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Artist Statement:
www.dameon.co.uk
Dameon's paintings engage in a
series of narratives which
subtly weave their way through
the paintings: a visual
depiction of what can lie
beneath the surface; at times
in a seemingly
innocent image.
The stories they tell are
those which the viewer does
not necessarily want to know;
and yet forces them to fill in
that which is not always
apparent, resulting in the
uncomfortable
recognition of a disturbing
undertone.
With rare exceptions, his
stories end with disturbing
circumstances; as he captures
his subject's quiet
desperation, with full
emotional tension, anxiety and
melancholy. Portrayed
against everyday backdrops
where the drama unfolds.
The melancholic and often
underlying tragic images in
Dameon's work, are not faded
Polaroid’s of times past in an
album, but rather are still
vivid snapshots of a time
which, although not
dated, seem familiar and
recent, because of the
relevance in things unchanged.
His work lends itself to those
basics of old-fashioned
storytelling: plot, character,
and action.Combined with
traditional themes in art -
sex, politics and religion.
The culminating results within
the paintings are sometimes
both simultaneously beautiful
and haunting; or arresting in
their
strength.
Dameon sources literature;
both ...
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Artist Exhibitions:
EXHIBITION HISTORY
Previous group exhibitions
2009
Florence Biennale,
Florence,Italy
'Figures', Lloyd Gill Gallery,
Western Super Mare
'Something Different', APW
Gallery, 48-18 Van Dam St.
Long Island City NYC
'Art on Record', APW Gallery
48-18 Van Dam St. Long Island
City NYC
2008
Toronto International Art Fair
2nd ...
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Artist Reviews:
Hackney Gazette
Extra
Thursday 14 June 2007
'Bringing the America of the
1930s and 40s to life in
Hackney from tonight is artist
Dameon Priestly.
His new exhibition ‘Lady Luck’
celebrates a tainted side to
the all-American dream as he
focuses on convenience stops,
diners, motels and other
stop-...
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Dameon Priestly Biography:
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| Your Personal Biography |
Dameon Priestly
Born: 1966 Belfast, Northern Ireland.
Graduated University of Ulster 1988 - BA Hons 2:1 Fashion and Textiles -
Design and Illustration (Irish Design graduate of the year).
Currently living and working in London.
ARTICLES
Dealer Deluxe
Portrait: Dameon Priestly
Autumn 2008
Artsource Newsletter - Online Magazine
Dameon Priestly:
The Messages Between the Layers
April 2008
Hackney Gazette
Extra
Thursday 14 June 2007
States of the Art
London Informer
Editorial
Friday 27 October, 2006
Blasphemy or Fair Comment
Nude Magazine
Issue 7 winter 2005
EXHIBITION HISTORY
Current - work on exhibition 2008
Esmond Robinson Gallery, London
Archangel Gallery, Ireland
Waterstone's Garrick Street, London
Forth coming exhibition 2008
Sulphur Skies, Oily Coins
(18 September-14 November)
Jeffery West, Piccadilly Arcade, London SW1Y 6NH
Previous group exhibition 2007
Florence Biennale
1-9 December 2007
Invited to exhibit at the Florence Biennale Dell'Arte Contemporanea, Italy
Previous solo exhibitions
2007:
Lady Luck
12 July - 24 November
Jeffery West, Piccadilly Arcade (off Jermyn Street), London SW1Y 6NH
Lady Luck
13 June - 1 July
My Life in Art, 4 Broadway Market, London E8 4QJ
2006:
Malice in Wonderland
Jeffery West, Piccadilly Arcade (off Jermyn Street), London SW1Y 6NH
Missing series 2
Jeffery West, Cullum Street, London EC3M
2005:
Jeffery West, Piccadilly Arcade (off Jermyn Street), London SW1Y 6NH
Jeffery West, County Arcade, Victoria Quarter, Leeds LS1 6BW The Art Bar, Walton Street, South Kensington, London SW3 Jeffery West, Piccadilly Arcade (off Jermyn Street), London SW1Y 6NH
2004:
The Art Bar, Walton Street, South Kensington, London SW3
Jeffery West, Piccadilly Arcade (off Jermyn Street), London SW1Y 6NH
Jeffery West, Cullum Street, London EC3M
The Mint Bar, Chalk Farm
2003:
Jeffery West, Cullum Street, London EC3M
The Mint Bar, Chalk Farm, London
Jeffery West, Piccadilly Arcade, London
The Art Bar, Walton Street, South Kensington, London
2002:
Devonshire Mews Members Lounge, London
Jeffery West, Piccadilly Arcade, London
East London Gallery, London
2001:
Devonshire Mews Members Lounge, London
Jeffery West, Piccadilly Arcade, London
2000:
Elm's Lester Paintings Rooms, London
Jeffery West, Piccadilly Arcade, London
23 Romily Street, Private Members Lounge, London
1999:
East London Gallery, London
Vic Naylors Restaurant, London
Jeffery West, Piccadilly, London
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