Untitled
About this artwork
Charles Avery has been working on an ongoing, epic project called ‘Islanders’, since 2004, in which he describes the topology and cosmology of an imaginary island, whose every feature embodies a philosophical proposition, problem or solution. On this imaginary ‘Island’, the visitor encounters strange animals, bizarre behaviour and even unknown gods. By using his drawings to claim veracity for these imaginary worlds, he contrasts realism with the very flights of invention which the medium makes possible. Avery’s drawings are entirely improvised and evolve as they are being made. They are often left in an apparently unfinished state which echoes the ongoing and open-ended nature of his whole ‘Islanders’ project.
Updated before 2020
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artist:Charles Avery (born 1973) Scottish
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title:Untitled
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date created:2002
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materials:Pencil on paper
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measurements:41.90 x 59.30 cm (framed 54.00 x 71.50 x 3.20 cm)
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object type:
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credit line:Purchased (Knapping Fund) 2003
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accession number:GMA 4672
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Charles Avery
Charles Avery
Charles Avery views his work as being divided into two areas; atomic and mystic. His ‘atomic’ works are abstract and geometrical and his ‘mystic’ works consist of figurative pencil drawings. Avery prefers to exhibit them together in order to explore questions raised in metaphysics, mathematics and...