Latitude - New Work by Steven MacIver
24 April - 5 June 2010
This exhibition takes as its title Latitude, making reference to a major project undertaken by the artist early in 2009 when he embarked on a journey around the world travelling on the invisible line of latitude N41 exploring the broad idea of Home Ground.
Steven MacIver’s fascination for architectural space has been present in his work for sometime, giving visual expression to his interest in mathematical concepts and the rules governing perspective and its formal application to the two dimensional surface.
The new works on display in this exhibition begin to move away from the study of specific structures within the built environment to a wider, more experiential exploration of inhabited space.
Steven was born and raised in Orkney, attending Kirkwall Grammar School, before completing undergraduate study at Gray’s School of Art in Aberdeen. He studied for his Masters Degree at the Slade School of Art in London and then spent two years at the British School at Rome as the successful recipient of the Sainsbury Scholarship in Drawing and Painting. Since 2006 he has maintained a successful career as a painter continuing to receive awards and recognition for his work.
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