La práctica artística de Oliver Marsden gira en torno a la percepción y las posibilidades del movimiento y la fluidez del color, el sonido y el orden. Marsden explora el comportamiento y las propiedades de la pintura, creando pulsaciones y ecos de color, utilizando figuras geométricas - especialmente el círculo - como sujeto. La evolución de su práctica lo ha llevado a la experimentación con otros materiales como la fibra de vidrio y el aluminio. Evocando la radiación de la luz y de las ondas concéntricas así como su profundo conocimiento sobre las propiedades del sonido, la proporción áurea, la espiral logarítmica y la consonancia del cosmos, el trabajo de Marsden pretende reconciliar los mundos de la alta tecnología y de la pintura tradi- cional; el mundo de lo orgánico y lo digital.
Oliver Marsden (Gloucestershire, 1973)vive y trabaja en Gloucestershire, Reino Unido. Estudió la licenciatura y la maestría en dibujo y pintura en The Edinburgh College of Arts, Reino Unido.
Su trabajo ha estado expuesto internacionalmente en diversos recintos entre los que destacan The Fine Arts Society y Vigo Gallery, Londres, Reino Unido; The Royal Botanical Gardens, Edinburgo, Reino Unido; Koumi Machi Kougen Museum, Koumi, Japón; Kresge Art Museum, Michigan, E.U.A., Dvorak Sek Contemporary, Praga, República Checa. Entre sus exposiciones en la Galería Hilario Galguera se encuentran Elementos suspendidos e Index: Propuestas en la era de la simulación en la galería en la Ciudad de México y La llegada de los barbaros en la galería en Leipzig, Alemania.
Ha recibido los premios Prince’s Trust, Hope Scott-Trust-Development, y el Scottish Arts Council-Development. Así como las be- cas, Andrew Grant y William Gilles Travel. Oliver Marsden obtuvo la residencia Horiuchi en Nagano, Japón en 2009. Su trabajo forma parte de colecciones como Murderme de Damien Hirst, el museo de arte Kresge en Michigan, E.U.A., la colección David Roberts en el Reino Unido, y el St. James Group en Londres.
Oliver Marsden’s artistic practice revolves around the perception and possibilities of movement and fluidity in color, sound and order. Marsden explores the behaviour and properties of painting creating pulsations and echoes of color, using geometric figures - especially the circle - as subject. The evolution of his practice has led to the experimentation with other materials such as fiberglass and aluminium. Evoking the radiation of light and concentric waves as well as his profound knowledge on the properties of sound, the concept of the centre as origin, the Golden Section, the logarithmic spiral and the music of the spheres, Marsden’s work attempts to reconcile the worlds of high-technology and of traditional painting; the organic and the digital realms.
Oliver Marsden (Gloucestershire, 1973) lives and works in Gloucestershire, U.K. He studied a BA and an MFA at The Edinburgh College of Arts, U.K.
His work has been exhibited internationally in different spaces such as The Fine Arts Society and Vigo Gallery in London, U.K., The Royal Botanical Gardens, Edinburgh, U.K.; Koumi Machi Kougen Museum, Koumi, Japan; Kresge Art Museum, Michigan, U.S.A., Dvorak Sek Contemporary, Prague, Czech Republic. Among his shows at Hilario Galguera Gallery, Marsden has been in Suspended Elements, Index: Proposals in the Era of Simulation at Hilario Galguera Gallery in Mexico City and The Arrival of the Barbarians at Hilario Galguera Gallery in Leipzig, Germany.
He has received several prizes: Prince’s Trust, Hope Scott-Trust-Development and the Scottish Arts Council - Development, as well as scholarships, Andrew Grant and William Gilles Travel. Oliver Marsden obtained the 2009 residence in Nagano, Japan. His work is part of collections such as Damien Hirst’s Murderme, Kresge Museum of Art in Michigan, U.S.A. and the David Roberts Collection and the St. James Group in the United Kingdom.
