Paul Carey-Kent

“When I’m attracted to art it typically operates like this: something draws me in visually; it turns out that there’s an idea involved; that proves interesting; and the combination of form and idea isn’t something I’ve seen in quite that way before. That ought, in turn, to mean that the work is worth writing about. The works I’ve chosen are a mixture of artists I’ve invited (about whom I tend to have written before) and anonymously chosen open call selections (most of whom I haven’t written about previously). Either way, I’m setting out to provide some 50 words on each of my choices - both to test my own instincts and to give viewers one possible way in. Looking across my 120-odd choices from some 55 artists, I believe they demonstrate the substance I seek. Yet most of the artists don’t have a gallery to represent them: evidence both of the current depth of artistic ability, and of why it isn’t easy to make a living through art. So I hope both that visitors enjoy the work, and that the artists sell as well as they deserve!”