Solo Exhibition “Looking for something” by Richard Deacon (Wales, 1945) to Open on 19 September at 7 PM at the DOTS Gallery in Lower Kalemegdan.
Richard Deacon, leading British sculptor and winner of numerous prestigious awards, will be presenting his works from five cycles created over the past several years at his first solo exhibition in Serbia.
During his decades-long career, Richard Deacon has distinguished himself with his recognisable approach to sculpting, repeatedly experimenting with the use of different materials such as laminated wood, polycarbonate, fabrics, and clay, as well as combining organic forms and technical elements. He has also established a mindful relationship with language as a structure within which he searches for and constructs meanings in his abstract works.
It is impossible to encapsulate Deacon’s creative opus under one stylistic label or theme. It is characterised by fluidity in approach shaped by the selection of materials at the very start of his creative process. Boldness in artistic experimentation and a distinctive drawing style are the only constants in the artist’s work.
Richard Deacon has been present in the visual identity of Belgrade for many years, mainly due to the sculpture From There to Here, installed on the Kalemegdan pedestrian bridge in collaboration with Serbian sculptor Mrdjan Bajic in 2019. However, until now, he has not held a solo exhibition in the Serbian capital. Following major exhibitions around the world, Richard Deacon will be presenting never-before-seen works at the DOTS Gallery.
The Belgrade audience will have the privilege of being the first to encounter multimedia works created under pandemic conditions, reflecting a return to one’s own resources. The exhibition will include works ranging from polyester prints (Second Motif), monumental wooden sculptures (UV84DC no. 18, 19, 20), ceramic works (Made of This), compositions resulting from woodcutting experiments (In the Woods), to a cycle of sculptures with undulating surfaces reflecting the artist’s contemplation in isolation on the theme of human footprints (Tread).
The curators of the exhibition are Mirjana Dušić and Ljuba Jovićević. The accompanying catalogue text was written by art historian Jasmina Čubrilo, designed by Isidora M. Nikolić.
The exhibition is supported by the British Council and the British Embassy in Belgrade and will remain open until 7 December 2024.