Fletcher Sibthorp
Lucy Simmonds Fine Paintings
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NIGHT'S BLIND 1999 mixed media 22 x 14.5 inches ( detail )
FOR NICCI
Fletcher Sibthorp Quiet Space
Preview by invitation at The China Club, 13/F Old Bank of China Building, Central, Hong Kong
Thereafter at The Fringe Club, Montblanc Gallery, 2 Lower Albert Road, Central, Hong Kong Gallery Telephone 2521 7251 ( during exhibition only ) 15th-21st March 2000 12-7pm Monday - Saturday
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All pictures are available for sale prior to the exhibition
DANAE 1999 mixed media 61 x 44.5 cm
I ntrodu ction FLETCHER SIBTHORP was born in Hertfordshire, England in 1967. After completing a Foundation Art Course at Hertfordshire College of Art, he undertook an Honours Degree in Graphic Design and Illustration at Kingston University graduating in 1989.
Fletcher has worked full-time artist for the last ten years, producing work in the commercial market as well as selling paintings to private and corperate collectors. Rank Xerox, British Telecom, Chase Manhatten Bank, Railtrack and Kirin Brewery are just a few of the companioes that own his paintings as part of their collections.
Intially, Fletcher was attracted by the concept of movement and it's effect on the human form. This naturally lead to his interest in sport and abstract portrayals of gymnasts and athletes, culminating in the exhibition 'In Motion' in London in 1992. Fletcher was approached by Sadler's Wells in 1995 to produce a painting for the Flamenco troupe Paco Pena. The movement and expressive quality in his work complemented the passion of Flamenco.
However, Fletcher has recently become more interested in the figure alone, its subtleties and its infinite expressions. As he says,"I'm interested in taking a figure, placing it in an abstract space and from these simple elements, creating a narrative. I like to think when people view the paintings, they willl add their own emotions and from these, create their own interpretations." The faces, although simple, have a complexity to them. A completative gaze, a person deep in thought, hinting at a secret which the viewer is permitted to share. "These are not portraits," Fletcher argues, "the models act as a reflection of my own and the viewer's self expression and vunerability". Because the paintings are so simple the viewer cannot help but add their own experiences. The viewer is invited to identify with the subject and project their own mood onto the painting.
Sometimes the narrative is hinted at by a title or a theme; themes which artists have tackled for centuries. Fletcher says "I like the idea of classical themes because they are so universally recognisable that only a few simple elements are needed to create the theme. Their simplicity is what makes them contemporary, but they are influenced by the ancient. I like this juxtaposition."
Recently Fletcher's work has concentrated further on his own personal creative vision. He is passionate about the direction in which his work is heading. "Even though the work, in its content, is becoming simpler, the paintings are harder to resolve as the underlying expression become harder to achieve. Even I don't know how they will develop. They take on their own life, creating their own spirituality.
The Last One 1999
mixed media
24 x 20 inches
Danae II 1999
mixed media
42 x 31.5 inches
A Bright Red Kimono 1999
mixed media
38 x 51 inches
Lucy 1999
mixed media
12 x 10 inches
Three Nudes 1999
mixed media
23.5 x 46 inches
Reflection / Frailty 1999
mixed media
15 x 10.5 inches
Arched Back 1999
mixed media
42.5 x 29.5 inches
THE HOSTESS 1999
mixed media
32.5 x 25 inches
Night's Blind 1999
mixed media
22 x 14.5 inches
Quiet Space 1999
mixed media
19 x 12 inches
DANAE III OLYMPIAN 1999mixed mixedmedia media 45 1999 23 xx 60 17 cm inches
Selected Exhibitions
1989
Mixed show 'Alter Images' 89 The Association of Illustrators Gallery London
1990
Mixed show 'New Faces' 90
The Association of Illustrators Gallery London
1991
Mixed show
The Association of Illustrators
1992
One man show
In Motion 92
London
Mixed show
The Olympic Collection 92
London
Mixed show
Art 92
London
1995
Mixed show
CCA Galleries 95 at Selfridges London
1996
Mixed show
Still Price Lintas Advertising Agency London
1997
Mixed show
Four Painters from New York Tokyo
Mixed show
Six Artists Lucy Simmonds Fine Art Hong Kong
1998
One man show Leyenda-Studies of Joaquín Cortés and Dancers Tokyo
Mixed show
1999
One man show Flamenco II
Alter Images 91
London
Artists 98 Award of Excellence SI Gallery New York
Art Obsession Tokyo
List of Works
1
DANAE*
24 x 18 inches
mixed media
1999
2
THE LAST ONE*
24 x 20 inches
mixed media
1999
3
BLACK AND GOLD
15 x 11.5 inches
mixed media
1998
4
DANAE II*
42 x 31.5 inches
mixed media
1999
5
The Ebony Tower II
18.5 x 14.5 inches mixed media
1998
6
Chastity
31 x 22 inches
mixed media
1999
7
A Bright Red Kimono* 38 x 51 inches
mixed media
1999
8
LUCY*
12 x 10 inches
mixed media
1999
9
Lacrimosa
16 x 23 inches
mixed media
1999
10
Inside the Quiet
19 x 23 inches
mixed media
1999
11
Three Nudes*
23.5 x 46 inches mixed media
1999
12
Quiet Space II
15 x 10.5 inches
mixed media
1999
13
REFLECTION / FRAILTY*
15 x 10.5 inches
mixed media
1999
14
Icarus
34 x 25 inches
mixed media
1999
15
ARCHED BACK*
42.5 x 29.5 inches mixed media
1999
16
the HOSTESS*
32.5 x 25 inches
mixed media
1999
17
Et Lux Perpetua Luceat Eis 18 x 24 inches mixed media
1999
18
NIGHT'S BLIND*
22 x 14.5 inches
mixed media
1999
19
Falling From Grace
25 x 29 inchesv
mixed media
1999
20
QUIET SPACE*
19 x 12 inches
mixed media
1999
21
WARRIOR
23 x 19 inches
mixed media
1999
22
Quiet Space III
27.5 x 21 inches
mixed media
1999
23
OLYMPIAN III*
23 x 17 inches
mixed media
1999
24
the Magus
30 x 23 inches
mixed media
1999
Lucy Simmonds Fine Paintings
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