'What do you think you are looking at?'A dialogue between two contemporary abstract artists

A collaborative project, involving a dialogue between two contemporary artists, exhibition is organised in such a way as to prompt questions about meaning and interpretation of their work, exploring notion of visual experience and sensation, and nature of perception. Surface ambiguity or Change of Aspect as Wittgenstein* puts it, where viewer sees something differently but contradictorily also sees that something has not changed, raising question of what is being seen and how it is interpreted. 'Wave Motion- part2': The large paintings explore relationship of scale and surface, and exploit relationship between geometric structure and animated surface. The work makes reference to craft through attention to making skills and repetitive action and an importance to time and dedication in production of work. The relationship between craft, fine art and decorative surface are relevant contemporary issues being debated as regards ‘position of painting’ today.** • Gallery space funded partly by Arts Council to provide a public platform for contemporary art to inform and generate debate. • DVD documented and produced by gallery provided insight into Artists working practices that included Artists- in- conversation, focussing on key research issues surrounding their work. • A fully illustrated catalogue with documentary material of working practices including studio photographs. Documentation of artists conversation *Ludwig Wittgenstein, 'Philosophical Investigations', 3rd ed., trans G.E.M. Anscombe (Basil Blackwell, Oxford, 1968) pp 196-198. He observes that, the flashing of an aspect on us seems half visual experience half thought. **'Warped: painting and feminine', exhibition at Angel Row Gallery, Nottingham 2001. Visitor figures 11,800.