WEST, LIZ
- Yellow Chamber
- Yellow Chamber (Installation view)
- Blue Trolley
- Green Trolley Film still
- Complementary Contact
- Yellow Chamber (Installation view)
Liz West makes intensely coloured installation, video and photographic works from arrangements of found materials and consumer goods. In the work objects are densely arranged and enclosed within constructed spaces, such as cupboards and shelves or in containers such as shopping trolleys and cabinets to form compacted colour masses or gradations.
West is interested in the aesthetic of densely packed and richly coloured arrangements and displays found in shops, markets and museums. In her work, she creates sensory experiences in the form of richly saturated installations that immerse the viewer in a kaleidoscopic or optical environment.
Systems of ordering, classification and coding are applied in the development and generation of work. Boundaries are established, which determine both what is collected and where it is collected from.
In a recent series of photographs, manufactured colour found in the urban and domestic environment is grouped together to create colour charts. In these West is interested in the intense and concentrated colour found in synthetic materials and in artificial light.
West is concerned with the psychological influence of colour, its effect and sensory impact upon the viewer. In the installation Yellow Chamber a large collection of yellow objects were positioned to form an ambiguous landscape, produced using numerous mirrors which multiplied and extended the objects through reflection. The colour yellow induces feelings of optimism and warmth, however it is also associated with drug-use and warning-signs, it is overpowering when used in large quantities.
Liz West
Education
2007 BA (Hons) Fine Art: Sculpture & Environmental Art, Glasgow School Of Art, Glasgow
2004 Foundation Diploma in Fine Art, Leeds College Of Art & Design, Leeds
Solo Exhibition
2012 Title TBC, Blankspace, Manchester
2011 Colour Chart, The Muse at 269, London
2010 Aqua Chroma, The Hive, Manchester
2010 Purple Trolley, Tesco Metro, Manchester
2007 Painting, Vic Gallery, Glasgow
Group Exhibitions
2011 Copy/Paste, Shine Business Centre, Leeds
2011 Desire Lines, The Art Lounge, New Mills
2011 Manchester Art Crawl (As part of 'Not Part Of' festival), Kraak Gallery, Manchester
2011 Holmfirth ArtWeek, Holmfirth Civic Hall, Holmfirth
2011 Hunted Projects, Bond No.9, Edinburgh
2011 Yorkshire Photography Network Exhibition, Pop Up Art Space, Bradford
2011 At Play 3, South Hill Park, Bracknell
2011 Reduction, Concourse Gallery, Leeds
2011 Colour, Beldam Gallery, Uxbridge
2010 Expectations, The Invisible Dog, New York, USA
2010 CUBE Open, Centre for the Urban Built Environment, Manchester
2010 Open All Hours, Piccadilly Place, Manchester
2010 Pedder Photography Exhibition, Bigger Picture Gallery, London
2010 The Ambience of Play, Greenroom, Manchester
2010 Deptford X, Core Gallery, London
2010 36EXP., Easa Gallery, Manchester
2010 All is Not Lost?, Annex 21, Worcester
2010 Collagerie, Stew Gallery, Norwich
2010 Worcester Open 2010, Worcester Arts Workshop, Worcester
2010 April Fool!, Art In Unusual Spaces, Leeds Shopping Plaza, Leeds
2010 A Moving Exhibition, AVA Gallery, London
2009 Drift – The Third Annual Drawing Exhibition, Glasgow School of Art, Glasgow
2009 Conspicuous Consumption, Montgomery’s Café, Glasgow
2007 RSA Student Exhibition, Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh
2006 Show Girls/Show Boys, Barnes Building, Glasgow
2005 Urgent, 54 Bell Street, Glasgow
Competitions, Prizes, Awards and Honours
2011 Woolgather Art Prize, 31 Bond Street, Leeds
2010 Celeste Art Prize, The Invisible Dog, New York, USA
2010 The National Open Art Competition, The Minerva Gallery, Chichester
2010 The London Photography Award, Bedfordbury Gallery, London
2010 Winner Northern Futures 2010 People’s Choice Award, The Civic, Barnsley
2010 2nd Place 22nd International Online Artist Competition, Art Interview Magazine, Online
Publications
2011 Spiceworld: The Exhibition, Exhibition Catalogue, Published by Kroma Press
2010 Laminate 02 : Creative Output Magazine, Published by Drakun London Ltd.
2010 Celeste Art Prize, Exhibition Catalogue, Published by Zel Edizioni
2010 Expectations, Exhibition Catalogue, Published by Zel Edizioni
2010 LeedsCard Magazine, Issue 25, Published by Leeds City Council
2010 BlankPages Magazine (Cover artist), Issue 27 October, Published by Blank Media Collective
2010 36 EXP. (Cover Artist), Exhibition Catalogue, Published by Blurb
2010 A Moving Exhibition, Exhibition Catalogue, Published by Lulu
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