Kerlin Gallery are presenting a new exhibition of the works of David Godbold. 'Art, Drugs and Prayer' marks both a departure from his regular work and, simultaneously, a return to his common practice. This exhibition primarily manifests as paintings on canvas, at a scale and form that Godbold has not engaged with since the early 1990s. This style is tempered, however, by his diverse penchants for obscure art history, philosophy and metaphysics. Godbold draws equally from both high and low culture, noting that ironically, his paintings owe as much to the school of Rolf Harris, 'Vision on' or 'painting by numbers' as they do Joachim Patinir or Paul Bril. These depictions of surnatural landscapes have inevitably mutated onto canvas. They fuse Godbold's interest in the art historical structures of mimetics and more contemporary forms of the contrived notions of formulaic mass art depiction there by serving to further extend the artists dialogue with the viewer. Godbold was educated at Goldsmith's College, London, and first came to prominence in the mid-1980s as one half of the duo Godbold and Wood. Since moving to Ireland at the beginning of the 90's Godbold has continued to concentrate on the critical examination of the production, circulation and reception of visual imagery in both 'high' and 'low' culture. This exhibition runs at the Kerlin Gallery until 11th October.
