Synopses & Reviews
Radiations is the first publication on the work of rising artist Paul Fryer. The relationship between visual art and science is at the heart of Fryerand#8217;s eccentric but highly engaging body of works: and#147;An artist like P.A. Fryer is as much a throwback to the enlightenment of the 18th century as he is prescient of the new.and#8221; Fryerand#8217;s scientific inquiry, his visual awareness of popular cultural icons, combined with a sense of a poetic pieta gives his work a definite sense of the now.
This elegant and thoughtfully designed book contains over 30 full colour reproductions including prints, sculptures and installation shots, and an in-depth interview between Fryer, Hans Ulrich Obrist, Co-Director of Londonand#8217;s Serpentine Gallery, and scientist Colin Dancer. Alongside this is a personal and insightful introduction by Fryerand#8217;s longterm advisor Duncan Ward, and an essay by Amanda Harlech, both of which underline that Fryerand#8217;s art works on multiple levels, and that it is conscious of its uniqueness and validity: and#147;These works arrive at a time when little art has the tonic to shock and popular culture has seen to the dismantling of the avant-garde and the experimental in all itand#8217;s sub sectsand#133; Paul Fryer senses the storm, and unfurls a kite so that we can connect with it.and#8221;
About the Author
Paul Fryer studied art briefly at the Leeds College of Art in the 1980s but never did a degree in the subject. In the early 1990s he was instrumental in the creation of the widely acclaimed art-based clubs The Kit Cat Club and Vague. Before focusing on his own art, Fryer designed books for several galleries and projects, as well as working as technical consultant for a number of established contemporary artists. He has also written a book of poetry, and#145;Don't Be So...and#8217;, which was illustrated by Damien Hirst and published in 2002. He has exhibited in various shows and galleries since 1996, including and#145;2001 A Space Oddityand#8217;, A22 Gallery, London, 2001; The Courtauld Collection Show, London, 2002; and#145;The Arkand#8217;, T1+2, London, 2005; and#145;New Gothicand#8217;, T1+2, London; Tate Britain, London, 2006; and#145;Reconstruction No. 1and#8217; and and#145;Reconstruction Number 2and#8217;, Sudeley Castle, UK, 2006 and 2007, and#145;Young and Britishand#8217;, Galerie Jean Gabriel Mitterand, Paris, 2006; and#145;Tempestand#8217; (with Mat Collishaw, curated by James Putnam), Venice Biennale, 2007; and#145;Avatar Of Sacred Discontentand#8217;, T1+2, Port Elliot, UK, 2007. Solo shows include: and#145;Carpe Noctumand#8217;, Trolley Gallery, London, 2005; and#145;Petit Maland#8217;, Masonic Temple, Kirsty Stubbs Gallery, London, 2006; and#145;Radiationsand#8217;, Julius Werner, Berlin, 2006; and and#145;Potential And Groundand#8217;, Reconstruction and Kirsty Stubbs Gallery, London, 2007; and and#145;In Loving Memoryand#8217;, Guido Costa Projects and Reconstruction, Turin, 2007.