An Omen | Drypoint | 20x 10cm | 2010
Oliver McConnie
In my work I explore the concept of the grotesque and carnivalesque. I’m interested in Mikhail Bakhtin’s theory, that the grotesque image is ambivalent and represents the defeat of fear by laughter. I have taken this idea on into my own artistic practice and I attempt to show the ambivalent nature of the grotesque image.
Education:
2004-07 Kent Institute of Art & Design, Canterbury
2006 Utrecht School of the Art, Netherlands
2008-09 Camberwell College of Arts, London
Exhibitions:
2011 ‘10 Gales Prize 2011’ 10 Gales Gallery, London
‘London-Florence Exchange Exhibition’ Candid Arts Gallery, London/ Bisonte
School of Graphic Arts, Florence
2010 ‘BHVU Winter Open’ BHVU Gallery, London
‘Salon Art Prize 2010’ Matt Roberts Arts, London
‘BHVU Open 10’ BHVU Gallery, London
‘Summer Show’ Royal Academy, London
‘Art Works Open 2010’ Blackhorse Lane Studios, London
‘Hot Off The Press 10’ Curwen and New Academy Gallery, London
2009 ‘The Otherness’ Red Gate Gallery, London
Publications
2010 Salon Art Prize Catalogue
Royal Academy Illustrated 2010, edited by Stephen Chambers
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