David Shillinglaw

RELAX. THE UNIVERSE IS EXPANDING.

PLAYING IS PRAYING.

Drawing on paper. 59.4cm x 84.1 cm. 2024.

STATES OF PLAY: opening soon at @eritage_artprojects Lisbon, March 27th • 6-9pm.

I am very proud to have been asked to co-curate this collective exhibition presenting works from six artists from around the globe. Artwork for poster by @jamelarmand

Exhibition includes:

Abel B Burger (fr) @abelburger

Jamel Armand (nl) @jamelarmand

Kylie Wentzel (za) @k.vventzel

Martin Daiber (cl) @martindaiber

Mafia Tabak (at) @mafia_tabak

Stephen Smith (uk) @neasdencontrolcentre

States of play. (Extract from exhibition text)

We all play; it is a universal requirement.

We begin our lives in a state of play and constant discovery. Encouraged to free-flow, bang the drum, bark like a dog, imagine the spoon is an aeroplane flying into your mouth.

It is playing that allows us to first touch and fully grasp the world.

We play with our bodies, all singing, dancing, kicking and punching our way into fun and games; but ultimately it is in our brain where the playing really takes place. Our minds are playgrounds, full of fears and fantasies, when we dream we play without a second thought, making connections and joining the dots.

Whether we look to music, sport, comedy or food, it is in the human mind that the rules for play are imagined and boundaries for play are defined. There are thin lines, nuanced and contextual, what is celebrated in a boxing ring would be punishable in the street, a comedy punchline out of place could start a culture war. The way we play and the shared experience of playing is a measure of the individual and the collective human condition.

Info: [email protected]

WHEREVER YOU GO, THERE YOU ARE.

Two figures fighting. Drawn after seeing some Muay Thai boxing on the side of the road in Thailand. It looked brutal but the fighters were smiling and laughing, killing each other with kindness, like a violent dance between two best friends.

Two years ago I was constructing COSMOS, my solo exhibition at @eritage_artprojects in Lisbon. All the work was made during my residency at the gallery, a very productive month, it was the result of several years thinking and planning. For information and enquiries email: [email protected]

My love supreme @lilymixe has an incredible new body of work on display in our home town Margate. ‘Catching The Big Fish’ will be on display @harbourandtide as part of the Power of Women festival @powthanet if you’re in Margate go have a look, for a catalogue of the available works get in touch with Lily: [email protected]

Sand and Chalk, Sun, Salt. 🌞

50cm x 50cm

Paint and collage on canvas. 2021.

Plus a photo of the work in progress and a few sketchbook pages that inspired the final composition.

This painting is included in @liminal_gallery new show: ‘Turn the Tides’, an online exhibition exclusive to Artsy curated by Liminal Gallery. Featuring the works of @catherinechinatree @cedricchristiestudio @damien_cifelli @sarahmapleart @maudwhatley and @mercedesworkmanartist, until 9 June, the online exhibition is exclusive to @artsy. Link to view the work is here: https://www.artsy.net/show/liminal-gallery-1-turn-the-tides?sort=partner_show_position

For further information or to view the works list please contact us [email protected]

A series of paintings from 2023. I’m still studying these like maps of places I’ve been and want to return.

•A field guide to getting lost.

•Broken signals.

•Idiot wind.

•An emotional map of a celestial body.

•Let’s get lost.

All mixed paint and collage on canvas. 100cm x 100cm.

108 beads 📿 01.01.2024.