Mostre, Regno Unito, City and Borough of Manchester, Manchester, 09 September 2010
If you are suffering from post holiday blues then let Blank Media Collective banish them away, as they aim to keep the cold dreary Mancunian showers at bay by presenting the vibrant and contemporary work of Mario Sughi. Blank Media Collective’s new exhibition, A New Sense of Emptiness will transport you back to the lazy days of summer and make that transition to autumn that little bit easier.
A New Sense of Emptiness signals the start of Blank Media Collective’s exciting new Exhibitions Programme (2010-12) at greenroom, as they plan to showcase the best emerging talents from throughout the UK. Blank Media Collective are setting the standards high by exhibiting the cutting edge work of Mario Sughi, an Italian artist and illustrator based in Dublin. It is clear to see Blank Media Collective is starting their residency in high style and with an abundance of energy, aiming to produce a contemporary platform for the North West.
It is no wonder Blank Media Collective are keen to present the cutting edge work Mario Sughi; he was credited by Lurzer’s Archive as being one of the ‘‘200 Best Illustrators Worldwide 2009’. In the past year he has been receiving an array of prestigious awards for his innovative practice. These include the 30th Annual of Italian Illustrators, the 7th 3x3 Mag Annual and also the 29th American Illustrators. Blank Media Collective is the first to champion the work of Mario Sughi by organising his first solo show in Manchester, which will mark an important new step in his career.
A New Sense of Emptiness presents work from Mario Sughi’s current collection. Sughi’s practice is a clever fusion of fashion illustration and satirical comics. The images may seem simplistic in their style but contain cryptic elements. Whilst having a drink at the bar, you can be drawn into Sughi’s glamorous world where they may notice absurdities such as a missing shoe or a piece of floating furniture in these enticing illustrations.
I love the sense of mystique that Mario Sughi captures with his illustrations. There always seems to be a simmering storyline brewing below the surface of the frame. (Lostateminor.org, AUS, March 2008)
The bright saturation of colours, clean lines and intricate composition create beautiful images that often feature attractive characters lazing around in their decadent surroundings.
The people in Mario Sughi's vivid illustrations seem to be living a technicolour, minimalist lifestyle. Evocative at times of David Hockney's work, these are images of consuming couples, sporty young people and languid moments. The leisure class is under Sughi's microscope and gets served back up to us in many different flavours. Sughi's style is saucy and leaves an undercurrent of mystery in the seemingly simple narrative under all those layers of colour. MoCo Loco Art Magazine, Canada, 2009
A New Sense of Emptiness opens at greenroom, Manchester with a Public Preview and chance to meet the artist on Thursday 9 August (6-9pm). The exhibition continues until Saturday 23 October. For further information about A New Sense of Emptiness please visit www.blankmediacollective.org/anewsenseofemptiness
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Editor’s notes:
| Further Information
Mario Sughi
http://www.blankmediacollective.org/portfolios/mario_sughi
http://www.nerosunero.com
Blank Media Collective
http://www.blankmediacollective.org
exhibitions@blankmediacollective.org
| Biography
Mario Sughi is an Italian artist and illustrator living and working in Dublin. He is a member of the IGI (Illustrators Guild of Ireland) and AI (Associazione Illustratori Italiani) and the author of nerosunero. In Rome, at the end of the seventies, he worked as humorist in Italian satirical magazines Il Male and Zut. He moved to Dublin in the late eighties where he studied Medieval History and in 1995 he was awarded a PhD by Trinity College Dublin.
LÜrzer's Archive included Mario Sughi in their compilation "200 best illustrators worldwide 2009”.
Mario’s work features on the 2010 Annual of Italian Illustrators, 3x3 Mag Annual 2010, and it has been chosen by American Illustrators 29 (2010).
| greenroom
54-56 Whitworth St West | Manchester | M1 5WW | www.greenroomarts.org
Established in 1983 to develop and present local, national and international performance, greenroom is situated in two converted Victorian railway arches beneath Oxford Road railway station. Facilities include a fully resourced black-box style theatre seating up to 200, a studio style rehearsal room, exhibition facilities, a café/bar and offices.
