the medium of clay. Her ceramic heads inspire humour and absurdity, but also carry an eerie realism through the fixed stare of their eyes, which suggests a real figure obscured with a mask. Intriguingly, as a child she spent a number of months in the close company of a group of circus clowns who were put up to stay with her family whilst the troupe were in town. The legacy of this experience is clear in her work. This exhibition delivers every bit of emotion to be had from the buzz of the circus coming to town – from the nostalgic excitement of our childhood memories to the anticipation of the stage once set and its sometimes sinister characters. Roll up, roll up – it’s showtime! Bridget Moore, RBA, NEAC, born in Whistable, Kent, 1960, studied art at Medway College of Design, Epsom School of Art & Design, then the Royal Academy Schools, graduating in 1984 when she was awarded the prestigious Elizabeth Greenshields Foundation Award. Bridget's work often touches on childhood memories from Whitstable, evoking the atmosphere and qualities of experiences distilled over the years. Other themes such as
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Showtime at The Circus Bridget Moore RBA, Steven Hubbard & Claire Loder 9 September - 1 October
Bridget Moore RBA Claire Loder Steven Hubbard Just off Bath’s famous Georgian ‘Circus’ designed by John Wood the Elder, David Simon Contemporary is an appropriate setting for this aptly named exhibition of paintings, marquetry constructions and ceramics by three different artists. The award-winning painter Bridget Moore has long been attracted to the subject of circuses, fairgrounds and theatres. Sometimes dark and edgy, her work has an energy that captures the sense of faded grandeur and exciting atmosphere of performance, often based on her childhood memories. Bringing an enchanting feeling of nostalgia are the highly-skillful constructions by Steven Hubbard, whose ingenious work takes the viewer by surprise with paintings hidden behind doors and secret panels, all set off with finely finished frames and cabinetry. Every part the master of his oeuvre, Steven Hubbard is a true perfectionist and each piece is beautifully crafted with a variety of materials and techniques. Claire Loder’s work explores ideas of memory, contemplation and melancholy through the medium of clay. Her ceramic heads inspire humour and absurdity, but also carry an eerie realism through the fixed stare of their eyes, which suggests a real figure obscured with a mask. Intriguingly, as a child she spent a number of months in the close company of a group of circus clowns who were put up to stay with her family whilst the troupe were in town. The legacy of this experience is clear in her work. This exhibition delivers every bit of emotion to be had from the buzz of the circus coming to town – from the nostalgic excitement of our childhood memories to the anticipation of the stage once set and its sometimes sinister characters. Roll up, roll up – it’s showtime!
Bridget Moore, RBA, NEAC, born in Whistable, Kent, 1960, studied art at Medway College of Design, Epsom School of Art & Design, then the Royal Academy Schools, graduating in 1984 when she was awarded the prestigious Elizabeth Greenshields Foundation Award. Bridget's work often touches on childhood memories from Whitstable, evoking the atmosphere and qualities of experiences distilled over the years. Other themes such as
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decayed opulence, the rich colours and lights of theatres, circuses and fairgrounds also hold a particular fascination for her. Her ability to capture such rich scenes led The Spectator critic Giles Auty to describe one of her works in the Royal Academy Summer Show of 1992 as a "small, intense treasure". Elected a member of The Royal Society of British Artists in 1989 and a member of The New English Art Club in 2005 she has exhibited continually since leaving art school. Her work has been seen in mixed and solo shows in many London galleries and across the UK including Royal Academy Summer Shows and also in the USA. Amongst some of the prizes awarded her, she was a runner-up in the Lynn Painter-Stainers Prize, 2006.
Steven Hubbard, born in London 1954 read Fine Art at Gloucestershire College of Art & Design and has been exhibiting his work for more than thirty years. Short-listed as one of eight finalists in the 1986 National Portrait Gallery John Players Award, Hubbard has exhibited at this event three times as well as being regularly included in the Royal Academy Summer Exhibition. He has held three solo exhibitions in London, as well as participating in numerous group exhibitions in London. Clare Loder seemed a natural and immediate choice of ceramicist to invite to contribute to this exhibition. Internationally exhibited, she is a graduate of Bath Spa University and University Wales Institute, Cardiff, with work in a number of important public collections including the Crafts Council, Abertstwyth University and The House of Dreams Museum, London. Loder is a published authority on contemporary ceramics and her book ‘The New Ceramics: Sculpting and Handbuilding’ perfectly sums up her passion and knowledge of ceramics as a fine art medium for exploring her conceptual ideas. Intriguingly, as a child she spent a number of months in the close company of a group of circus clowns who were put up to stay with her family whilst the troupe were in town. The legacy of this experience is clear in her work. Image Credits for attached files: Bridget Moore RBA, NEAC, ‘Up High’, gouache on paper, 18 x 22cm Steven Hubbard, ’House of Cards’, marquetry construction, 43 x 60cm Claire Loder ‘Spotted’, ceramic, 42 x 29 x 15.5cm Visitor Information: Opening Times: Monday – Saturday 10am – 6pm, Wednesdays 2pm – 6pm. David Simon Contemporary, 3 – 4 Bartlett Street, Bath, BA1 2QZ 01225 460189 www.davidsimoncontemporary.com , [email protected] Press Information: For further press information, images, interviews, etc, please contact David Simon on 01225 460189 / 07736 505360 or email [email protected]
