
Richard Penn
Richard Penn started working at DKW in 2010 on a series of monotypes. Using nature magazines and images captured by the Hubble Telescope as his references, he immersed himself in exploring the simultaneity of macroscopic and microscopic scale in his artworks. Looking at the of scale and distance on a single sheet of paper, Penn illustrated how within a single dot the representation of an atom could, in that simultaneous instant, also be a scaled section of the galaxy. Penn states, “We have easy access to images of deep space taken by numerous telescopes and cameras which depict objects spanning hundreds, thousands even millions of light years across and millions and even billions of light years distant.” Taking into consideration, the fact that the raw data is always received in black and white, Penn uses a real visual representation of the universe through the telescope. A huge distance is covered although it is only focused on a tiny piece of the sky. Penn has often worked with the notion of ‘origins’ in his work. He says, “Initially I worked with photographic imagery in which I examined certain gestures of my father which threw me back to my childhood and brought to the surface intimations and images of...
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Untitled: DKW Summer Show (5 November 2011 – 21 January 2012)
Nov. 1, 2011The David Krut Projects Summer Show for 2011 features artworks from a wide selection of artists, most of whom have...
Tags: David Krut Projects, Exhibition PostNew Editions: Richard Penn
Oct. 4, 2011Richard Penn started working at DKW in 2010 on a series of monotypes. Using nature magazines and images captured by the Hubble Telescope as...
Tags: Richard PennDavid Krut Projects at Joburg Art Fair 2011
Sep. 17, 2011David Krut Projects will be showcasing work by Bruce Backhouse, Gail Behrmann, Deborah Bell, Bronwen Findlay, Claire Gavronsky, Joseph Hart, Stephen...
Tags: First Cut, Johannesburg Art Fair 2011IMPRINT: Selected Editions and Works on Paper, Installation Images
Jul. 20, 2011David Krut Projects is pleased to present IMPRINT, a selection of editions and works on paper by local and international...
Genevieve Lowe and Hannah Dumes in South Africa
Jul. 30, 2010Genevieve Lowe and Hannah Dumes are responsible for running David Krut Projects in New York. They are curently in South...
Richard Penn and Maja Maljevic at Arts on Main
Jul. 22, 2010Richard Penn and Maja Maljevic worked at Arts on Main for the second week of the Monotype project. This week,...
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