The launch of SPECTRUM almanac is Friday the 10th of June.

NewBridge Space will host the launch from 6 until 8.

Hope to see you there, for a map see where and for more information on NewBridge Project see here.

SPECTRUM Almanac presents each of the artist’s works alongside critical texts exploring their individual practices.

SPECTRUM is a recently formed group of emerging artists consisting of Adam Hogarth, Mike Pratt, Sebastian Trend, and Thomas Whittle. Their individual practices share common concerns of colour theory, throwaway culture and auto-destruction. A group exhibition of selected works, SPECTRUM: WHITTLEHOGARTHPRATTTREND took place at Newbridge Street Space, 16 May – 11 June 2011.

SPECTRUM Almanac will be an annual publication to raise critical dialogue within contemporary arts in the North East.

Supported by Turning Point, Arts Council England and NewBridge Project.

I am exhibiting as part of SPECTRUM, the exhibition opens on Saturday 14 May 6-10pm at Newbridge Street Space. The exhibition is part of Newcastle’s Late Shows and will run from 16th May – 11th June.

SPECTRUM is a recently formed group of emerging artists consisting of Adam Hogarth, Sebastian Trend, Thomas Whittle and Mike Pratt. Their individual practices share common concerns of colour theory, throwaway culture and auto-destruction.

To coincide with the exhibition we are launching the first SPECTRUM Almanac which will be available at the closing event on Fri day 10 June 6-8pm. We are proud to include written contributions from Cathy Lomax, Hugh Dichmont, Paulette Terry Brien and John Beagles. It will also include the work of local, emerging writer Rory Biddulph. SPECTRUM Almanac will be an annual publication to raise critical dialogue within contemporary arts in the North East.

Finally, the artists and exhibition curator Matt Hearn will be hosting a talk, taking place on Saturday 21 May at 4pm, enabling people to gain a unique insight into SPECTRUM project.

It would be really great to see you there.

See www.spectrumalmanac.com for further information, interviews, images etc.

see here fir further details.

for more information see: http://www.platformnortheast.org/thomaswhittle.html

The preview is at 6.00pm Friday 24th September, we hope to see loads of you there.

An extract from exhibition text:

Techno-thrillers tend to have a broad scope in the narrative, and can often be regarded as contemporary speculative fiction. Techno-thrillers often overlap, as far as the genre goes, with near-future science fiction. To the extent that technology is now a dominant aspect of modern global culture, most modern thrillers are ‘techno-thrillers’, and the genre is somewhat diffuse. The category of techno-thriller blurs smoothly into the category of hard science fiction; the defining characteristics of techno thriller are an emphasis on real-world or plausible near-future technology and a focus on military or military-political action.

Thomas Whittle

‘Untitled’ (Drawn-Wall-Critique)

16th – 20th September 2010

Exhibition opening times:
Thursday: 2 – 4
Friday – Monday: 10-12

End event on Monday 20th September 4-8pm

An exhibition of drawings that transforms everyday. The viewer is invited to investigate their interaction with artwork placed on the walls and floor.

Guests are encouraged to bring food and drink to share at the end event on Monday 20th.

RSVP by email or through the blog.

25stratfordgrove@gmail.com
www.25stratfordgrove.wordpress.com

You can view previous work by Thomas Whittle here:
www.thomaswhittle.co.uk

I also have a few other shows upcoming, so keep checking this and this for news.

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Come down on the 16th for a drink and a look around from 8PM.

I will be exhibiting in the Worcester Open 2010, click on the image to go to the website and my profile there.