Gallery Spotlight: The Tub, Hackney
We take a look at the artist-run project space in Hackney
February 14, 2023
Can anything in the 'in Between' be experienced visually? Reconstructing and constructing something's meaning is integral to fully visualising it and sharing it. How can the 'in between' be defined? ’We are constantly at the centre of a network of realities, frantically seeking the concrete and the quantifiable’, explains Lucy Mudel, curator and project manager at The Tub, an artist-led gallery, studio and project space, co-run by Eddie Howard, Freya Moffat, Georgia Fraser and located on trendy Broadway Market, London. ‘But have you ever thought about how your perception of things is continuously manipulated by and adjusted to your senses, your memories, your current headspace?’
In the show, anywhere in between (21st to 25th August 2022), the curators of The Tub brought together 29 emerging early-career artists whose work examines and changes one's network of realities - defined by society - and raises further questions about the relationship between the artwork, its environment and its audience. Paintings of fluid figures moving poetically within a liquid in an abstracted reality create new spatial expectations that invite liveliness and a sense of belonging across the senses. It was an intelligent and insightful decision by Mudel (exhibition curator) to put paintings by painters such as Yiwei Xu, Zoey Chih Ying Chang, Rosalind Howdle, Ranald Macdonald, Sharon Leahy-Clark and Helen Dryden, whose vibrant paintings evoke the feeling of a fragile dream materialising into expressive landscapes of colours, in front of sculptures by Jennifer J L Jones, Ekaterina Adelskaya and Freya Moffat. There is a sense of natural belonging between the paintings and sculptures, allowing viewers to contemplate these concepts as they take in the installation.
It's an exhibition that celebrates the surreal and absorbs the unknown; there is a sense throughout of appreciation and critical understanding of the art, from the artists' choices to the way the works are juxtaposed as an unconventional, delightful and reflective installation. It has always been interesting to focus on emerging artists; there is something less polished, less industry-aware, and much more emotional about it. The Tub curator and project management team are aware of the unique qualities of emerging artists, also with other curatorial practices, as seen at other exhibitions shown in the space.
The show 'Cool, sweet, fresh water' featured three artists, two painters and one sculptor, influenced by mediaeval architects, geometric aesthetics, and concepts. Apart from the visual connection with similar colour palettes and shapes, all the practices also explore the elusive nature of abandoned spaces, fantasy presence, and human absence. There is a gentle tension between the works of each artist as each contributes a distinct characteristic sense to the space.
Nina Silverberg's works attest to the strength of the edges of paint where the inner and outer meet. Megan Rea's paintings are inspired by Renaissance Italian city spaces and frescoes. Silverberg's mediaeval house structures, abstraction and figuration, are reflected in the work, which has a soft palette, giving it a calm, peaceful, slow energy. The paintings by Megan Rea are composed of a porous, uneven surface, created entirely from newsprint. This allows the artist to expose previously hidden layers of oil paint, giving it a mysterious, old sense. Next, Becky Tucker creates objects that reference the human and animal body as a ceramicist, creating a spirited hybrid creator. Grotesqueness, beauty, playfulness, and absurdity are all characteristics of her works. It is a fascinating and surreal mix of works and artists, each conveying different feelings and senses. The crafted quality, combined with contemporary aesthetics, and Lucy Mudel's tender, individual touch throughout each work's installation and placement, create a clever, thoughtful, and cinematic space.
Words by Shani Haquin Gerade
Can anything in the 'in Between' be experienced visually? Reconstructing and constructing something's meaning is integral to fully visualising it and sharing it. How can the 'in between' be defined? ’We are constantly at the centre of a network of realities, frantically seeking the concrete and the quantifiable’, explains Lucy Mudel, curator and project manager at The Tub, an artist-led gallery, studio and project space, co-run by Eddie Howard, Freya Moffat, Georgia Fraser and located on trendy Broadway Market, London. ‘But have you ever thought about how your perception of things is continuously manipulated by and adjusted to your senses, your memories, your current headspace?’
In the show, anywhere in between (21st to 25th August 2022), the curators of The Tub brought together 29 emerging early-career artists whose work examines and changes one's network of realities - defined by society - and raises further questions about the relationship between the artwork, its environment and its audience. Paintings of fluid figures moving poetically within a liquid in an abstracted reality create new spatial expectations that invite liveliness and a sense of belonging across the senses. It was an intelligent and insightful decision by Mudel (exhibition curator) to put paintings by painters such as Yiwei Xu, Zoey Chih Ying Chang, Rosalind Howdle, Ranald Macdonald, Sharon Leahy-Clark and Helen Dryden, whose vibrant paintings evoke the feeling of a fragile dream materialising into expressive landscapes of colours, in front of sculptures by Jennifer J L Jones, Ekaterina Adelskaya and Freya Moffat. There is a sense of natural belonging between the paintings and sculptures, allowing viewers to contemplate these concepts as they take in the installation.