OLIVER MARSDEN
Gloucestershire,1973
STUDIES
Science Ltd., UK
MFA Drawing & Paintings, Edinburgh College of Art
BA Hons 1st Class Drawing and Painting, Edinburgh College of Art
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2017
Everything is Everything, Vigo Gallery, London, England
2015
Sensory Artefacts, Soho Revue, Londres
Elementos suspendidos, Galería Hilario Galguera, Ciudad de México
Oliver Marsden, Vigo Gallery, Londres
2014
Fade, Vigo Gallery, Londres
2011
Cult, Vigo Gallery, London
2009
In Praise of Light, Koumi Machi Kougen Museum, Koumi, Japan
2008
Illuminieren, Galeria Hilario Galguera, Leipzig
Chromatique, The Fine Art Society, London Charis, Galerie Mourlot, New York
2007
Visual Harmonics, The Fine Art Society, London
2005
Sequence, The Blue Gallery, London
2003
Re:action, The Blue Gallery, London
2002
New Works, The Hub, Edinburgh
2001
Suffusion, The Blue Gallery, London
2000
Code 000, The Blue Gallery, London
1999
Amorphean, The Letham Gallery, Auckland
1998
Amorpheus, Spencer Brownstone Gallery, New York
Amorpheus, Royal Botanical Gardens, Edinburgh
Liquemorph, The Blue Gallery, London
1997
Liquiform, Spencer Brownstone Gallery, New York
GROUP EXHIBITIONS (selection)
2017
Art Dubai, Vigo Gallery, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Zona Maco, Galeria Hilario Galguera, Mexico City
Art London, Vigo Gallery, London, England
2016
RA Summer Exhibition 2016, Royal Academy of Arts, London
2014
Index 4: Proposals for the era of simulation, Hilario Galguera Gallery, Mexico City
Expo Chicago, Hilario Galguera Gallery, Navy Pier, Chicago
Zona Maco, Hilario Galguera Gallery, Mexico City
2013
Chaote / Chaos, Cynthia Reeves, Vermont
2012
Before You Leave, The Goods Shed Stroud
London Twelve Contemporary British Art, City Gallery, Prague
The Open West, Gloucester Cathedral
2010
Vida, Pasion y Muerte, Mexican Embassy, Berlin
Re:public, Chelsea Futurespace, London
Eye Poppers Big and Bold, Kresge Art Museum, Michigan
Tondo, The Fine Art Society, London
2009
Imperium, Galeria Hilario Galguera, Leipzig
Keep Dark: Inaugural exhibition, Dvorak Sek Contemporary, Praque
Art and Science, Cynthia Reeves Contemporary, New York
INDEX 2: Pulsion, Galeria Hilario Galguera, DF, Mexico
Visual and Other Pleasures, The Illustration Gallery, Stroud, Gloucestershire
La Llegada de los Barbaros, Galeria Hilario Galguera, Leipzig
2007
INDEX: Esperando a los Barbaros, Galeria Hilario Galguera, DF, Mexico
Multiple Occupancy, Meantime Project Space, Cheltenham
Unfinished Symphony, The Fine Art Society, London
Monochrome II, The Fine Art Society, London
Darbyshire Award, Stroud Museum, Stroud, Gloucestershire
Five by Severn, The Wool Barn, Frampton-on-Severn, Gloucestershire
Some Vacant Accommodation, Stroud Valleys Artspace, Gloucestershire
2006
Young and British, JGM Galerie, Paris
2005
Re:sound - Sound Animation Performance, The Space, Stroud, Gloucestershire
2004
Paintings that Paint Themselves or So it Seems, Kresge Art Museum, Michigan
2003
Sine, 11A Studios, Gloucester
2002
ArtAid 2002, Bloomberg Space, London
2001
Saturated Skins, Vavasour Godkin Gallery, Auckland
2000
Manifesto, The Blue Gallery, London
1999
Winter Show, Vavasour Godkin Gallery, Auckland
Bundle, Spencer Brownstone Gallery, New York
1998
The Privy Offsite, Alannah Weston, London
1997
Three Plus One, Beaux Arts Gallery, London
1996
Inside, Outside, Above and Below, Spencer Brownstone Gallery, New York
Imports, Exports and Deports, Cleveland Institute of Art, Cleveland
Contemporary Art at the Courtauld, The Courtauld Institute, London
Scottish Society of Arts, Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh
Artists of Fame and Promise, Beaux Arts Gallery, London
Hunting Art Prize, Royal College of Art, London
1995
135th Royal Glasgow Institute of Fine Arts, McLellan Galleries, Glasgow
Canvassing Perceptions, Philip Godsall Gallery, London
COMMISSIONS
2010
Dub - 10 Rochester Row, Future|City, Westminster, London
2004
Fade - The Lighthouse, Future|City, Canary Wharf, London
2003
Focus - The Grove Spa, Watford, UK
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
In Praise of Light, Noriyoshi Horiuchi (London, 2010)
Chromatique, Matthew Collings, The Fine Art Society (London, 2008)
Charis, Colin Glen, Galerie Mourlot (New York, 2008)
Visual Harmonics, Damien Hirst and Colin Glen, The Fine Art Society (London, 2007) Alternative Realities, Roy Exley, The Blue Gallery (London, 2001)
AWARDS AND RESIDENCIES
2009
Horiuchi Studio Residency, Koumi, Japan
2000
Prince's Trust Award
1998
The Hope Scott Trust Development Award
1998
The Scottish Arts Council Development Award
1996
Andrew Grant Scholarship, Edinburgh College of Art
William Gillies Travel Scholarship, Royal Scottish Academy
1995
The Arthur Anderson Prize - Best Young Artist, Royal Glasgow Institute
The George Jackson Hutchinson Award, ECA
PUBLIC AND PRIVATE COLLECTIONS
David Roberts Foundation, London Horiuchi Collection, Japan
Kresge Art Museum, Michigan Murderme Collection, London Robert Devereux Collection, UK Royal Bank of Scotland
St James' Group, London
The Weisman Art Foundation, LA