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2 222 Hollywood Road, Sheung Wan, Hong Kong / T + 852 2291 0006 / www.thecatstreetgallery.com
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The Cat Street Gallery is thrilled to welcome back James McGrath for his second solo show at The Cat Street Gallery in Hong Kong. Ocular/Fleurs is a re-imagining of traditional perspective techniques. The imagery tattooed onto new surfaces – on the curve of a mirror ball, within the books of a library, and amongst a bouquet of falling flowers – offers us a glimpse into the mind of the artist and the sensual world he depicts. Just as we are coming to understand this opulent world, it is destroyed. The result is dramatic, decadent and steeped in melancholy while simultaneously representing the unpredictable nature of ideas. Drawing from baroque sensibilities, McGrath is ever engaged with layers of historical imagery, digital media and traditional art making. Behind the illusion of light and shadow that play in the folds of his drapes, religious and mythical themes reflect Baroque theatricality. His works are in themselves ocular mirrors of the past, specimens of natural history and sensuous 17th century paintings. McGrath was introduced to painting as an assistant to Australia’s most celebrated expressionist painter, Arthur Boyd. Over the last ten years he has exhibited in New York, London, Sydney and Paris. For further information, please contact: info@thecatstreetgallery.com
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CONTENTS
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D i r e ctor s F or w a r d
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Ocul ar Fl eurs IX
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O cu la r G old I
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Ocul ar Fl eurs X
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O cu la r G old I I
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Ocul ar Fl eurs XI
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O cu la r F a ll I I
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S pecul o I
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O cu la r F le u r s V
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S pecul o II
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O cu la r F le u r s VI
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Ocul ar Fl ut t er Fl eur
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O cu la r F le u r s VI I
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S t udy fo r Ocul ar Fl eurs I
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O cu la r F le u r s VI I I
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S t udy fo r Ocul ar Fl eurs II
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O cu la r Go l d I Oil on canvas mounted to panel 60 cm diameter 2015
HKD 25,000
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O cu la r Go l d II Oil on canvas mounted to panel 60 cm diameter 2015
H K D 25 , 0 0 0
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O cu la r Fal l II Oil on panel 120 cm diameter 2015
HKD 70,000
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O cu la r Fl eurs V Oil on canvas mounted to panel 60 cm diameter 2015
H K D 25 , 0 0 0
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O cu la r Fl eurs V I Oil on canvas mounted to panel 60 cm diameter 2015
HKD 25,000
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O cu la r Fl eurs V II Oil on canvas mounted to panel 90 cm diameter 2015
H K D 55 , 0 0 0
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O cu la r F leurs V III Oil on canvas mounted to panel 90 cm diameter 2015
HKD 55,000
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O cu la r Fl eurs IX Oil on canvas mounted to panel 90 cm diameter 2015
H K D 55 , 0 0 0
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O cu la r f l eurs X Oil on canvas mounted to panel 60 cm diameter 2015
H K D 25 , 0 0 0
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O cu la r Fl eurs XI Oil on canvas mounted to panel 60 cm diameter 2015
H K D 25 , 0 0 0
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Sp e c ul o I Oil on canvas and black acrylc (8 panels) 86 x 100 cm 2015
H K D 55 , 0 0 0
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Sp e cul o II Oil on canvas and black acrylic 86 x 96 cm 2015
H K D 55 , 0 0 0
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O cu la r F lut t er Fl eur Oil on panel 90 cm diameter 2015
H K D 55 , 0 0 0
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Stu d y for O cul ar Fl eurs I Oil on canvas mounted to panel 20 cm diameter 2015
HKD 5,200
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Stu d y for O cul ar Fl eurs II Oil on canvas mounted to panel 20 cm diameter 2015
HKD 5,200
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