It's an exhibition that celebrates the surreal and absorbs the unknown; there is a sense throughout of appreciation and critical understanding of the art, from the artists' choices to the way the works are juxtaposed as an unconventional, delightful and reflective installation. It has always been interesting to focus on emerging artists; there is something less polished, less industry-aware, and much more emotional about it. The Tub curator and project management team are aware of the unique qualities of emerging artists, also with other curatorial practices, as seen at other exhibitions shown in the space.
The show 'Cool, sweet, fresh water' featured three artists, two painters and one sculptor, influenced by mediaeval architects, geometric aesthetics, and concepts. Apart from the visual connection with similar colour palettes and shapes, all the practices also explore the elusive nature of abandoned spaces, fantasy presence, and human absence. There is a gentle tension between the works of each artist as each contributes a distinct characteristic sense to the space.
Nina Silverberg's works attest to the strength of the edges of paint where the inner and outer meet. Megan Rea's paintings are inspired by Renaissance Italian city spaces and frescoes. Silverberg's mediaeval house structures, abstraction and figuration, are reflected in the work, which has a soft palette, giving it a calm, peaceful, slow energy. The paintings by Megan Rea are composed of a porous, uneven surface, created entirely from newsprint. This allows the artist to expose previously hidden layers of oil paint, giving it a mysterious, old sense. Next, Becky Tucker creates objects that reference the human and animal body as a ceramicist, creating a spirited hybrid creator. Grotesqueness, beauty, playfulness, and absurdity are all characteristics of her works. It is a fascinating and surreal mix of works and artists, each conveying different feelings and senses. The crafted quality, combined with contemporary aesthetics, and Lucy Mudel's tender, individual touch throughout each work's installation and placement, create a clever, thoughtful, and cinematic space.
Words by Shani Haquin Gerade
Can anything in the 'in Between' be experienced visually? Reconstructing and constructing something's meaning is integral to fully visualising it and sharing it. How can the 'in between' be defined? ’We are constantly at the centre of a network of realities, frantically seeking the concrete and the quantifiable’, explains Lucy Mudel, curator and project manager at The Tub, an artist-led gallery, studio and project space, co-run by Eddie Howard, Freya Moffat, Georgia Fraser and located on trendy Broadway Market, London. ‘But have you ever thought about how your perception of things is continuously manipulated by and adjusted to your senses, your memories, your current headspace?’
In the show, anywhere in between (21st to 25th August 2022), the curators of The Tub brought together 29 emerging early-career artists whose work examines and changes one's network of realities - defined by society - and raises further questions about the relationship between the artwork, its environment and its audience. Paintings of fluid figures moving poetically within a liquid in an abstracted reality create new spatial expectations that invite liveliness and a sense of belonging across the senses. It was an intelligent and insightful decision by Mudel (exhibition curator) to put paintings by painters such as Yiwei Xu, Zoey Chih Ying Chang, Rosalind Howdle, Ranald Macdonald, Sharon Leahy-Clark and Helen Dryden, whose vibrant paintings evoke the feeling of a fragile dream materialising into expressive landscapes of colours, in front of sculptures by Jennifer J L Jones, Ekaterina Adelskaya and Freya Moffat. There is a sense of natural belonging between the paintings and sculptures, allowing viewers to contemplate these concepts as they take in the installation.
It's an exhibition that celebrates the surreal and absorbs the unknown; there is a sense throughout of appreciation and critical understanding of the art, from the artists' choices to the way the works are juxtaposed as an unconventional, delightful and reflective installation. It has always been interesting to focus on emerging artists; there is something less polished, less industry-aware, and much more emotional about it. The Tub curator and project management team are aware of the unique qualities of emerging artists, also with other curatorial practices, as seen at other exhibitions shown in the space.
The show 'Cool, sweet, fresh water' featured three artists, two painters and one sculptor, influenced by mediaeval architects, geometric aesthetics, and concepts. Apart from the visual connection with similar colour palettes and shapes, all the practices also explore the elusive nature of abandoned spaces, fantasy presence, and human absence. There is a gentle tension between the works of each artist as each contributes a distinct characteristic sense to the space.
