(“Workspace III: Roman shovel”. Acrylic on
canvas by Terence King)
Signs of Usage is a solo exhibition by Terence King due to
run at artSPACE durban from June 10 to 29, 2017.
The
exhibition comprises works selected chiefly from two extended series undertaken
over the past several years. Rooted in observation of the physical environment
and of utilitarian implements, the paintings and drawings are related in that
they are intended to reflect a world of work – hence usage.
The ways
in which the land is shaped by occupation, intervention, geological time, and
how mundane objects of domesticity and labour come to take on a quiet
monumentality, are central elements in these series.
The
painting process itself, that is painterly, loosely layered and excavated
brushwork used in combination with detailed, identifiable moments, aims to
convey a sense of the multiple histories of familiar places and objects. The
objects, mainly tools, containers and the like, and the environments, in this
instance the symbol-laden hills of the interior, carry ubiquitous signs of use,
such as scarring, demarcation and alteration, and are presented in simple,
non-hierarchical compositions.
Terence
King’s solo exhibition Signs of Usage
runs from June 10 to 29 at artSPACE durban, situated at
3 Millar Road (off Umgeni Road) close to the Waste Centre. More information on
031 312 0793 or visit www.artspacedurban.co.za or www.artspacedurban.blogspot.com
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