3 October - 16 November 2024
SHAPE SORTER
FT. FABIO ALMEIDA. DOMINIC BEATTIE. IAN DAWSON. TIM ELLIS. JO HUMMEL. FRANK KENT. ANNA LIBER LEWIS. IMOGEN WETHERELL. ANISA ZAHEDI.
A shape sorter is a pedagogical toy for children consisting of wooden geometric forms such as cubes,
spheres, and cylinders. Children are encouraged to assemble them in various configurations and
structures, thus fostering an intuitive understanding of geometry, symmetry, and balance. ‘Shape Sorter’
is a group show of nine mid-career London based artists: Fabio Almeida, Dominic Beattie, Ian Dawson,
Tim Ellis, Jo Hummel, Frank Kent, Anna Liber Lewis, Imogen Wetherell, and Anisa Zahedi.
The exhibition centres around instinctual experimentation in the act of creation. Via process akin to play,
the puzzle of composing various materials into coherent, yet non representational objects is attempted.
The array of unique artefacts in the exhibition demonstrate the artists’ engagement and interest in both
traditional and contemporary crafts. Working within often automatic process driven repetition systems,
they explore the nature of spontaneity, the deliberate element of chance and subjective experience.
SELECTED WORKS
Fabio Almeida, A Silver Key Can Open, 2024, Painted paper, marker pens, Letraset, PVA and varnish on plywood panel with sapele frame, 146 x 124 cm
Fabio Almeida, The Long Now, 2023, Painted paper, marker pens, Letraset and varnish on plywood panel with sapele frame, 75 x 63 cm
Fabio Almeida, Prop, 2023, Painted paper, marker pens, Letraset and varnish on plywood panel with oak frame , 53 x 45 cm
Dominic Beattie, Rushing, 2024, Ink, spray paint, varnish and hardboard on birch ply panel, 122 x 61 cm
Dominic Beattie, Blast, 2024, Ink, spray paint, gesso and varnish on wood, 38 x 43 cm
Dominic Beattie, Cog Curtain, 2024, Ink, spray paint, varnish and found wood on birch panel, 60 x 60 cm
Dominic Beattie, Clarice, 2024, Ink, spray paint, varnish, card and tape on birch ply panel, 20 x 30 cm
Dominic Beattie, Narrow Gate, 2024, Ink, spray paint, varnish and found wood on birch ply panel, 50 x 40 cm
Ian Dawson, Flint, 2024, 3D Printed plastic, 150 x 110 x 100 cm
Ian Dawson, WG, 2002, PLA 3D Printed, 30 x 30 x 30 cm
Ian Dawson, Surge, 2022, PLA 3D Printed, 30 x 30 x 30 cm
Ian Dawson, Cornpick, 2021, 3D Printed plastic, 85 x 40 x 50 cm
Tim Ellis, United in Different Guises 1-12, 2024, Acrylic, ink and varnish on cotton, 75 x 45 cm
Tim Ellis, Shape Sorter 1-12, 2024, Found stickers on Perspex in wooden frame, 18 x 13 x 1.5 cm
Tim Ellis, United In Different Guises DVII, 2023, acrylic, ink and varnish on cotton, 75 x 45 cm
Tim Ellis, United In Different Guises DV, 2023, Acrylic, ink and varnish on cotton, 75 x 45 cm
Tim Ellis, United In Different Guises DVIII, Acrylic, ink and varnish on cotton, 75 x 45 cm
Jo Hummel, Author I, 2024, Acrylic on paper and ply, 75 x 75 cm
Jo Hummel, Author I, 2024, Acrylic on paper and ply, 75 x 75 cm
Jo Hummel, Red, 2024, Acrylic on paper and ply, 50 x 40 cm
Tim Ellis, Tomorrow’s Harvest, 2019, Acrylic, varnish and cotton, 205 x 140 cm
Jo Hummel, Surround, 2024, Acrylic on paper and ply, 40 x 30 cm
Frank Kent, O, 2024, Acrylic, spruce, plywood, bamboo, 22 x 22 x 8,5 cm
Frank Kent, Indigo, 2024, Fumed oak, walnut, bamboo, acrylic, 51 x 51 x 18 cm
Frank Kent, Racer, 2024, Limed spruce, walnut, bamboo, birch, acrylic, 41 x 41 x 19 cm
Anna Liber Lewis, The Point Receives not two but Several Pushes, 2023, Oil on canvas, 170 x 130 cm
Anna Liber Lewis, Game Plan, 2022, Oil on canvas board, 46 x 36 cm
Imogen Wetherell, Untitled, 2023 Acrylic on linen, 49 x 62 cm
Imogen Wetherell, Even V, 2022, Oil on linen, 50 x 40 cm
Imogen Wetherell, Even III, 2022, Oil on linen, 50 x 40 cm
Anisa Zahedi, A New Day, 2023 Acrylic, on MDF & OSB, 51 x 51 cm
Anisa Zahedi, Bittersweet, 2024, Acrylic on MDF, 85 x 43 cm
Anisa Zahedi, Kisses, 2024, Acrylic on MDF & OSB, 38 x 38 cm
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