Nina Silverberg's works attest to the strength of the edges of paint where the inner and outer meet. Megan Rea's paintings are inspired by Renaissance Italian city spaces and frescoes. Silverberg's mediaeval house structures, abstraction and figuration, are reflected in the work, which has a soft palette, giving it a calm, peaceful, slow energy. The paintings by Megan Rea are composed of a porous, uneven surface, created entirely from newsprint. This allows the artist to expose previously hidden layers of oil paint, giving it a mysterious, old sense. Next, Becky Tucker creates objects that reference the human and animal body as a ceramicist, creating a spirited hybrid creator. Grotesqueness, beauty, playfulness, and absurdity are all characteristics of her works. It is a fascinating and surreal mix of works and artists, each conveying different feelings and senses. The crafted quality, combined with contemporary aesthetics, and Lucy Mudel's tender, individual touch throughout each work's installation and placement, create a clever, thoughtful, and cinematic space.
Words by Shani Haquin Gerade
Can anything in the 'in Between' be experienced visually? Reconstructing and constructing something's meaning is integral to fully visualising it and sharing it. How can the 'in between' be defined? ’We are constantly at the centre of a network of realities, frantically seeking the concrete and the quantifiable’, explains Lucy Mudel, curator and project manager at The Tub, an artist-led gallery, studio and project space, co-run by Eddie Howard, Freya Moffat, Georgia Fraser and located on trendy Broadway Market, London. ‘But have you ever thought about how your perception of things is continuously manipulated by and adjusted to your senses, your memories, your current headspace?’
In the show, anywhere in between (21st to 25th August 2022), the curators of The Tub brought together 29 emerging early-career artists whose work examines and changes one's network of realities - defined by society - and raises further questions about the relationship between the artwork, its environment and its audience. Paintings of fluid figures moving poetically within a liquid in an abstracted reality create new spatial expectations that invite liveliness and a sense of belonging across the senses. It was an intelligent and insightful decision by Mudel (exhibition curator) to put paintings by painters such as Yiwei Xu, Zoey Chih Ying Chang, Rosalind Howdle, Ranald Macdonald, Sharon Leahy-Clark and Helen Dryden, whose vibrant paintings evoke the feeling of a fragile dream materialising into expressive landscapes of colours, in front of sculptures by Jennifer J L Jones, Ekaterina Adelskaya and Freya Moffat. There is a sense of natural belonging between the paintings and sculptures, allowing viewers to contemplate these concepts as they take in the installation.
It's an exhibition that celebrates the surreal and absorbs the unknown; there is a sense throughout of appreciation and critical understanding of the art, from the artists' choices to the way the works are juxtaposed as an unconventional, delightful and reflective installation. It has always been interesting to focus on emerging artists; there is something less polished, less industry-aware, and much more emotional about it. The Tub curator and project management team are aware of the unique qualities of emerging artists, also with other curatorial practices, as seen at other exhibitions shown in the space.
The show 'Cool, sweet, fresh water' featured three artists, two painters and one sculptor, influenced by mediaeval architects, geometric aesthetics, and concepts. Apart from the visual connection with similar colour palettes and shapes, all the practices also explore the elusive nature of abandoned spaces, fantasy presence, and human absence. There is a gentle tension between the works of each artist as each contributes a distinct characteristic sense to the space.
Nina Silverberg's works attest to the strength of the edges of paint where the inner and outer meet. Megan Rea's paintings are inspired by Renaissance Italian city spaces and frescoes. Silverberg's mediaeval house structures, abstraction and figuration, are reflected in the work, which has a soft palette, giving it a calm, peaceful, slow energy. The paintings by Megan Rea are composed of a porous, uneven surface, created entirely from newsprint. This allows the artist to expose previously hidden layers of oil paint, giving it a mysterious, old sense. Next, Becky Tucker creates objects that reference the human and animal body as a ceramicist, creating a spirited hybrid creator. Grotesqueness, beauty, playfulness, and absurdity are all characteristics of her works. It is a fascinating and surreal mix of works and artists, each conveying different feelings and senses. The crafted quality, combined with contemporary aesthetics, and Lucy Mudel's tender, individual touch throughout each work's installation and placement, create a clever, thoughtful, and cinematic space.
Words by Shani Haquin Gerade
Can anything in the 'in Between' be experienced visually? Reconstructing and constructing something's meaning is integral to fully visualising it and sharing it. How can the 'in between' be defined? ’We are constantly at the centre of a network of realities, frantically seeking the concrete and the quantifiable’, explains Lucy Mudel, curator and project manager at The Tub, an artist-led gallery, studio and project space, co-run by Eddie Howard, Freya Moffat, Georgia Fraser and located on trendy Broadway Market, London. ‘But have you ever thought about how your perception of things is continuously manipulated by and adjusted to your senses, your memories, your current headspace?’
