Exhibition | Art Riddler’s Final Show Opens at Charlemont Square
Sean Atmos at Art Riddler Exhibition, 2024
Two new Sean Atmos assembled works featured at the final Art Riddler Exhibition at Charlemont Square. The show launches Friday 25th October, 6-8pm, Running until November 3rd.
Earlier in the year, during breaks between projects, I set out to create a series of new wood cut assemblages as an exercise in exploring more natural forms, using a faster approach to better utilise the time I had.
My practice is typically quite structured, with significant time devoted to taping, masking, and layering to achieve a hard edge finish. When mural and design work intensifies, I find it challenging to make meaningful progress in the studio. At times, I simply want to dive in and start creating something tangible and fun.
For this reason, working with laser-cut shapes has been an enjoyable way to work more efficiently and maximize my creative output on studio days.
Recently, I attended a talk by musician Richard Norris, who is credited with releasing one of the first acid house albums in the UK. He shared that, in creating the album, they set specific rules, including a guideline to spend no more than one hour on each track before moving on to the next.
I was inspired by the concept of setting specific guidelines when working with technology—rules that encourage creativity within the process and allow for optimal use of time.
Initially, I created five works, but later decided to disassemble each of them and reconfigure them into two new distinct pieces, working in one sitting until they felt complete.
Traditionally, halftones have been a cost effective technique in print media, enabling more efficient images while reducing ink costs. I aimed to use the halftone effect to convey the sense of restriction in the process, utilizing tools to create precise, effective patterns.
To me, the pieces are a culmination of technology, time and creative impulse, and represent a shift or a development.
