Private View: Friday 26th April 5pm - 9pm
Open Daily: Saturday 27th April - Wednesday 1st May 10am - 6pm
Stephen Tribbel is a mixed media artist who specialises in collage. In this double show. Stephen will exhibit the full suite of his This is My World series of collages on paper, alongside a new Urban Aesthetic collection.
About This is My World
This is My World is a collection of 48 collages which were completed in 2019, but due to the pandemic did not get a public showing.
The collection is Stephen’s love letter to the art of collage and collecting. Over his career, spanning almost 20 years, Stephen has collected and categorised thousands of pieces of material for making collages and other mixed media artworks. In 2018 he began a thorough exploration of his bank of material, with the ambition of using as much as possible in a series of collages, the result is the eclectic and colourful This is My World.
The remaining originals from This is My World will be available for sale during the exhibition, alongside a selection of limited-edition reproduction prints and more recent original collages.
About Urban Aesthetic (Edition 4)
Stephen has been working on various iterations of the Urban Aesthetic series since around 2007. Urban Aesthetic is principally about physical history, epistemology, and the interaction of colour which is explored through geometric, three-dimensional artworks that are made up from collage material, and occasionally paint and inks.
Edition 4 of Urban Aesthetic focuses largely on philosophical and aesthetic concepts, embracing colour theory alongside an impassioned exploration of classical and pulp literature, comic books, and philosophy to create a series of bold, three-dimensional paintings. In the exhibition you will find collaged texts juxtaposed within painted compositions, each designed to complement or contrast with the content of the collaged material; colours are used to provide a visual language to accompany the printed text, and, in some cases, other collaged elements are used to further illustrate the content of the text.
The Urban Aesthetic pieces will also be available for purchase, and Stephen will be in attendance for the duration of the exhibition if you would like to discuss a personalised commission.
About the artist
Stephen, a previous resident of Bristol, was born in Weston-super-Mare and now calls Chippenham home. Since graduating from Cardiff School of Art in 2004 with a First in Art and Aesthetics Stephen has continued his practice as an artist alongside a career that has taken him all over the world, and has included being a gallery manager, a pub landlord and a teacher. Stephen is currently the Head of Programme Development for Creative United where he manages the operation of the Own Art and Take it away schemes.
Stephen takes his inspiration from a wide range of subjects, including mass media, literature and music, art history, philosophy, and urban environments. He regards the artists Robert Rauschenberg, Kurt Schwitters and Peter Blake as influences on his practice.
Stephen’s work can be found in collections in the UK and around the World including Colombia, Denmark, Kenya, Thailand, and USA.
Public shows and Exhibitions
2004: Selected History (solo show), Courtyard Gallery, Cardiff
2005: Aftershed (group show), Watershed, Bristol
2007: What do you do?, (group show), Centrespace Gallery, Bristol
2010: The Lessons of History, site specific exhibition. The Paragon Gallery, Exeter
2010: Urban Aesthetic, Edition 2. Brick Lane Gallery, London
2011: Media Appropriation, (group show), Olyvia Fine Art, London
2012: The Affordable Art Fair (exhibitor), Battersea Park, London
2012: Diversity in Style (group show), Olyvia Fine Art, London
2014: Faces of Antioquia, Casa de Cultura, El Carmen de Viboral, Colombia
2016: Merton Arts Festival (group show), Merton, London
2017: Merton Arts Festival (group show), Merton, London
2017: Urban Aesthetic goes Pop!, The Sultan, London
2018: Merton Arts Festival (group show), Merton, London
2022: Pound Arts open, Pound Arts Centre, Corsham
2023: Art for the environment, Chippenham Town Council offices, Chippenham
TRAVEL AND ACCESSIBILITY:
Centrespace is within walking distance from the bus stops in Bristol city centre.
The nearest car parks are Trenchard Street, Queens Square and Just Park (Broad Street) all
of which are less than a 10 minute walk from Centrespace.
The nearest train station is Temple Meads which is a 20 minute walk to the gallery. The A1
airport flyer or 9 bus route can take you from the station to the city centre.
The gallery is wheelchair accessible with a disabled access toilet and ramp.