Michael White
Preview Saturday, August 20, 7PM
visit by appointment
Using tribal iconography, pop-culture and primitive expression as a stimulus for irreverently assembled totemic plaster and painted forms, Michael White explores a hierarchy of objecthood divulging the redundancy of the Monument. White juxtaposes tribal custom with contemporary culture, expanding and mutating the idea of a meaningful object into a self-conscious and exposed sculptural offering. The formed grotesquerie displays an extensive enquiry and understanding of the lineage of traditional sculpture, applauding its heroes and questioning their authority. Michael White graduated from Glasgow School of Art in 2009. Previous shows include: New Work Scotland, Collective Gallery, Edinburgh, 2009; Bad Igloo Lust, The Royal Standard, Liverpool, 2010; ‘So Miami!!!’, The Duchy Gallery, Glasgow, 2010; and Insert Tiara at SWG3, Glasgow, 2010. His forthcoming solo exhibition is at Hannah Barry Gallery, London, 2012.
* This will be the last RDC exhibition at the 11 Woodlands Drive location. We will keep you posted on our future exhibition space.
