Scottish artist Charles Avery (born 1973) has devoted himself exclusively to the creation of a fictional island archipelago since 2004. In detailed, large-scale drawings, installations, sculptures and objects, Avery forms a bizarre imaginary reality out of diverse philosophical ideas and concepts: Fabulous creatures, deities, tourists and adventurers are embedded in a complex social structure, merging into an entire cosmos that ranges between pure fantasy and theoretical reflection.
Charles Avery, World Map, 2008, Gouache, pencil, ink and gold colour on paper, 255 x 330 cm, Courtesy Hamilton Corporate Finance, London, Foto: Andy Keate.
Charles Avery, Dualist, 2010, Bronze, acylics and gouache on cardboard, 57 x 37 x 48 cm, Foto: Michael James Lewis.
Charles Avery, Untitled (MaGregors Bar), 2008, Pencil and charcoal on paper, 115 x 162 x 5 cm, Courtesy Derek Harte, London, Foto: Andy Keate.
from http://arttattler.com/archivecharlesavery.html
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