RYAN McCLELLAND at the Foster Gallery from 25 Apr - 24 May

Exhibition Description:

A sick visual taxidermy of the excesses in modern life. McClelland presents an everyday low-culture with his cool, stark narrative prints of the Zeitgeist. The artist has combined a myriad of stylistic and ideological contradictions. This has been done with the intention to undermine the notion of the fine arts being the exclusive purveyor of good taste. Ryan McClellan's work exudes a punky nihilism and he employs a consciously "primitive" approach to his practise. His ceramic sculptures and installations are monuments to the vulgarity of the western consumer society. The viewer is seduced by the luster and glaze of this artist's slick craftwork which is ingeniously injected with ironic wit.

Education and Training:

McClelland graduated from Goldsmiths College in 2002. He then went on to obtain an MA in Fine Art Printmaking from the Royal College of Art in 2007. He has exhibited extensively on the international circuit since 2002. Some of his exhibiions include The New Radicals, Galleri Sigma, Sweden (2002), Co[]ect, The Victoria & Albert Museum (2005), New News From Nowhere, William Morris Museum (2006), Pinocchio Related, Academia de Venica Venice (2006) and Urban Monsters, Boston USA (2007).

Full Contact Details:

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