#Ziggy Grudzinskas

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Ziggy Grudzinskas

Inevitable Consequences, 2018

Acrylic, charcoal, graphite, marker and spray paint on polyester

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Ziggy Grudzinskas, Something In The Way, 2015

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Ziggy Grudzinskas ‘mysticism & machines’ curated by William Gustafsson at Union Gallery, London 20/05/2017 - 17/06/2017

‘MYSTICISM & MACHINES’—A SHORT CONVERSION WITH ZIGGY GRUDZINSKAS 

PD: Can you talk briefly about the exhibition title ‘mysticism & machines’?

ZG: The show comprises of an installation where painting and a wall drawing are situated alongside Palo Santo incense and an Ether Mining Rig. The ritualistic burning of holy wood connects the space to the outside. On the other hand, the Ether Mining Rig is physically connected to a process running the virtual exchange of value over the internet. PD: Many of your works seem to incorporate a process of repeated mark-making. It’s as if you are using your body mechanically—but with the conception of an imperfect (human) result. Is this your intent? ZG: Exactly, this is about a human making interactions with the world, not one’s artistic endeavours. It is an attempt at manifesting a reality that the viewer completes with their presence in the space. PD: It strikes me that in a time when we are talking a lot about the implication of the ‘digital’ within painting, we are under-selling the inherently mechanical nature of this same technology—i.e. the repeatable and endless iterations of image. Is this something that you think about when making paintings? ZG: I find more so, that painting is a tangible response to digital over abundance. Building and running an Ether Mining Rig is also part of this response. This is also why I push the imperfection found in human actions. PD: There’s an apparent quickness in your painting—as if you are wanting the brush/pen/charcoal to touch the canvas for the briefest time possible. But in terms of how these gestures layer over each other—do the works manifest themselves quickly or slowly when you are in the studio? ZG: The actions are quick in the studio, preceded by slowness and a contemplation of the outcomes. The hope is that this animation is captured and the energy continues to permeate through its surroundings. PD: The painting ‘Absolved’ (2017) seems like it could be opening up a new vocabulary for your work. It seems to be erasing itself, almost like a painting turning away from the gestural inclination of the other works. How does this painting sit in the context of the show from your point of view? ZG: It’s a question of altered perspective, which is key within this context. The approach of the other works is the painting as a 3D structure, not just the surface. ‘Absolved’ is a reductive extension of this approach. It can only operate in this way, whereas the others are often mistaken as just a painted surface. PD: What keeps you painting? ZG: A physical connection with the world and the idea of being an artist at 80.

Images: All images courtesy the artist and Union Gallery, London

From top to bottom:

 Absolved 2017 Double Layered Polyester and Spray Paint on Aluminium Frame 160 x 120 cm

 Installation view

Adoption Diffusion, 2017, Acrylic, Lacquer and Permanent Marker on Polyester, 160 x 120 cm

Installation view

Installation view

[jonkipps]

hf A group exhibition featuring work by: 

Mike Ballard Fleur Dempsey Lucas Dupuy Ziggy Grudzinskas Frank Kent Jon Kipps Amanda Moström

All are welcome to the preview 12-6pm. Food & drink available. Come down, Have Fun!

Asylum Studios IP12 2TW Suffolk   Preview 12 - 6pm on Sat. April 30th. Then open by appointment all week and the following weekend until May 8th.

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ZIGGY GRUDZINSKAS

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Ziggy Grudzinskas - To The End (2015) 

acrylic, ink & spray paint on polyester  200 x 140 cm

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"It's about the artist, the gallery and the collector working together to ensure that the integrity of a work is maintained" Painter Ziggy Grudzinskas on the importance of provenance. Interview now on ascribe.io

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“…for the individual painter now, the burden is to claim something meaningful and lasting within this network and beyond. Not to extradite oneself entirely, but to at least subconsciously try to pursue an individual act of creation. Everything else in the moment is just noise—of youth and so much (too much?) culture, post-internet et al” —Excerpt from ‘Painting Regarding the Present’ Naives and Visionaries are proud to announce the publication ‘Painting Regarding the Present’, edited by André Hemer and designed by Anne Büttner. This intimate publication includes twenty-seven painters, each represented by a single painting made during 2016. ‘Painting Regarding the Present’ is a collection of paintings that can best be described as an esoteric yearbook of painting practice.

