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2008 Current project: Sideshow!
I have always been fascinated by carnivals. My current series of surrealistic works explores the darker side of carnival life. The spiritual and otherworldly essence of carnival nocturnes has appeared in the mass media sporadically over past decades, and my initial exposure to this microcosm was courtesy of Ray Bradbury’s novel Something Wicked This Way Comes, mental images of which still haunt me after many years. Coupled with a fascination of all things Victorian, the old world Sideshow has now been distilled into a series of drawings and paintings that use an ever-changing carnival backdrop to depict images of isolation, uncertainty, experimentation and entrapment. These are recurring themes in my work, for reasons perhaps most humans can relate to. The world depicted in my drawings could be seen as a window into my own psyche, in that they derive from spontaneous mental images. The Victorian era feel to the work and the sense of simultaneous entrapment and release are integral elements in these compositions, where all parts are carefully balanced. I see the carnival as a metaphor for that tainted paradise most humans crave, a universe that tempts us by stimulating all our senses and yet one which is ready to swallow us whole. The sequence of temptation, experience, bewilderment and restraint can either provoke our release or incur our demise. In this world, the surface glitter clearly masks darker happenings behind closed doors. Perhaps not so different to urban existence after all. Details of upcoming exhibitions, Sideshow art portfolio and new website coming soon.... 2006 Solo Exhibition, "Searching for Enlightenment" at Wallspace Gallery, 25-27 Brisbane St., Surry Hills in Sydney. This was Beric's third solo exhibition and included a range of new surrealistic works. September 9-30. Official opening 9th September at 3pm. New Book available, see Store. Group Exhibition, "Originals" at Wallspace Gallery, Surry Hills, Sydney Australia. Featuring the work of ten artists: Michael Burfield, Nikolaus Dorrer, Beric Henderson, Zig Jaworowski, Imogen Joy, Keith lane, Luis Martinez, Catherine O'Donnell, Leslie Rice and Li Wenmin. May 26-June 17. Opening night May 25 from 6pm. Photos from 2006 September Opening at Wallspace Gallery
2005 Beric's second solo exhibition, "Pulp Surrealism and other Visions", was held at the St. George Regional Museum in Hurstville, Sydney from 1 Oct to 12 Nov 2005. The event was covered by the local press, with a brief report in a national art magazine.
Press Reports (2005)
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