Art Exhibition called 'CONCEPTION Part One'

Darren MacPherson and Patrick Colhoun introduce ‘Conception’, a two-part exhibition of work from two very different but complimentary artists. Two mediums, MacPherson’s vibrant, acid coloured figurative paintings alongside Colhoun’s dark, brooding, somewhat disturbing contemporary sculpture.

In June, part one - London, MacPherson’s base; followed by part two in Belfast in September, Colhoun’s hometown.

The London venue, a fresh, new contemporary space housed within a working factory in North Greenwich, a stones throw from the O2 Arena and the contemporary art hotbeds of Deptford and Peckham, an industrial setting that compliments both styles. The second venue, a contemporary gallery in Belfast, a city really starting to find its feet in the area of contemporary art.

Two artists, two cultures, two cities, two mediums.

Notes:
Darren MacPherson has a growing reputation as a contemporary figurative artist whose acrylic and spray paint works are bold and full of colour.

His frequent use of high key colours can be jarring, even startling to a first-time viewer. The negative space in the composition used merely to emphasise the foreground; this is the part of his work that he spends most time on, adding layer upon layer of content. Darren’s colours bounce off the canvas and his chaotic, sometimes erratic, strokes make for abstract suggestions of the male and female form.

Inclusion in prestigious events such as FLAGSTOP in Los Angeles, the inaugural Other Art Fair in London and the
2011 National Open Art Exhibition are cementing MacPherson as an artist with a growing reputation.

Patrick Colhoun is a contemporary sculptor living and working in Belfast. His irreverent approach and ever darker subject matter make for work that is anything but traditional ceramics. His use of other materials such as latex, hosiery and piercings add to the mix.

‘I strive to be unique, my work will divide opinion. It is strong and masculine, certain pieces animal like. It touches on subjects like sexual deviancy, containment, aggression, with hints of religious symbolism, making distasteful subjects into attractive physical forms.’

Colhoun was the winner of the Sculpture Category in the Signature Art Awards in London in 2011and is currently exhibiting in Northern Ireland, London and Romania.