CHARLIE DUTTON GALLERY

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PRESS RELEASE

'THE HUNT'
DEREK CURTIS

30th July - 21st August 2010

Private View Thursday 29th July 6.00 - 8.30 pm
Press Reception 4pm

The Charlie Dutton Gallery is pleased to present Derek Curtis' first solo show in the U.K.
Curtis is an artist who explores the way nature and the natural world is represented in todays society. The ideas for his paintings and sculptures evolve from the use of everyday materials in conjunction with cultural, political and historical art references. This is emphasised through a playfulness that approaches the seriousness of the subject matter with a gentle humour that underpins his work.
In the exhibition "The Hunt “ at the Charlie Dutton Gallery, Curtis produces a series of new work, which plays and responds to the traditional sport of hunting. The interpretations and observations the artist makes of the protagonists in these events unfold like picture stories, with the characters and their surroundings forming contemporary narratives rendered in glorious Technicolor.

Biographical Details:

Derek Curtis was born in Slough, England in 1967. He completed his BA(Hons) Fine Art at the Surrey Institute of Art and Design in 2000. Curtis then spent 2 years as a guest student at Kunstakademie Munster in Germany. In 2002 he was awarded a Woo Foundation Graduate Bursary.
Curtis exhibits regularly internationally. Recent solo exhibitions include those at Galerie Ruth Leuchter, Dusseldorf (2009) and Kunst Raum, Essen, Germany (2009). Recent group shows include those at Royal Academy of Art, London (2007), Jill George Gallery, London (2009) and Nave Gallery, Turin, Italy (2009).

Sentence for Exhibition Guides Etc:

‘THE HUNT’
Playful new work by Derek Curtis that responds to the traditional sport of hunting.

Editors Notes:

Charlie Dutton and Derek Curtis are available for interviews by making an appointment on 07930689839. Full collections of graphics are also available on request. The gallery is open to the public Wednesday – Friday 10 – 6 Saturday 10 –1 or by appointment.