In the show, anywhere in between (21st to 25th August 2022), the curators of The Tub brought together 29 emerging early-career artists whose work examines and changes one's network of realities - defined by society - and raises further questions about the relationship between the artwork, its environment and its audience. Paintings of fluid figures moving poetically within a liquid in an abstracted reality create new spatial expectations that invite liveliness and a sense of belonging across the senses. It was an intelligent and insightful decision by Mudel (exhibition curator) to put paintings by painters such as Yiwei Xu, Zoey Chih Ying Chang, Rosalind Howdle, Ranald Macdonald, Sharon Leahy-Clark and Helen Dryden, whose vibrant paintings evoke the feeling of a fragile dream materialising into expressive landscapes of colours, in front of sculptures by Jennifer J L Jones, Ekaterina Adelskaya and Freya Moffat. There is a sense of natural belonging between the paintings and sculptures, allowing viewers to contemplate these concepts as they take in the installation.
It's an exhibition that celebrates the surreal and absorbs the unknown; there is a sense throughout of appreciation and critical understanding of the art, from the artists' choices to the way the works are juxtaposed as an unconventional, delightful and reflective installation. It has always been interesting to focus on emerging artists; there is something less polished, less industry-aware, and much more emotional about it. The Tub curator and project management team are aware of the unique qualities of emerging artists, also with other curatorial practices, as seen at other exhibitions shown in the space.
The show 'Cool, sweet, fresh water' featured three artists, two painters and one sculptor, influenced by mediaeval architects, geometric aesthetics, and concepts. Apart from the visual connection with similar colour palettes and shapes, all the practices also explore the elusive nature of abandoned spaces, fantasy presence, and human absence. There is a gentle tension between the works of each artist as each contributes a distinct characteristic sense to the space.
Nina Silverberg's works attest to the strength of the edges of paint where the inner and outer meet. Megan Rea's paintings are inspired by Renaissance Italian city spaces and frescoes. Silverberg's mediaeval house structures, abstraction and figuration, are reflected in the work, which has a soft palette, giving it a calm, peaceful, slow energy. The paintings by Megan Rea are composed of a porous, uneven surface, created entirely from newsprint. This allows the artist to expose previously hidden layers of oil paint, giving it a mysterious, old sense. Next, Becky Tucker creates objects that reference the human and animal body as a ceramicist, creating a spirited hybrid creator. Grotesqueness, beauty, playfulness, and absurdity are all characteristics of her works. It is a fascinating and surreal mix of works and artists, each conveying different feelings and senses. The crafted quality, combined with contemporary aesthetics, and Lucy Mudel's tender, individual touch throughout each work's installation and placement, create a clever, thoughtful, and cinematic space.
Words by Shani Haquin Gerade
Can anything in the 'in Between' be experienced visually? Reconstructing and constructing something's meaning is integral to fully visualising it and sharing it. How can the 'in between' be defined? ’We are constantly at the centre of a network of realities, frantically seeking the concrete and the quantifiable’, explains Lucy Mudel, curator and project manager at The Tub, an artist-led gallery, studio and project space, co-run by Eddie Howard, Freya Moffat, Georgia Fraser and located on trendy Broadway Market, London. ‘But have you ever thought about how your perception of things is continuously manipulated by and adjusted to your senses, your memories, your current headspace?’
In the show, anywhere in between (21st to 25th August 2022), the curators of The Tub brought together 29 emerging early-career artists whose work examines and changes one's network of realities - defined by society - and raises further questions about the relationship between the artwork, its environment and its audience. Paintings of fluid figures moving poetically within a liquid in an abstracted reality create new spatial expectations that invite liveliness and a sense of belonging across the senses. It was an intelligent and insightful decision by Mudel (exhibition curator) to put paintings by painters such as Yiwei Xu, Zoey Chih Ying Chang, Rosalind Howdle, Ranald Macdonald, Sharon Leahy-Clark and Helen Dryden, whose vibrant paintings evoke the feeling of a fragile dream materialising into expressive landscapes of colours, in front of sculptures by Jennifer J L Jones, Ekaterina Adelskaya and Freya Moffat. There is a sense of natural belonging between the paintings and sculptures, allowing viewers to contemplate these concepts as they take in the installation.