| Opening Times
Public preview:
Thursday 9 September 2010 18:00 – 21:00
Exhibition open:
Friday 10 September – Saturday 23 October 2010
Opening times:
Box Office | Monday – Friday: 10:00 – 18:00
Bar | Wednesday – Friday: 17:00 – Late & Saturday: 18:00 – Late
| Media Contact
For further information contact Mark Devereux
Email: exhibitions@blankmediacollective.org
A New Sense of Emptiness signals the start of Blank Media Collective’s exciting new Exhibitions Programme (2010-12) at greenroom, as they plan to showcase the best emerging talents from throughout the UK. Blank Media Collective are setting the standards high by exhibiting the cutting edge work of Mario Sughi, an Italian artist and illustrator based in Dublin. It is clear to see Blank Media Collective is starting their residency in high style and with an abundance of energy, aiming to produce a contemporary platform for the North West.
It is no wonder Blank Media Collective are keen to present the cutting edge work Mario Sughi; he was credited by Lurzer’s Archive as being one of the ‘‘200 Best Illustrators Worldwide 2009’. In the past year he has been receiving an array of prestigious awards for his innovative practice. These include the 30th Annual of Italian Illustrators, the 7th 3x3 Mag Annual and also the 29th American Illustrators. Blank Media Collective is the first to champion the work of Mario Sughi by organising his first solo show in Manchester, which will mark an important new step in his career.
A New Sense of Emptiness presents work from Mario Sughi’s current collection. Sughi’s practice is a clever fusion of fashion illustration and satirical comics. The images may seem simplistic in their style but contain cryptic elements. Whilst having a drink at the bar, you can be drawn into Sughi’s glamorous world where they may notice absurdities such as a missing shoe or a piece of floating furniture in these enticing illustrations.
I love the sense of mystique that Mario Sughi captures with his illustrations. There always seems to be a simmering storyline brewing below the surface of the frame. (Lostateminor.org, AUS, March 2008)
The bright saturation of colours, clean lines and intricate composition create beautiful images that often feature attractive characters lazing around in their decadent surroundings.
The people in Mario Sughi's vivid illustrations seem to be living a technicolour, minimalist lifestyle. Evocative at times of David Hockney's work, these are images of consuming couples, sporty young people and languid moments. The leisure class is under Sughi's microscope and gets served back up to us in many different flavours. Sughi's style is saucy and leaves an undercurrent of mystery in the seemingly simple narrative under all those layers of colour. MoCo Loco Art Magazine, Canada, 2009
A New Sense of Emptiness opens at greenroom, Manchester with a Public Preview and chance to meet the artist on Thursday 9 August (6-9pm). The exhibition continues until Saturday 23 October. For further information about A New Sense of Emptiness please visit www.blankmediacollective.org/anewsenseofemptiness
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Editor’s notes:
| Further Information
Mario Sughi
http://www.blankmediacollective.org/portfolios/mario_sughi
http://www.nerosunero.com
Blank Media Collective
http://www.blankmediacollective.org
exhibitions@blankmediacollective.org
| Biography
Mario Sughi is an Italian artist and illustrator living and working in Dublin. He is a member of the IGI (Illustrators Guild of Ireland) and AI (Associazione Illustratori Italiani) and the author of nerosunero. In Rome, at the end of the seventies, he worked as humorist in Italian satirical magazines Il Male and Zut. He moved to Dublin in the late eighties where he studied Medieval History and in 1995 he was awarded a PhD by Trinity College Dublin.
LÜrzer's Archive included Mario Sughi in their compilation "200 best illustrators worldwide 2009”.
Mario’s work features on the 2010 Annual of Italian Illustrators, 3x3 Mag Annual 2010, and it has been chosen by American Illustrators 29 (2010).
| greenroom
54-56 Whitworth St West | Manchester | M1 5WW | www.greenroomarts.org
Established in 1983 to develop and present local, national and international performance, greenroom is situated in two converted Victorian railway arches beneath Oxford Road railway station. Facilities include a fully resourced black-box style theatre seating up to 200, a studio style rehearsal room, exhibition facilities, a café/bar and offices.
| Opening Times
Public preview:
Thursday 9 September 2010 18:00 – 21:00
Exhibition open:
Friday 10 September – Saturday 23 October 2010
Opening times:
Box Office | Monday – Friday: 10:00 – 18:00
Bar | Wednesday – Friday: 17:00 – Late & Saturday: 18:00 – Late
| Media Contact
For further information contact Mark Devereux
Email: exhibitions@blankmediacollective.org
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