Artistic Intelligence

In May Jake and Dinos were part of Artistic Intelligence, an ArtCan exhibition curated by Cat Coulter, Lee Eveson and Rebecca Tucker. Sponsored by Suna Interior Design.

Here’s the blurb…

‘Artistic Intelligence is a celebration of the irreplaceable creativity, intuition, and imperfection of the human hand. In an age increasingly shaped by algorithms and automated image-making, this exhibition brings together works that bear the physical traces of touch, brushstrokes, carved surfaces, stitched threads, smudged graphite, and the intentional mistakes that machines cannot replicate. Highlighting the artist’s presence as both maker and thinker, Artistic Intelligence invites viewers to reconsider the value of process, material, and the uniquely human capacity for emotional translation. This exhibition will reaffirm that true artistic intelligence is rooted in lived experience, tactile experimentation, and the singular perspective of the human creator.’

It was one of the most beautifully hung group (50 artists*) exhibitions I’d seen for a while. Not that I get to many exhibitions these days. Other than the ones I’m in, and not even those sometimes.

That said, I forgot to take pictures of the hang. Typical. Below are some phone photos of the art. They are a poor substitute for the real thing, of course. Apologies to both reader and artist for glare-reflection-wonkiness. I’ve taken a side-view of some, since all you could see, straight-on, was my high-gloss-cheap-suncreamed mug. I hope I haven’t missed anyone.

Also, and kudos to ArtCan for this, the prices were visible without the awkward asking. Anyone who has known me for longer than an hour, knows how much I hate it when galleries make you jump through hoops to find out the price of an artwork. Not everyone has the posh-confidence to ask.

*Alexandra Ghimisi, Andrew McNeile Jones, Ashima Kumar, Asia Nowicki, Caroline Forward, Cat Coulter, Catriona Faulkner, Christine Watson, Claire Chandler, Debbie Tearle, Djochkoun Sami, Elizabeth Nast, Elly Platt, Gabriela Gaiero, Hedy Parry-Davies, Helen Chambers, Ingrid Barber, Jacqui Painter, James Bristow, Jennie Sharman-Cox, Jeremy Morgan, Jill Meager, Jo Angell, Jo Cooper, Jocelyn Friis, Julie Fitzpatrick, Kate Marsden, Kate Wilson, Katie Preston, Laura Darling, Lee Eveson, Linda Chapman, Liv Amiel, Lucy Bristow, Lucy Pickford, Magdalena Kronenberg-Seweryn, Maz Weineck, Michaela Wheater, Miranda Lopatkin, Neal Vaughan, Paul Flanders, Qin Yue, Rachael Kay, Rebecca Moss Guyver, Rebecca Tucker, Sal Jones, Sandra Camargo, Sara Netherway, Sarah Shaw, Sena Shah, Sonal Nathwani, Stoney Parsons, Vanessa Brassey, Victoria Sills and me.