I visiting the Francis Upritchard exhibition at the Nottingham Contemporary and found myself to oddly enjoy it, after I got over the initial creepiness.
Knowing that Upritchard is a succesful artist, I had high hopes for 'A Hand of Cards'. The psychedelic sculptures, bright colours covering their gangly figures, were oddly alluring, despite the fact they reminded me of starving prisoners. I think the shabby clothes added to this, but once again the odd technique reminded me of care-free characters rather than starving ones.
Even the plain skinned figures were intriguing, just from their INCRICATE clothes, in comparison to the ponchos and shawls of the coloured guys. Their clothes had a 1600 feel to them, all faded, and the dancing stature of the figures made me wonder what they were dancing FOR. These plainly clothed old men.
I originally found these sculptures creepy, but once I delved into the Kubin exhibition and Upritchard's pieces in their, the prior rooms seemed almost delightful.
When I first saw 'Sloth', I didn't even know what I was looking at. Howevert on further inspection, the leather childrens gloves are beyond menacing, along with the matted fur on the out of proportion arms. AND on top of this, the little lamps she'd made to fit in with Kubin's exhibition with tiny faces on and holes for eyes gave me a scare.
I would definitely recommend it to someone who wants to see art that isn't just a painting or a photo.
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