AlecLDN @ Matthews Yard: What’s Hanging?
SOLhI’m very excited for my debut solo exhibition, starting on 3rd August until 30th August, at Matthew’s Yard, Croydon. Food and drink will be flowing from brgandbeer and there will be music from CroydonFM.
Below are details of the main pieces that will be hanging during my month’s residency at Matthews Yard.
Peace II سلام II – £695
Second piece on this subject, Mixed Media collage, recycled paper, acrylic, spray paint, ink and gold leaf on framed canvas.
Gold Leaf Hand Finished A3 Prints available at £19 each
A1 Size £39
A0 Size £55
Mino – £895
Mixed media collage on wood. Gold leaf, Acrylic, spray paint, oil paint, ink, paper and posca.
Gold Leaf Hand Finished A3 Prints available at £19 each
A1 Size £39
A0 Size £55
‘You Can’t Sit With Us’ Series
‘You can’t sit with us’ is taken from the film Mean Girls where I have replaced the spoilt, narcissistic teenage characters such as Regina George from the film with some of the leaders of the world which have all changed since the original piece. I have also included those suffering from these leaders’ decisions and policies.
10% of all sales of the series will be donated to the re-build charity, which helps integrate refugees of conflict and natural disasters into British society and supports the reconstruction of their homelands.
You can’t sit with us II – £595 – 10% of sale going to re-build
Mix media collage of a child refugee on Financial Times paper also with recycled paper, spray paint, acrylic, water colour, ink, posca, pencil & signed in gold leaf.
You can’t sit with us III – £695 – 10% of sale going to re-build
The Trump Administration seeks to prevent refugees who pass through Mexico from receiving asylum in the United States. “No One Leaves Home Unless Home Is The Mouth Of A Shark”
Mix media collage of a Mexican refugee on Financial Times paper, Dollar bills, recycled paper, spray paint, ink, posca, pencil & signed in gold leaf.
You can’t sit with us IV – £595 – 10% of sale going to re-build
Mix media collage of a child refugee on Financial Times paper also with recycled paper, spray paint, acrylic, water colour, ink, posca, pencil & signed in gold leaf.
You can’t sit with us V – £650 – 10% of sale going to re-build
Painting of a child refugee, signed in gold leaf on bespoke framed canvas
‘American Dream’ Series
The ‘American Dream’ pieces are an ongoing series on the theme of US corporate greed, cultural insensitivity and centuries of ethnic cleansing.
American Dream V – SOLD
Collage made entirely of American currency and packaging even the skin is made from Recycled McDonald’s bags.
American Dream VI – SOLD
Collage made entirely of American currency and packaging even the skin is made from Recycled McDonald’s bags.
American Dream VII – SOLD
Collage made entirely of American currency and packaging even the skin is made from Recycled McDonald’s bags.
‘Just because we don’t say doesn’t mean we don’t see’ – Gifted to Windrush Charty
Mix Media collage on bespoke framed canvas.
‘Anti-Social Media’ Series
Facebook says “Spending time with friends and family creates many of our most meaningful memories”
Friends will celebrate by posting a picture or message and then completely ignore that person in the street. People will fabricate a false lifestyle to show the world how well they are doing or how happy they are but in truth this is just as mask for struggle, the fear of mediocrity or sadness.
This is a further step on the road to us all interacting with each other through a device actually controlled by multinational corporations while we go on believing that it is we that are in control.
Instagram and Facebook have caused endless amounts of pain and heartache through telling us how we should look, causing an explosion of vanity that forces people to care more about likes and follows than self worth, substance & love.
Facebook is used as a tool for bullying, grooming, spamming, spying, stalking, lying and so on. It kills relationships it creates doubt and social media in general causes the collapses of family’s and relationships which I have sadly witnessed several times to people close to me.
Anti-Social Media – SOLD
Spray paint, Gold leaf, Acrylic, ink, pencil, metal, recycled paper on surf board.
‘Choke’ – SOLD
Mix Media collage on canvas, recycled paper, Acrylic Paint, ink, spray paint, magic marker, posca and gold leaf.
‘Amanaki’ – SOLD
Mixed media collage on bespoke canvas. Spray paint, 24K gold leaf, acrylic, posca and ink.
‘Santan Dave’ – £495
Spray paint, silver leaf & gold leaf on bespoke canvas made from a reused wooden palette.
‘Love CR0’ – SOLD
One of three photo collage collaboration pieces I’ve made with the photographer Ross Andrews.
