Simon Ledson
Simon Ledson: Artist Statement
First light. I find these are some of my inspirations. I'm interested in our understanding of what we are looking at and question both the thing itself and the image of the thing. Vision can be the result of some form of unconscious reference, a matter of making assumptions and drawing conclusions from incomplete data, based on previous experiences. These works are an ongoing enquiry into the relationship of what I see, a mere reflection of light on a surface. It's not so much the location it's more the time and capturing the correct atmosphere, always early mornings, the time in-between night and day we call it nautical dawn when the sun is 12 degrees below the horizon.
Titles: TIME SCAPE - nautical dawn.
The time in-between night and day we call it nautical dawn when the sun is 12 degrees below the horizon. Vision can be the result of some form of unconscious reference, a matter of making assumptions and drawing conclusions from incomplete data based on previous experiences. With the first light of the day. I'm interested in our understanding of what we are looking at and question both the thing itself and the image of the thing, a mere reflection of light on a surface.
Selected CV
Education
2008 - 11 University of the West of England. MA Fine Art - distinction
1982 - 85 Derby University. BA (Hons) Graphic Design
1981 - 82 Birmingham University. Diploma Illustration
Selected exhibitions
2016 Oceanic
Store Street Gallery, Bloomsbury
2016 Three Person Show-
Highgate Contemporary Art
2015 Avidity - accumulated strengths
Penwith Gallery, St Ives
2015 Solo Show
Black Swan, Frome
2015 Gallery Group
Adam Gallery, Bath
2014 Beyond the Board
White Moose Gallery, Barnstaple
2014 Spirit Level
BV Gallery / Studio, Bristol
2014 20/21 international
R.C.A. London
2014 Land Sea Sky
Highgate contemporary, London
2014 Scape
View Gallery, Bristol
2013 Secret Whisper
Bristol Biennial, Bristol
2013 Original Paintings
The Drang Gallery, Padstow
2013 Echoes Within Seven
BV Gallery / Studio, Bristol
2013 Art Language
Wua Art Gallery, Phuket Town, Thailand
2013 Time Scapes
3D Gallery, Bristol
2013 Small
Black Swan Arts, Frome
2013 Bowlish Contemporary
Affordable Art Fair, London
2012 Time Scapes
Highgate Contemporary Art, London
2012 Surfing Fever
The Drang Gallery, Padstow
2012 Cultivate 2: A Gift for Somerset
The Brewhouse Art Centre, Taunton
2012 The Art of Surf
Museum of British Surfing, Braunton
2012 Secret Whisper
Bristol Biennial, Bristol
2012 Spring
Affordable Art Fair, London
2012 Here comes everybody - Mini-residiency
Motorcade/FlashParade, Bristol
2011 Stripped
Bristol Diving School, Bristol
2011 Stripped
Mauger Modern Gallery, London
2011 Spring
Store Street Gallery, London
2010 Solo Exhibition
Celia Lendis Contemporary, Moreton in Marsh
2010 Open / Studio
BV Gallery / Studio, Bristol
2010 Open
Victor felix Gallery, London
2010 Solo Exhibition
BV Gallery, Bristol
2010 Naked Truths
View Gallery, Bristol
2010 Oceans Apart
Air Gallery, Wells
2010 Contemporary art
Cavaliero Finn, London
2010 May
Affordable Art Fair, Bristol
2010 Open Arts Exhibition
Black Swan Arts, Frome
2010 Spring
Affordable Art Fair, London
2010 Ten talented British painters
Highgate Contemporary Art, London
2010 Solo Exhibition gallery two
Black Swan Arts, Frome
2009 Autumn Exhibition
Quarts V Gallery, Taunton
2009 Summer Show
View Gallery, Bristol
2009 Urban Artists
Arch Gallery, Bath
2009 Spring Show
View Gallery, Bristol
2009 Artists303
Rook Lane, Frome
2008 Millfield summer Show
Atkinson Gallery, Street
Employment
2012 Director / Curator WAC Wells Art Contemporary
2009 Curator- Air Gallery
Awards and Commissions
2006 - 14 Series of international commissions undertaken
2010 Award, Quartz Art Festival Public Choice
2010 Award, Black Swan Open Arts
2008 Prize winner, Atkinson Gallery Summer Show