TERRY MIQUEL IS LOST FOR WORDS
A retrospective of the work of local artist Thierry Miquel. The exhibition started with recent paintings that were a response to current uncertainties and back through time as Thierry has responded to life, armed with loaded phrases that emerge as part of work that is... constructed.
Thierry started his career in furniture design and you can see that in the work. It's built with paint, and found objects.
Painting was arguably the dominant medium for exploration and expression in the arts. This is a timely reminder in a culture of screen based media that painting was rarely about imagery. It is a fight with materials on the surface on an object. It has meaning in it's form, in its 'construction' and when you stand back from it, you observe a minute in time where the artist left that fight and moved on to the next.
Where should painting go tomorrow? What should we learn from it?
This exhibition was part of…
Loughborough Lates: Evening art and culture in town and on campus. Friday 28 April 2023, 6:00-8:00pm, #LoughboroughLates, mpndprojects.co.uk/lates
Loughborough Lates is an event hosted by art and culture venues spread across our town centre and campus. Loughborough will come to life with visual art exhibitions and events - all free to attend and participate in. Maps are available at participating venues on the day.
You can view more of Thierry’s work here: @thierrys_art