Needhams Restaurant & Art
Gallery proudly presents a solo exhibition of abstract
paintings by the Cambridgeshire-based Artist
Craig Kerrecoe
Needhams Restaurant & Art
Gallery
186 Main Street,
Witchford, Ely, Cambs CB6 2HT
23rd January to
3rd April 2009
"Kerrecoe expertly taps into the
insecurity, the unsettling fear that we are not actually in
control of our selves, of our identities.....of who we
really are."
Kerrecoes' work, frequently abstract,
invariably focuses on the concept of identity. He seems
driven by a desire to understand who he is and what makes
him that person. Is he little more than a machine,
programmed to function in an extremely specific way? Is his
identity just an elaborate illusion, the result of billions
of chemical reactions?
We believe his work appeals to others because so many of
us, at one time or another, are forced to confront who we
really are. We can hide behind a facade for so much of the
time but every now and then, inadvertently, we let our true
selves show. Kerrecoe expertly taps into the insecurity,
the unsettling fear that we are not actually in control of
our selves, of our identities.....of who we really are.
'The Code' series of paintings, started in 2004 and first
shown at Needhams in October 2005, uses a complex language
of abstract colour and pattern, designed to convey
Kerrecoe's internal conflict to balance his genetically
produced instincts with his sense of 'free-will'. He
collaborated with OC Artist Esther Appleyard BA (Hons) on a
joint project based on 'The Code' series, entitled 'A
Series Of Lines' which was shown at Three Cups Gallery in
Ely during 2007 and then at Worcester City Art Gallery in
April/May 2008.
He exhibited in Wisbech, Cambridgeshire, by invitation from
Atelier EAST, with a solo installation of his work for the
month of August 2007 at the Angles Theatre which was
reviewed in the August 2007 Edition of Art & Soul
Magazine by Curator Karen Harvey. 'Within The Weave', the
short film by Craig & Esther, made to accompany their
joint exhibition at Worcester City Art Gallery, was
selected for the international Streaming Festival based in
The Hague in October 2008.
