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DEEP SHADOWS? - Gallery 286 Exhibition

DEEP SHADOWS? DEEP SHADOWS?

DEEP SHADOWS?

June 14th - July 30th, 2001

Andrew Pepper has been involved with light and holography for over 20 years. In 1979 he exhibited one of his first projected light sculptures, as a student, at the ICA, London, and a year later his 3-D smoke projection was included in a major survey exhibition of three-dimensional art and imaging at the Museum of Holography, New York. Since then he has shown his light sculptures and holography in group exhibitions world-wide, as well as solo exhibitions in New York, London, Madrid and Toronto.

He became involved with holography in the early 1980’s when he learnt the practical aspects of the medium from two pioneering artists in the field, Dan Schweitzer and Sam Moree, who ran New York Holographic Laboratories in the heart of Manhattan. This studio taught many artists whose work is now considered to be part of the historical development of the medium.

A recent exhibition in Copenhagen, “Lumia”, brought together international artists working with light. Here Pepper was invited to include examples of his projected light sculptures and more recent holographic works, which could be seen alongside major pieces by Dan Flavin, Otto Piene, François Morellet, Alejandro & Moira Siña and Thomas Wilfred.

“Deep Shadows?” will include a site-specific installation, produced for this exhibition, which incorporates metal and holographic surfaces, electric light and shadows cast onto the gallery floor. Pepper has become known for his graphic-based ‘drawn’ holograms where parts of the holographic images are often ‘scratched’ away, allowing light to pass through them and ‘draw’ a new image on the wall behind, or allow colour from the gallery wall to be seen through the holograms. In recent years he has been using smaller and smaller sections of holographic material to add a dimensional and kinetic element to his installations.

Work in “Deep Shadows?” follows on from earlier installations where glass holograms have been mounted directly into the plaster of gallery walls so that they protrude to cast a shadow down the wall and onto the floor. These “Wall Drawings” have been installed in exhibitions in Madrid, Spain; Coventry, UK; Pulheim, Germany and Canton, USA.

Along with the wall and floor installations, to be shown at Gallery 286, there will be previously unexhibited works as well as some of the early pieces which helped establish Pepper’s career.

Not only is Pepper active as a visual artist, but he lectures and writes on the subject of creative holography and consults for a number of arts and media organisations. He lives and works in Nottingham.

Private Views were held on
Thursday June 14th 6.30-8.30pm
Thursday July 12th 6.30-8.30pm

 

Lamp 3, 2000

Lamp 1, 2001

Centre Column, 1989

Square Eclipse, 1989
Part of the Jonathan Ross Hologram Collection

Colour Study, 1993 (with Eric Krantz)
Part of the Jonathan Ross Hologram Collection

wenty Nine Three, 1993 (with Eric Krantz)

An Invitation

The Jonathan Ross Hologram Collection website has been running for fifteen years so we decided it was time for a new look.

The new format has scope for lots more material so I would like to invite all the holographers whose work is featured here to submit background information, stories and images to supplement those I have provided. That way we can work together to make this the best resource on holographic imaging to be found on the web.

About the Collection

The Jonathan Ross Hologram Collection, based in London, UK, is one of the largest resources in the world for creative, display and commercial holography.

A number of touring exhibitions, containing work from the collection, have been presented in outstanding museums and galleries both within the UK and abroad. Information about new acquisitions and exhibitions is added here on a regular basis.  

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