It's an exhibition that celebrates the surreal and absorbs the unknown; there is a sense throughout of appreciation and critical understanding of the art, from the artists' choices to the way the works are juxtaposed as an unconventional, delightful and reflective installation. It has always been interesting to focus on emerging artists; there is something less polished, less industry-aware, and much more emotional about it. The Tub curator and project management team are aware of the unique qualities of emerging artists, also with other curatorial practices, as seen at other exhibitions shown in the space.
The show 'Cool, sweet, fresh water' featured three artists, two painters and one sculptor, influenced by mediaeval architects, geometric aesthetics, and concepts. Apart from the visual connection with similar colour palettes and shapes, all the practices also explore the elusive nature of abandoned spaces, fantasy presence, and human absence. There is a gentle tension between the works of each artist as each contributes a distinct characteristic sense to the space.
Nina Silverberg's works attest to the strength of the edges of paint where the inner and outer meet. Megan Rea's paintings are inspired by Renaissance Italian city spaces and frescoes. Silverberg's mediaeval house structures, abstraction and figuration, are reflected in the work, which has a soft palette, giving it a calm, peaceful, slow energy. The paintings by Megan Rea are composed of a porous, uneven surface, created entirely from newsprint. This allows the artist to expose previously hidden layers of oil paint, giving it a mysterious, old sense. Next, Becky Tucker creates objects that reference the human and animal body as a ceramicist, creating a spirited hybrid creator. Grotesqueness, beauty, playfulness, and absurdity are all characteristics of her works. It is a fascinating and surreal mix of works and artists, each conveying different feelings and senses. The crafted quality, combined with contemporary aesthetics, and Lucy Mudel's tender, individual touch throughout each work's installation and placement, create a clever, thoughtful, and cinematic space.
Words by Shani Haquin Gerade
Can anything in the 'in Between' be experienced visually? Reconstructing and constructing something's meaning is integral to fully visualising it and sharing it. How can the 'in between' be defined? ’We are constantly at the centre of a network of realities, frantically seeking the concrete and the quantifiable’, explains Lucy Mudel, curator and project manager at The Tub, an artist-led gallery, studio and project space, co-run by Eddie Howard, Freya Moffat, Georgia Fraser and located on trendy Broadway Market, London. ‘But have you ever thought about how your perception of things is continuously manipulated by and adjusted to your senses, your memories, your current headspace?’
In the show, anywhere in between (21st to 25th August 2022), the curators of The Tub brought together 29 emerging early-career artists whose work examines and changes one's network of realities - defined by society - and raises further questions about the relationship between the artwork, its environment and its audience. Paintings of fluid figures moving poetically within a liquid in an abstracted reality create new spatial expectations that invite liveliness and a sense of belonging across the senses. It was an intelligent and insightful decision by Mudel (exhibition curator) to put paintings by painters such as Yiwei Xu, Zoey Chih Ying Chang, Rosalind Howdle, Ranald Macdonald, Sharon Leahy-Clark and Helen Dryden, whose vibrant paintings evoke the feeling of a fragile dream materialising into expressive landscapes of colours, in front of sculptures by Jennifer J L Jones, Ekaterina Adelskaya and Freya Moffat. There is a sense of natural belonging between the paintings and sculptures, allowing viewers to contemplate these concepts as they take in the installation.
It's an exhibition that celebrates the surreal and absorbs the unknown; there is a sense throughout of appreciation and critical understanding of the art, from the artists' choices to the way the works are juxtaposed as an unconventional, delightful and reflective installation. It has always been interesting to focus on emerging artists; there is something less polished, less industry-aware, and much more emotional about it. The Tub curator and project management team are aware of the unique qualities of emerging artists, also with other curatorial practices, as seen at other exhibitions shown in the space.
The show 'Cool, sweet, fresh water' featured three artists, two painters and one sculptor, influenced by mediaeval architects, geometric aesthetics, and concepts. Apart from the visual connection with similar colour palettes and shapes, all the practices also explore the elusive nature of abandoned spaces, fantasy presence, and human absence. There is a gentle tension between the works of each artist as each contributes a distinct characteristic sense to the space.
Nina Silverberg's works attest to the strength of the edges of paint where the inner and outer meet. Megan Rea's paintings are inspired by Renaissance Italian city spaces and frescoes. Silverberg's mediaeval house structures, abstraction and figuration, are reflected in the work, which has a soft palette, giving it a calm, peaceful, slow energy. The paintings by Megan Rea are composed of a porous, uneven surface, created entirely from newsprint. This allows the artist to expose previously hidden layers of oil paint, giving it a mysterious, old sense. Next, Becky Tucker creates objects that reference the human and animal body as a ceramicist, creating a spirited hybrid creator. Grotesqueness, beauty, playfulness, and absurdity are all characteristics of her works. It is a fascinating and surreal mix of works and artists, each conveying different feelings and senses. The crafted quality, combined with contemporary aesthetics, and Lucy Mudel's tender, individual touch throughout each work's installation and placement, create a clever, thoughtful, and cinematic space.
