JUSTIN MORTIMER with Texts by Jane Neal and Tom Hunt

Haunch of Venison, London, 2012, First edition, 91 pp., 9 1/4" X 11 1/2", Hardcover

Fine

Published on the occasion of the Exhibition, Justin Mortimer: Resort at Haunch of Venison, London, 12 October - 24 November,2012

Catalogue for Resort, presenting ten new oil paintings that showcase the artist's facility as a figurative painter and his signature multi-dimensional environments. These pictures are characterized by depictions of the human figure isolated in landscapes or interior chambers and surrounded by medical apparatus, machinery and in several works acid coloured balloons which hover around these anonymous figures. While the specific subject or location of the paintings remains mysterious, they suggest an underworld of clandestine operations and suspicious intent. The multi-faceted nature of Mortimer's pictures is partly achieved by his use of collage. Before starting to paint, he creates a composite image on Photoshop, which includes jpegs downloaded from the Internet, scans from historical documents and medical textbooks as well as his own photographs. This collage, which can be adapted several times once the painting has begun, is used as a reference for the subject and composition of the final work.

Extremely scarce