Careful The Tale You Tell
Shipton is delighted to present ‘Careful The Tale You Tell’, a group exhibition that ventures into the metaphorical woods of the human experience. The exhibition features the work of Bora Akinciturk, Lily Bloom and Jamie John Davies.
Bora Akinciturk's paintings capture the essence of transformation; landscapes to objects and faces, they mirror the ever-evolving narratives of our experience. His range of styles reflect the multifaceted stories of our era and weaving a tapestry as deep as the depths of the woods.
Jamie John Davies' paintings foray into the thick of the woods, uncharted territories of human nature; raw and unmasked, they challenge us to face the more primal aspects of our being, stripping away the fairy tale veneer to reveal the true essence of our humanity beneath.
Lily Bloom's sculptures possess a captivating, ethereal quality that beckons us to consider our own desires and dreams. They explore the act of wishing and pose the question: ‘What do wishes cost?’
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Image 1:
Shipton Install View
Image 2:
Jamie John Davies, William Moody, 1414, 2024, Oil on Linen, 30 cm x 23 cm
Image 3:
Bora Akinciturk, Lale, 2020, Oil on Canvas, 50 cm x 40 cm
Image 4:
Jamie John Davies, The Hagioscope at St Bees Priory, Hacked Through the Tower Pillar, was Framed with Lurid Moss, Soft Underhand of the Leper, 2023, Oil on Linen, 76 cm x 51 cm
Image 5:
Jamie John Davies, ‘And At the Hour of Twelve They Were Let to Charing Cross and Cloaked in Shame with Heads Bowed, They Trod the Steps to the Pillory, and Let It Be Known That There Was Not Any Want of Low Lived Men and Women, Boys and Girls, Thieves and Miscreants of Every Description, Flashing Their Wicked Grins and Gnashing Their Teeth, Each as if an Unblemished Soul, to Increase the Misery of These Debased Wretches. Their Cruelty Without Bounds, They Would Stop Only When They Ceased to Be Amused, or at Which Hour the Villain Did Perish,’ 2022, Oil on Linen, 46 cm x 61 cm
Image 6:
Bora Akinciturk, Untitled (backseat), 2020, Oil on Canvas, 22 cm x 33 cm
Image 7:
Bora Akinciturk, Wicked Witch, 2018, Oil on Canvas, 50cm x 40cm
Image 8:
Jamie John Davies, Without Sound But For the Chain that Did Draggeth Behind Her. Krshhh, Krshhh, 2023, Oil on Linen, 100 cm x 76 cm
Image 9:
Lily Bloom, A Well of Endless Wishes For You, 2023, Wood, Wax, Blood, Well Water, Coins, Chain, Lock, 72 cm x 46 cm
Image 10:
Lily Bloom, Granted, 2023, Blood, Coins, Chainmail, Wax, 72 cm x 46 cm
