Antwerp Theme

After the meeting at Antwerp we have finally decided on a theme for the exhibition.

Based upon the ever changing nature of Antwerp mansion and the quirky aspects it contains them theme is going to be Growth.

This is widely open to interpretation. Here are some suggestions of different ways to view the theme.

It could be;

Physical growth,

evolution

Up scaling/downscaling your work

Economic growth- [or political responses to the recession]

Developments or growth within your work and skills- how it has changed and altered, become more complex, simplistic

Documentation

Growth in terms of quantity

Personal growth

Growth from within

Increase in value

Changes

Movement

Looking back-childhood

Looking forwards to the future

Expanding from a starting point; linear/illustrations, sowing work, painting, music

Adding to/ increase in number

Accumulate [objects]

Things that grow;

nature- trees, humans, plants, mould,

biology: bacteria, disease, viruses, tumour, hormones, life and death, cells

Other words for growth: development, growing, evolution, progress, advances, progression, enlargement, expansion, flowing, gain, maturing, increase, produce, prosperity, success, unfolding, widening,

one idea I think would work well would be to create a collaborative blanket, start with one patch of personalised fabric, document, then get each artist involved to add to it, documenting it’s ‘growth’ as we go.

You could even look at the opposite of growth; decay, decrease, failure, deterioration, reduction, contraction, shrink. stasis etc.

Or just view it as a way to show how you’ve grown as an artist over the past 3 years

If anyone is worried about this theme please email us at creativetransit@gmail.com, or see us in the studio and we’ll chat through your ideas and find a way round it.

More information about the exhibition to follow.