Anthony Burrill at the Kemisty Gallery

With an ever growing public concern for the environment and the well being of our planet its clear to see that Anthony is an artist of the moment who’s work on display at “In A New Place” has the potential to be enjoyed by the masses thanks to his recent exposure with the Concrete Hermits’ Tate Modern project. The environment is very much the theme of Anthonys’ latest exhibition; his minimal geometric design style on display at  ”In A New Place” gives you a frightening glance into the idea of the manufactured nature of the future. In previous interviews Anthony has stated he was very much influenced by nature and that graphic design on its basic level should be about communication and not leaving too many questions, if this was the aim of his latest exhibition then he has most definitely succeeded.

The exhibition itself consists of many Large-scale wall mounted pieces, the 3D wood cuts you may has seen at his recent group show at the Concrete Hermit were absent from “In A New Place” but given the small size of the Kemisty Gallery as well as the smooth clean finish of all the other pieces on display this was a wise choice. His wood cuts however will certainly not be missed as they have given way for the artist to work with perspex, a much more fitting medium to portray his ideas.

I recently asked Anthony why he has never used the material before as it seems to be the perfect material to represent his ideas on a large scale  with its clean lazer cut edges, bold colours and a shinny finish, he said that it was all to do with “budget constraints”. I think its safe to say the artist will be returning to this material in the future.

As well as the perspex pieces Anthonys familiar digital prints were also on display as well as work using Mirrors. Mirrored pieces are a very risky media to work with because if the ideas are not executed well then the pieces have the potential to look like cheap early 90′s CD clocks. Thankfully due to the setting of the pieces and skill of the artist this was not the case.

So influential this exhibition has been on Anthony that a complete redesign of his website has begun, i look forward to seeing what this artist has to offer in the future.

Exhibition Rating: 9 out of 10

(A limited number of prints were also available in the form of A5 size cards priced at a ridiculously cheap £3 for a set of 6)