Included artists: Cornelia Baltes, Martin Basher, Ry David Bradley, Alice Browne, Catherine Clayton-Smith, Njideka Akunyili Crosby, Dejan Dukic, Joanne Greenbaum, Kate Groobey, Ziggy Grudzinskas, Sebastian Haslauer, Flora Hauser, André Hemer, Celia Hempton, Ridley Howard, Judy Millar, David Ostrowski, Michael Pybus, Josh Reames, Titania Seidl, Travess Smalley, Yorgos Stamkopoulos, Kate Steciw, Kristian Sturi, Russell Tyler, Letha Wilson, Guy Yanai

Copies available from www.naivesandvisionaries.com

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Schedule of events Thursday 26 July: Opening 6pm-9pm Performances from 7.30pm Caz Slattery, Harry Stayt, Rebecca Jagoe, Anna Reading, Lea Collet & Marios Stamatis Friday 27 July: Open 12-9pm Saturday 28 July: Open 12-5pm Sunday 29 July: Open 12-5pm Screen Printing workshop lead by Tanguy Bertocchi Contributing artists: Aliyah Hussain, Andrea Zucchini, Angus McCrum, Anna Reading, Bernice Nauta, Caz Slattery, Charlie Godet Thomas, Clark Keatley, Daniel van Straalen, Duncan Wooldridge, Edgar—Walker, Eva Papamargariti, Fran Meana, George Morris, Hannah Lees, Hannah Rowan, Harry Stayt, Hattie Moore, Henna Vainio, Jay Cover / Nous Vous, James Edgar, Jemma Egan, Jonathan Kipps, Julia Crabtree and William Evans, Karen David, Katja Larsson, Katrin Hanusch, Kim David Bots, Lauren Godfrey, Lea Collet, Lilah Fowler, Marios Stamatis, Matteo Schgör, May Hands, Milly Peck, Natalia Janula, Natasha Cox, Nicolas Feldmeyer, Paola Musico, Nicolas Burrows / Nous Vous, Paul Atkins, Rebecca Jagoe, Renata Minoldo, Robert Nicol, Ros Wilson, Ruaidhri Ryan, Rutie Borthwick, Sam Smith, Sean Roy Parker, Tanguy Bertocchi, Thom Brisco, Thomas J Whittle, William Luz /Nous Vous, Ziggy Grudzinskas, Assembly Point, Camberwell Press, BLOAT COLLECTIVE, Work-Form, Studio Operative, Daniel Keller and Martti Kalliala, Sara Ludy, Hannah Quinlan & Rosie Hastings, Jon Rafman, Scott Reeder, Saya Woolfalk, Zadie Xa, Lee Marshall, Dan Beard, Gumi You, Fiona Curran, Lucas Dupuy, Kes Richardson and Morgan Wills. Assembly Point, 49 Staffordshire Street, London, SE15 5TJ

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Schedule of events Thursday 26 July: Opening 6pm-9pm Performances from 7.30pm Caz Slattery, Harry Stayt, Rebecca Jagoe, Anna Reading, Lea Collet & Marios Stamatis Friday 27 July: Open 12-9pm Saturday 28 July: Open 12-5pm Sunday 29 July: Open 12-5pm Screen Printing workshop lead by Tanguy Bertocchi Contributing artists: Aliyah Hussain, Andrea Zucchini, Angus McCrum, Anna Reading, Bernice Nauta, Caz Slattery, Charlie Godet Thomas, Clark Keatley, Daniel van Straalen, Duncan Wooldridge, Edgar—Walker, Eva Papamargariti, Fran Meana, George Morris, Hannah Lees, Hannah Rowan, Harry Stayt, Hattie Moore, Henna Vainio, Jay Cover / Nous Vous, James Edgar, Jemma Egan, Jonathan Kipps, Julia Crabtree and William Evans, Karen David, Katja Larsson, Katrin Hanusch, Kim David Bots, Lauren Godfrey, Lea Collet, Lilah Fowler, Marios Stamatis, Matteo Schgör, May Hands, Milly Peck, Natalia Janula, Natasha Cox, Nicolas Feldmeyer, Paola Musico, Nicolas Burrows / Nous Vous, Paul Atkins, Rebecca Jagoe, Renata Minoldo, Robert Nicol, Ros Wilson, Ruaidhri Ryan, Rutie Borthwick, Sam Smith, Sean Roy Parker, Tanguy Bertocchi, Thom Brisco, Thomas J Whittle, William Luz /Nous Vous, Ziggy Grudzinskas, Assembly Point, Camberwell Press, BLOAT COLLECTIVE, Work-Form, Studio Operative, Daniel Keller and Martti Kalliala, Sara Ludy, Hannah Quinlan & Rosie Hastings, Jon Rafman, Scott Reeder, Saya Woolfalk, Zadie Xa, Lee Marshall, Dan Beard, Gumi You, Fiona Curran, Lucas Dupuy, Kes Richardson and Morgan Wills.