Words by Shani Haquin Gerade
Can anything in the 'in Between' be experienced visually? Reconstructing and constructing something's meaning is integral to fully visualising it and sharing it. How can the 'in between' be defined? ’We are constantly at the centre of a network of realities, frantically seeking the concrete and the quantifiable’, explains Lucy Mudel, curator and project manager at The Tub, an artist-led gallery, studio and project space, co-run by Eddie Howard, Freya Moffat, Georgia Fraser and located on trendy Broadway Market, London. ‘But have you ever thought about how your perception of things is continuously manipulated by and adjusted to your senses, your memories, your current headspace?’
In the show, anywhere in between (21st to 25th August 2022), the curators of The Tub brought together 29 emerging early-career artists whose work examines and changes one's network of realities - defined by society - and raises further questions about the relationship between the artwork, its environment and its audience. Paintings of fluid figures moving poetically within a liquid in an abstracted reality create new spatial expectations that invite liveliness and a sense of belonging across the senses. It was an intelligent and insightful decision by Mudel (exhibition curator) to put paintings by painters such as Yiwei Xu, Zoey Chih Ying Chang, Rosalind Howdle, Ranald Macdonald, Sharon Leahy-Clark and Helen Dryden, whose vibrant paintings evoke the feeling of a fragile dream materialising into expressive landscapes of colours, in front of sculptures by Jennifer J L Jones, Ekaterina Adelskaya and Freya Moffat. There is a sense of natural belonging between the paintings and sculptures, allowing viewers to contemplate these concepts as they take in the installation.
It's an exhibition that celebrates the surreal and absorbs the unknown; there is a sense throughout of appreciation and critical understanding of the art, from the artists' choices to the way the works are juxtaposed as an unconventional, delightful and reflective installation. It has always been interesting to focus on emerging artists; there is something less polished, less industry-aware, and much more emotional about it. The Tub curator and project management team are aware of the unique qualities of emerging artists, also with other curatorial practices, as seen at other exhibitions shown in the space.
The show 'Cool, sweet, fresh water' featured three artists, two painters and one sculptor, influenced by mediaeval architects, geometric aesthetics, and concepts. Apart from the visual connection with similar colour palettes and shapes, all the practices also explore the elusive nature of abandoned spaces, fantasy presence, and human absence. There is a gentle tension between the works of each artist as each contributes a distinct characteristic sense to the space.
Nina Silverberg's works attest to the strength of the edges of paint where the inner and outer meet. Megan Rea's paintings are inspired by Renaissance Italian city spaces and frescoes. Silverberg's mediaeval house structures, abstraction and figuration, are reflected in the work, which has a soft palette, giving it a calm, peaceful, slow energy. The paintings by Megan Rea are composed of a porous, uneven surface, created entirely from newsprint. This allows the artist to expose previously hidden layers of oil paint, giving it a mysterious, old sense. Next, Becky Tucker creates objects that reference the human and animal body as a ceramicist, creating a spirited hybrid creator. Grotesqueness, beauty, playfulness, and absurdity are all characteristics of her works. It is a fascinating and surreal mix of works and artists, each conveying different feelings and senses. The crafted quality, combined with contemporary aesthetics, and Lucy Mudel's tender, individual touch throughout each work's installation and placement, create a clever, thoughtful, and cinematic space.
Words by Shani Haquin Gerade
Can anything in the 'in Between' be experienced visually? Reconstructing and constructing something's meaning is integral to fully visualising it and sharing it. How can the 'in between' be defined? ’We are constantly at the centre of a network of realities, frantically seeking the concrete and the quantifiable’, explains Lucy Mudel, curator and project manager at The Tub, an artist-led gallery, studio and project space, co-run by Eddie Howard, Freya Moffat, Georgia Fraser and located on trendy Broadway Market, London. ‘But have you ever thought about how your perception of things is continuously manipulated by and adjusted to your senses, your memories, your current headspace?’
