Saturday, 7 March, 2009

The Scottish Contemporary Art Auction Spring 2009

Sale Catalogue

Lot 163

Lot 163 Description

Cherylene Dyer
Sheep Study 2
charcoal on paper
32in x 43in (81cm x 109cm)
Usual gallery price £2100

Estimate: £900 - 1,800

Condition Report or Notes

BORN: 1973
EDUCATION
1985-1990 DUMFRIES ACADEMY, DUMFRIES, SCOTLAND.
1991-1998 GLASGOW SCHOOL OF ART, GLASGOW, SCOTLAND.

QUALIFICATIONS

1994 -1998 BATCHELOR OF ART, HONOURS DEGREE, FINE ART, DRAWING AND PAINTING

PRIZES AND AWARDS
2003 BUCHANAN PURCHASE PRIZE, AWARDED AT ART EXPOSURE GALLERY AUTUMN SHOW
1999 CITY OF GLASGOW PRIZE, AWARDED AT THE ROYAL GLASGOW INSTITUTE ANNUAL EXHIBITION
1998 BENNO SCHOTZ AWARD FOR DRAWING, AWARDED AT THE GLASGOW SCHOOL OF ART DEGREE SHOW

GALLERIES AND SHOWS

2006 GROUP SHOW, ARTERIES GALLERY, BATH ST, GLASGOW.
2006 SUMMER SHOW, ROGER BILLCLIFFE GALLERY, GLASGOW.
2006 EDINBURGH FESTIVAL SHOW, LEITH GALLERY, EDINBURGH.
2005 GROUP SHOW, ETON CONTEMPORARY GALLERY, ETON.
2005 LONDON ART FAIR, REPRESENTED BY ETON GALLERY.
2005 TWO MAN SHOW, ART EXPOSURE GALLERY, and GLASGOW.
2005 THREE MAN SHOW, LEITH GALLERY, and EDINBURGH.
2005 PAISLEY INSTITUTE ANNUAL SHOW, CHOSEN FOR ENTRY.
2004 GROUP SHOW, BLACKHEATH GALLERY, LONDON.
2004 SOLO SHOW, ARTERIES GALLERY, GLASGOW.
2004 GROUP SHOW, SCOTLAND ART.COM, GLASGOW.
2003 FEATURED ARTIST, BLACKHEATH GALLERY, LONDON.
2003 FIGURATIVE SHOW, ART EXPOSURE GALLERY, GLASGOW
2003 POSTCARD EXHIBITION, ROGER BILLCLIFFE GALLERY.
2002 SOLO SHOW, ARTERIES GALLERY, GLASGOW.
2001 GROUP SHOW, ART EXPOSURE GALLERY, GLASGOW.
2001 GROUP SHOW, ROGER BILLCLIFFE GALLERY, GLASGOW.
2001 FEATURED ARTIST, ATTENDI ART GALLERY, and LONDON.
2000 GROUP SHOW, ART EXPOSURE GALLERY, GLASGOW.
2000 YOUNG CONTEMPORARIES, SCOTTISH GALLERY, EDINBURGH.
1999 RGI, ANNUAL SHOW, WINNER OF CITY OF GLASGOW PRIZE.
1999 RSA, EDINBURGH, SELECTED FOR MORRISON AWARD.
1999 SCOTTISH SHOW, ATTENDI GALLERY, LONDON.
1999 GROUP SHOW, LEITH GALLERY, EDINBURGH.
1998 CHRISTMAS SHOW, COMPASS GALLERY, GLASGOW.
1998 CHRISTMAS SHOW, EDINBURGH GALLERY, EDINBURGH.
1998 RSA, SELECTED FOR NOBLE GROSS ART PRIZE.
1998 NEW GENERATION SHOW, COMPASS GALLERY, GLASGOW

ARTISTS STATEMENT

THE CONCEPT BEHIND MY WORK IS TO CREATE AN EMOTIONAL DIALOGUE, WITHOUT .
RELYING ON THE NARRATIVE. TO DO THIS I HAVE CONCENTRATED ON COMPOSITION,
.TECHNIQUE AND LIGHTING. I WORK WITH MODELS FROM BOTH LIFE AND PHOTOGRAPHS,
USUALLY COMPOSING MY WORK WITH A SHALLOW DEPTH OF FIELD. THIS INSTANTLY
CREATES A THEATRICAL SETTING. THE FIGURES BECOME UP CLOSE AND PERSONAL INVADING
THE VIEWERS SPACE. TO FURTHER EMPHASIS THIS I RELY MORE SO ON BODY LANGUAGE THAN
ON FACIAL EXPRESSIONS TO CONVEY MY THOUGHTS TO THE VIEWER.
VOYEURISM PLAYS A HUGE ROLE IN MY WORK. I WANT THE VIEWER TO ASK WHAT IS HAPPENING
IN THE PAINTINGS. I WANT THEM TO FEEL THAT THEY ARE INTRUDING INTO SOMEONE'S PRIVATE
WORLD. WHEN PAINTING I WORK WITH VERY THIN LAYERS OF PAINT GLAZING OVER AND OVER TO
BUILD UP THE IMAGE AND TO DEEPEN IT, OBSCURING AREAS IN DARKNESS. AS THE
PAINTING PROGRESSES I WORK WITH THICKER LAYERS OF PAINT CREATING DRAMATIC
CONTRASTS IN TONE AND TEXTURE. I THINK THE OIL PAINTING TECHNIQUES I USE
ALONG WITH THE THEATRICAL LIGHTING AND SHALLOW DEPTH OF FIELD ADDS MYSTERY
TO MY WORK. HOPEFULLY MAKING THE VIEWER WONDER WHAT IS HAPPENING IN THE
PAINTING, WHO THE PERSON IS AND SHOULD THEY BE LOOKING.
MY INSPIRATION IS VERY VARIED AS I AM ALWAYS LOOKING FOR NEW ARTISTS AND
IDEAS, I'M AS INFLUENCED BY FILM DIRECTORS AS I AM BY PAINTERS AND I LIST
ODD NERDRUM, REMBRANDT, CARAVAGGIO, PAULA REGO, ALEJANDRO GONZALEZ INARRITU,
DAVID LYNCH, AND CRONENBERG AS MY INFLUENCES AMONGST OTHERS.

PRESS (Selected)

2006 - Homes and Interiors Scotland. Issue 49, "Art words"
2002 - Sunday Mail, Page 19, "Art and Football"
2001 - The Herald, Review, "Young Contemporaries" Exhibition at the Scottish Gallery, Text by Keith Bruce
1999 - Go for Business, Glasgow Opportunities Magazine, "Talented artist", article
1999 - Homes and Interiors Scotland, Issue 10, "New inspirations from old masters", 3 page article, text by Clare Henry
1998 - Herald and Post, 26th February, News
1998 - The Scotsman, Review of Glasgow School of Art degree Show