Entryway to exhibition, Faking It. hastings City Art Gallery, 2008.
Entry way
Fakin' It; a re-visitation of postmodernism
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Ant with Wing.
Dvd with metallic marker wall drawing.
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Ant with Wing.
DVD projected on gallery floor.
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detail.
detail of wall drawing, metallic markers.
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Faking It part II.
Brush and ink on paper.
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Chi.
brush and ink on paper.
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detail, Chi.
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detail, Sequins, Bangles and Spangles.
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detail, Haldenman, Erlichman and Dean.
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Faking It part II side 2.
Brush and Ink on paper.
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detail.
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detail, Nana's Knitting.
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detail, side two, Sequins, Bangles and Spangles.
Virtually everything within my current studio practice confirms the elongation of the postmodernist period of art. My use of video, bricolage and appropriation as well as my particular interest in documentation and imagery of ordinary, popular culture sets my work firmly in the postmodernist camp.
Decision-making is a fact of daily life. Whether it be what time to rise in the morning or what career path to take the decision made is affected by a variety of elements. The emotional self imposes some of these elements while other influences come from deeply imbedded social, political, ethical or cultural beliefs. Decision-making, when related to art, can also be dictated by traditional processes.
My current studio practice focuses on this decision-making and its role in making art. Most of my current work explores the absence of spontaneous decision-making. By using, as my point of departure, familiar images that have very specific purposes (and so must necessarily comply with a set of visual conventions) typical formal art making decisions are made for me. After the familiar set of limitations regarding content and format is recognized I can simply concentrate on the generation of the work. This results in a near meditative process; a rote execution adhering to these recognized rules. The lack of continuous decision-making results in tranquil, stress-free working consciousness.
Leslie Falls
August 2008
