VICTORIA AND ALBERT MUSEUM LIGHTDRAWINGS
INTRODUCTION
Artist Hugo Dalton exhibits a selection of his Lightdrawings within the world famous collection of the Victoria and Albert Museum. The works will be projected across the epic Great Court and Raphael Room at large scale using theatrical lighting that the artist first used to created his stage set at Sadlers Wells for Christopher Wheeldon in 2010, which critic Edward Lucie-Smith termed “…a rebellion towards elegance.”
Through out the Museum there are a series of intimate projections that interact with specific works in the collection. These use small domestic size projectors and show the malleable nature of Dalton’s Lightdrawings: Which are shone onto a number of different surfaces; columns, ornate ceilings and statues. They transform surfaces; the artist sees them as wall paintings one can turn on and off.
Hugo Dalton is best known for his wall paintings, he graduated from Goldsmith’s University with first class honors. His work is firmly rooted in the tradition of drawing from life, using modern materials and techniques to achieve subtle yet striking artworks. Dalton’s work can be found in the collections of Kay Saatchi, the David Roberts Foundation, Ng Lu Pat, Derwent London, Royal Horticultural Society and the University of Arts, London. Dalton has exhibited widely having shown at the ICA London, The Future Can Wait, London, Crisis Arts Space and has had solo shows with the Fine Art Society, the Cat Street Gallery in Hong Kong and at the Today Art Museum, Beijing in 2011.
NOCTURNE ROSE 2011
Glass etched gobo edition 6
OPHELIA ROSE 2011
Glass etched gobo, edition 6
KSENIA 2008
The domestic projector is supplied with the artwork. Each is 35 x 35cm and weighs 2.8 kg. They house the glass etched disc inside and beam the drawing up to 8 meters. Each as an LED bulb that lasts for 30,000 hours (an average lightbulb life is 1,000). The unit is repainted for Dalton’s works white and can be placed on a surface or attached to a wall or ceiling.
