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Caroline Kha, Ensō, Animated film of water drawing in a former Santander bank, 2014.

Ensō was made as part of ‘encounters’ project looking at contemplative acts in a former bank on a high street. These drawings were made several times during the day.

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Caroline Kha, 'Meeting Room 1: Aims and Ideals in Art, 2014', Mixed media installation: Portrait of Aechje Claesdr, (After Rembrandt), 2013, Oil on Canvas; National Gallery projector - courtesy of Philip Jones; ‘Oil Painting Techniques’; Thames & Hudson - ;World of Art slides; ‘Aims and Ideals in Art’ by Clausen - courtesy of Robin Footitt; painting apron, chair, postcards, book stand, table; dimensions variable.

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Andy Wicks, Groundscraper, 2014, wood, dimensions variable

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Paintings in dialogue: Back room install photos of Tom Hackney, Benjamin Bridges and Michael Mcmanus's works.

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Tom Hackney, Ground No 5, 2012, gesso on canvas, 35 x 45 cm

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Works by Tom Hackney: Ground No.1, Ground No. 5, Reverb and Aporia.

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Robin Footitt, ‘This Chair is Acting’, 2013, oil on panel, 50 x 40 cm

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Robin Footitt, ‘Air’, 2013, oil on panel, 50 x 40 cm.

A closer look at Robin Footitt’s pair of ‘exposure monochromes’ Air (2013) which employ a technique of wipes and layers to construct abstract paintings from figurative actions prescribed underneath. The most recent development is to use a technique of bleeding between layers caused by the reaction of oil paint and permanent marker pen, causing figuration “resurfaces” in unpredictable ways.

Figuration is drawn from the surreal ‘Dream of the Rarebit Fiend’ by Winsor McCay first published in the 1904.

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Robin Footitt, 'This Chair is Acting' and 'Air', 2013, oil on panel, 50 x 40 cm installed at office corner in High Barnet.

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Part of Michael McManus' paintings explore disruptive moments or glitches in gaming and within painting where the illusionary world depicted dissipates when its construction becomes apparent. These ideas are explored in Quentensis where moments in the painting begin to breakdown.

Michael McManus, Quentensis, 2013, Oil on canvas, 40 x 40 cm.

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Painter, Michael McManus discusses his process with visitors.

Images details of Michael McManus, Kingdom, Oil on aluminium, 49.5 x 37.5 cm

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Benjamin Bridges geometric and landscape paintings installation shots: Centuriation, Honeycrisp, Chinztless and Mooney Mountain.

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Anne Harild, 'Taking Time' (details), 2013, animation, sound by Max de Wardener, dimensions variable.

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Llew Watkins temporal sculptural works are linked to performance and story telling. Enigmatic qualities of 'FutureCare' installation brings to mind fragile utopain-dystopian landscapes.

One of the objectives of the 'encounters' project was to encourage engagement with contemporary artists and their practice. We had some young visitors on our open day and invited them to write poems in response to Watkin's sculpture.

We'd also like to thank Juliet, Alice and Skye also for including the exhibition and an interview with Watkins in their newspaper-zine! x

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