We are delighted to present the long awaited return of Samuel Bassett to London. Bassett had his first solo show with Nancy Victor six years ago in the old space on Charlotte St. The show hosts a collection of recent paintings, drawings and prints exploring split personalities and multiple personas.
Night Fishing Down Gwidden, Mixed media on panel
Fragments from memory,
snippets of conversation, daily occurrences and personal reflections play a
vital role in the inspiration for the works. Through play Bassett juxtaposes collected figures, text and landscapes, thrown together to create a new open ended dialogue. The result is visually rich and engaging, underpinned
with a dark sense of humour.
Together in You, Mixed media on panel
Riding Dads head to School with Pez, Mixed media on board
Really Upright, Mixed media drawing
Vigorous and prolific in his output, Bassett states that: “Focusing on one painting in isolation would
feel as though I was running on just one artery. Working over many pieces at
once enables me to constantly adapt the work in an organic and unmeasured
process as fresh thoughts, approaches or ideas develop.”
Born in St Ives (1982) Samuel Bassett went on to study at Falmouth College
of Arts and The Arts Institute Bournemouth. He currently
lives and works in Cornwall where he founded LETH Projects, a curatorial
platform for emergent arts in Cornwall. Bassett is also a participant in the arts collective TAaP and a partner in
BUCCA Gallery for emerging arts in Cornwall.
The exhibition runs until Monday 8th April.
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