Ian McKeever

Darkness folds into itself, black too

24 Sep – 27 Nov 2021

Ian McKeever, Paintings in the studio, 2021

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Ian McKeever, Paintings in the studio, 2021

Ian McKeever on his use of a limited colour palette

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Ian McKeever on his use of a limited colour palette

Ian McKeever, Ian McKeever in his studio, 2021

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Ian McKeever, Ian McKeever in his studio, 2021

Henge VII, 2019-2022, 240 x 285cm, oil and acrylic on canvas

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Henge VII, 2019-2022, 240 x 285cm, oil and acrylic on canvas

'Darkness folds into itself, black too, has a tendency to shy away from the light. Attempting to pull black away from introspection is a part of the challenge of using it as a colour. One wants to make it breathe, open out into the world.'

Henge Painting V, 2017, 240 x 285cm, oil and acrylic on canvas

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Henge Painting V, 2017, 240 x 285cm, oil and acrylic on canvas

Excerpt from Body forth: The Henge Paintings, by Paul Moorhouse

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Excerpt from Body forth: The Henge Paintings, by Paul Moorhouse

A neolithic standing henge stone, Avebury, UK

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A neolithic standing henge stone, Avebury, UK

Photo by Ian McKeever

A neolithic standing henge stone, Avebury, UK

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A neolithic standing henge stone, Avebury, UK

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"The surface of the paintings is an emphatic two-dimensional plane, and the paint is applied in thin layers. In that sense, in the first instance texture is visual, not physical. The ‘bodying forth’ they suggest is held on a flat plane, as the paintings are wall-bound. This is the strange paradox in painting."

Ian McKeever in his studio

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Ian McKeever in his studio

On Sculpture and Painting, Ian McKeever in conversation with Jon Wood

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On Sculpture and Painting, Ian McKeever in conversation with Jon Wood

Works on paper pinned in Ian McKeever's studio

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Works on paper pinned in Ian McKeever's studio

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Darkness folds into itself, black too

Henge No. 4, 2020, 64.5 x 69cm, watercolour and gouache on handmade paper,

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Henge No. 4, 2020, 64.5 x 69cm, watercolour and gouache on handmade paper,

Ian McKeever, Henge Paintings, 2022, installation view

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Ian McKeever, Henge Paintings, 2022, installation view

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Works on paper pinned in Ian McKeever's studio

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Ian McKeever, Henge Paintings, 2022, installation view

McKeever’s Henge paintings form the latest developments in a career that spans more than five decades, and, sustaining the approach that he first adopted in 1976, the artist worked in series.

Henge Paintings in the artist's studio

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Henge Paintings in the artist's studio

Excerpt from Body forth: The Henge Paintings, by Paul Moorhouse

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Excerpt from Body forth: The Henge Paintings, by Paul Moorhouse

Henge XIV, 2019-2020, 240 x 285 cm, oil and acrylic on canvas

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Henge XIV, 2019-2020, 240 x 285 cm, oil and acrylic on canvas