Richard Combes ROI
7 -15 June 2013 at 2022nq Manchester
Private viewing Friday 7 June from 6:00pm
The Old Lobby. 112x112cm. Photo: Dukeries Art Gallery.
Richard Combes’ stunning oil
paintings explores the relation between architecture and people, examining the
subtle dialogue created between space and the occupier.
The inclusion of a solitary figure,
combined with the employment of intrusive perspective, plays with the bounds of
personal space and the subject-object relation. Blank walls and abandoned objects are given a
presence through detailed rendering and an association that is encouraged by
the absence of human interaction.Following his election as a full member of the Royal Institute of Oil Painters in 2004, a feat which exemplifies his skill as an oil painter, Combes’ award-winning work has received international acclaim.
Combes studied painting at the New York Academy of Art, graduating with a Master of Fine Art (cum laude). He previously studied architecture at the University of Liverpool, an influence which profoundly effects his work, demonstrating mastery of technique and material.
Red Handle Paint Brush. 50x40cm. Photo: Dukeries Art Gallery.
2022NQ is a not for profit, licensed
multi-use creative space in the heart of Manchester’s’ Northern Quarter.
Celebrating its first birthday earlier this year, 2022NQ hosted a diverse line
up of events including the Manchester Print Fair. It’s a great place to create,
learn, exhibit and work.
“2022nq is an excellent space with cross-platform facilities, run by a
bunch of capable, passionate people determined to bring culture and mischief to
Manchester.”Jo Good XFM/BBC 6 Music
See new work by Richard Combes ROI at 2022nq Manchester from 7th – 15th June. See www.2022nq.co.uk/contact for directions or contact 0161 237 9360
For more information please contact Heather Gilberthorpe, Curator on 07736 932180
All works exhibited will be available for purchase.
In association with Dukeries Art Gallery.
2022nq, Basement, 20 Dale Street, Manchester, M1 1EZ. Contact hello@2022nq.co.uk
www.2022nq.co.uk tel: 0161 237 9360
Open Tues – Sat.