In the show, anywhere in between (21st to 25th August 2022), the curators of The Tub brought together 29 emerging early-career artists whose work examines and changes one's network of realities - defined by society - and raises further questions about the relationship between the artwork, its environment and its audience. Paintings of fluid figures moving poetically within a liquid in an abstracted reality create new spatial expectations that invite liveliness and a sense of belonging across the senses. It was an intelligent and insightful decision by Mudel (exhibition curator) to put paintings by painters such as Yiwei Xu, Zoey Chih Ying Chang, Rosalind Howdle, Ranald Macdonald, Sharon Leahy-Clark and Helen Dryden, whose vibrant paintings evoke the feeling of a fragile dream materialising into expressive landscapes of colours, in front of sculptures by Jennifer J L Jones, Ekaterina Adelskaya and Freya Moffat. There is a sense of natural belonging between the paintings and sculptures, allowing viewers to contemplate these concepts as they take in the installation.
It's an exhibition that celebrates the surreal and absorbs the unknown; there is a sense throughout of appreciation and critical understanding of the art, from the artists' choices to the way the works are juxtaposed as an unconventional, delightful and reflective installation. It has always been interesting to focus on emerging artists; there is something less polished, less industry-aware, and much more emotional about it. The Tub curator and project management team are aware of the unique qualities of emerging artists, also with other curatorial practices, as seen at other exhibitions shown in the space.
The show 'Cool, sweet, fresh water' featured three artists, two painters and one sculptor, influenced by mediaeval architects, geometric aesthetics, and concepts. Apart from the visual connection with similar colour palettes and shapes, all the practices also explore the elusive nature of abandoned spaces, fantasy presence, and human absence. There is a gentle tension between the works of each artist as each contributes a distinct characteristic sense to the space.
Nina Silverberg's works attest to the strength of the edges of paint where the inner and outer meet. Megan Rea's paintings are inspired by Renaissance Italian city spaces and frescoes. Silverberg's mediaeval house structures, abstraction and figuration, are reflected in the work, which has a soft palette, giving it a calm, peaceful, slow energy. The paintings by Megan Rea are composed of a porous, uneven surface, created entirely from newsprint. This allows the artist to expose previously hidden layers of oil paint, giving it a mysterious, old sense. Next, Becky Tucker creates objects that reference the human and animal body as a ceramicist, creating a spirited hybrid creator. Grotesqueness, beauty, playfulness, and absurdity are all characteristics of her works. It is a fascinating and surreal mix of works and artists, each conveying different feelings and senses. The crafted quality, combined with contemporary aesthetics, and Lucy Mudel's tender, individual touch throughout each work's installation and placement, create a clever, thoughtful, and cinematic space.
Words by Shani Haquin Gerade
Can anything in the 'in Between' be experienced visually? Reconstructing and constructing something's meaning is integral to fully visualising it and sharing it. How can the 'in between' be defined? ’We are constantly at the centre of a network of realities, frantically seeking the concrete and the quantifiable’, explains Lucy Mudel, curator and project manager at The Tub, an artist-led gallery, studio and project space, co-run by Eddie Howard, Freya Moffat, Georgia Fraser and located on trendy Broadway Market, London. ‘But have you ever thought about how your perception of things is continuously manipulated by and adjusted to your senses, your memories, your current headspace?’
In the show, anywhere in between (21st to 25th August 2022), the curators of The Tub brought together 29 emerging early-career artists whose work examines and changes one's network of realities - defined by society - and raises further questions about the relationship between the artwork, its environment and its audience. Paintings of fluid figures moving poetically within a liquid in an abstracted reality create new spatial expectations that invite liveliness and a sense of belonging across the senses. It was an intelligent and insightful decision by Mudel (exhibition curator) to put paintings by painters such as Yiwei Xu, Zoey Chih Ying Chang, Rosalind Howdle, Ranald Macdonald, Sharon Leahy-Clark and Helen Dryden, whose vibrant paintings evoke the feeling of a fragile dream materialising into expressive landscapes of colours, in front of sculptures by Jennifer J L Jones, Ekaterina Adelskaya and Freya Moffat. There is a sense of natural belonging between the paintings and sculptures, allowing viewers to contemplate these concepts as they take in the installation.
It's an exhibition that celebrates the surreal and absorbs the unknown; there is a sense throughout of appreciation and critical understanding of the art, from the artists' choices to the way the works are juxtaposed as an unconventional, delightful and reflective installation. It has always been interesting to focus on emerging artists; there is something less polished, less industry-aware, and much more emotional about it. The Tub curator and project management team are aware of the unique qualities of emerging artists, also with other curatorial practices, as seen at other exhibitions shown in the space.
