Last week the Saatchi Gallery hosted the seventh edition of START (now STARTnet) with Parallel Contemporary Art, founded by David
and Serenella Ciclitira. STARTnet and the Saatchi Gallery share a passion for discovering new art scenes and emerging artists worldwide provide this dynamic environment for artists, curators, collectors and new enthusiasts to engage with new international talent.
I specifically went to see the work of David Magee, who is an Irish artist. He published his twenty-five year retrospective, Oustide in 2017 which won international awards
in Paris, New York, Tokyo, and London. I wrote about this award winning publication previously HERE.
This new series of pictures is from his ongoing series Atlantic.
The award winning book, Outside, was published by Concentric Editions and printed in Vivid Colour™ by Boss Print in London (with just a little paper supplied by Fenner Paper). A copy of this award winning book was on display...
“For over 30 years, I have been making
photographs Outside. My aim is to provide an
antidote to the world we now inhabit, a world of
excess, over-branding and mass production.
My intention is to offer the viewer a point in time
to reflect and be drawn into a world of oneness,
contemplation and tranquility. To engage the
viewer with the experience of being immersed
in the landscape and the spirituality of nature.
Earth, Water, Air... are the recurring elements
that I work with. It is my relationship with and my
interpretation of these elements that forms the
basis of my photographs, once I am absorbed in
the landscape.
The location itself is totally secondary to
the feeling.
The feeling is everything.”
Posted by Justin Hobson 26.10.2020
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