I COULD HAVE GONE PRO - Solo show by Richie Culver (UK) Opening night: 09.05 at 19:00 Exhibition dates: 10.05 - 03.06 Nuart Gallery - Salvågergata 10, Stavanger (NO) -o0o“The thin line between normality and aspiration. A grey area this side of the mundane. ‘I could have gone Pro’ explores a narrative of hope and how we cope when a lifetime of hard work or effort becomes pointless. When our aspirations become folklore law of our own memory. When tales become myths. When myths become lies “ - R.C. This month, Richie Culver, the renowned British contemporary artist, teams up with Nuart Gallery as our international artist-in-residence, culminating in the opening of his new exhibition ‘I Could Have Gone Pro’. The exhibition presents Culver’s latest body of work produced on location in Norway’s oil capital, which provides a compelling back-drop for his unique brand of acerbic social commentary. Born in Withernsea, a town on the outskirts of Hull in Yorkshire, Richie Culver moved to London in 2000 at the age of 17 with his girlfriend, and a measly £8 in his pockets. Despite not receiving any formal art training, his first artwork was immediately featured in a group exhibition at Tate Modern, and demand for his new work has grown exponentially since along with his list of collectors. Working with photography, mixed-media, painting and collage, Culver combines words and images in sparsely populated compositions. From stepping into the art arena as an untrained but enthusiastic novice to the present day, his personal life experiences have had a strong impact on his heavily autobiographical work, with ‘I Could Have Gone Pro’ no exception.
Richie Culver (UK) in the studio. Stavanger 2018
Silda Jazz Gear
by RICHIE CULVER (UK) Medium: Acrylic on canvas Edition: Unique Size: 200 x 139.5 cm Year: 2018 Price: 44 000 NOK + 5% BKH
John + Son Barbers by RICHIE CULVER (UK) Medium: Acrylic on canvas Edition: Unique Size: 100 x 120 cm Year: 2018 Price: 27 500 NOK + 5% BHK
Second Glance Hair Dressers by RICHIE CULVER (UK) Medium: Acrylic on canvas Edition: Unique Size: 100 x 120 cm Year: 2018 Price: 27 500 NOK + 5% BHK
Hair Cut Land
by RICHIE CULVER (UK) Medium: Gicleè print on 300g hot pressed natural paper Edition: 16 Size: 50 x 40 cm Year: 2018 Price: 2 800 NOK + 5% BHK
5% ART TAX Please be aware that there is an additional art tax of 5% on purchases over 2000 NOK. Norway’s art tax policy is a means for supporting young emerging artists as well as serving as a pension fund for older artists.
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