The show 'Cool, sweet, fresh water' featured three artists, two painters and one sculptor, influenced by mediaeval architects, geometric aesthetics, and concepts. Apart from the visual connection with similar colour palettes and shapes, all the practices also explore the elusive nature of abandoned spaces, fantasy presence, and human absence. There is a gentle tension between the works of each artist as each contributes a distinct characteristic sense to the space.
Nina Silverberg's works attest to the strength of the edges of paint where the inner and outer meet. Megan Rea's paintings are inspired by Renaissance Italian city spaces and frescoes. Silverberg's mediaeval house structures, abstraction and figuration, are reflected in the work, which has a soft palette, giving it a calm, peaceful, slow energy. The paintings by Megan Rea are composed of a porous, uneven surface, created entirely from newsprint. This allows the artist to expose previously hidden layers of oil paint, giving it a mysterious, old sense. Next, Becky Tucker creates objects that reference the human and animal body as a ceramicist, creating a spirited hybrid creator. Grotesqueness, beauty, playfulness, and absurdity are all characteristics of her works. It is a fascinating and surreal mix of works and artists, each conveying different feelings and senses. The crafted quality, combined with contemporary aesthetics, and Lucy Mudel's tender, individual touch throughout each work's installation and placement, create a clever, thoughtful, and cinematic space.
Words by Shani Haquin Gerade
Can anything in the 'in Between' be experienced visually? Reconstructing and constructing something's meaning is integral to fully visualising it and sharing it. How can the 'in between' be defined? ’We are constantly at the centre of a network of realities, frantically seeking the concrete and the quantifiable’, explains Lucy Mudel, curator and project manager at The Tub, an artist-led gallery, studio and project space, co-run by Eddie Howard, Freya Moffat, Georgia Fraser and located on trendy Broadway Market, London. ‘But have you ever thought about how your perception of things is continuously manipulated by and adjusted to your senses, your memories, your current headspace?’
In the show, anywhere in between (21st to 25th August 2022), the curators of The Tub brought together 29 emerging early-career artists whose work examines and changes one's network of realities - defined by society - and raises further questions about the relationship between the artwork, its environment and its audience. Paintings of fluid figures moving poetically within a liquid in an abstracted reality create new spatial expectations that invite liveliness and a sense of belonging across the senses. It was an intelligent and insightful decision by Mudel (exhibition curator) to put paintings by painters such as Yiwei Xu, Zoey Chih Ying Chang, Rosalind Howdle, Ranald Macdonald, Sharon Leahy-Clark and Helen Dryden, whose vibrant paintings evoke the feeling of a fragile dream materialising into expressive landscapes of colours, in front of sculptures by Jennifer J L Jones, Ekaterina Adelskaya and Freya Moffat. There is a sense of natural belonging between the paintings and sculptures, allowing viewers to contemplate these concepts as they take in the installation.
It's an exhibition that celebrates the surreal and absorbs the unknown; there is a sense throughout of appreciation and critical understanding of the art, from the artists' choices to the way the works are juxtaposed as an unconventional, delightful and reflective installation. It has always been interesting to focus on emerging artists; there is something less polished, less industry-aware, and much more emotional about it. The Tub curator and project management team are aware of the unique qualities of emerging artists, also with other curatorial practices, as seen at other exhibitions shown in the space.
The show 'Cool, sweet, fresh water' featured three artists, two painters and one sculptor, influenced by mediaeval architects, geometric aesthetics, and concepts. Apart from the visual connection with similar colour palettes and shapes, all the practices also explore the elusive nature of abandoned spaces, fantasy presence, and human absence. There is a gentle tension between the works of each artist as each contributes a distinct characteristic sense to the space.
Nina Silverberg's works attest to the strength of the edges of paint where the inner and outer meet. Megan Rea's paintings are inspired by Renaissance Italian city spaces and frescoes. Silverberg's mediaeval house structures, abstraction and figuration, are reflected in the work, which has a soft palette, giving it a calm, peaceful, slow energy. The paintings by Megan Rea are composed of a porous, uneven surface, created entirely from newsprint. This allows the artist to expose previously hidden layers of oil paint, giving it a mysterious, old sense. Next, Becky Tucker creates objects that reference the human and animal body as a ceramicist, creating a spirited hybrid creator. Grotesqueness, beauty, playfulness, and absurdity are all characteristics of her works. It is a fascinating and surreal mix of works and artists, each conveying different feelings and senses. The crafted quality, combined with contemporary aesthetics, and Lucy Mudel's tender, individual touch throughout each work's installation and placement, create a clever, thoughtful, and cinematic space.
Words by Shani Haquin Gerade
