In
Boundaries Crossed these paintings are not
about realism, but do endeavour to be true.
Andrew leaves the safety of realistic representation
for that of naivety and simplicity. He leaves
naturalistic palettes for strong and bold
colours. He leaves detail and considered painting
techniques for a rapid, confident manner which
is “of the moment”. Andrew has
forsaken much that can be easily appreciated
and understood, leaving one to focus on the
true emotions or relationships of figures
in the paintings. The essential subject matter
and emotional driving force of these paintings
involves a preoccupation with the relationship
between people and/or their locality. For
this exhibition Andrew has drawn inspiration
from a variety of experiences ranging from
visits to Paris, Sweden, Cornwall, Scotland
and Vancouver. Through the use of simple,
non-realistic maquettes, which look as if
they are cubist bas-relief, he establishes
the general form of composition. The maquette
is not slavishly copied, but is merely a tool
to test composition, tone and the disposition
of shape, light and shadow. It is subject
to continuous revision and refinement as observations
are translated onto canvas, where the painter
is able to edit and transform the guidelines
established to give the exact qualities he
wishes to convey. Andrew holds the viewpoint
as expressed by Georges Rouault that “drawing
is the gush of the spirit on the alert”.
It is with this in mind that the boundaries
crossed, be they of a physical, emotional,
or experiential nature, are there to be discovered
by the viewer. The boundaries crossed, intentional
or otherwise are there for all to consider
from their own unique viewpoints. Thus, the
viewer too must cross their own boundaries
to explore these paintings further. In so
doing, an affiliation with what the painter
is trying to convey is waiting to be discovered.
Sean Dooley RIBA
ANDREW CARNEGIE |
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Byam Shaw School of Painting
and Drawing
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Royal Academy Schools
Taught by Roderic Barrett
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Taught art at Highgate Junior
School
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AWARDS
AND RESIDENCES |
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British Institution Fund
Award
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Royal Academy Gold Medal
John Stott Travelling Scholarship, New
York
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Artist residency in Banff,
Canada
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SELECTED
EXHIBITIONS |
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Charles Keyser Gallery,
Piccadilly
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Wills Lane Gallery, St Ives
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Royal Society of British
Artists
Royal Society of Portrait Painters
Royal Academy Summer Exhibition
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Royal Academy Summer Exhibition
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Upstream Gallery, Waterloo
(solo shows)
Mixed show Royal Academy
Curtis and Jacob Gallery
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1979
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Picture Gallery, Battersea
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1986/87/88 |
Upstream
Gallery, Waterloo (solo shows) |
1991 |
Alberta
House, London (solo show) |
1993 |
The
Guardian Art for Sale, Queensway |
1994/95/96 |
Duncan
Terrace Gallery, Islington |
1998 |
Summer
Show, Duncan Terrace |
1999 |
Ted
Litchfield Gallery |
2000 |
Chelsea
Art Fair |
2001 |
“Indian
Summer”, Ted Litchfield Gallery |
2002 |
Affordable
Art Fair, Battersea
“Five Days in May”, Ted Litchfield
Gallery |
2004 |
“Cutting
Loose”, Ted Litchfield Gallery |
2006 |
Gallery
12 Winter Show, Hampstead |