James Lumsden

James Lumsden 29th November 2013 - 23rd January 2014

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James Lumsden 29th November 2013 - 23rd January 2014

James Lumsden’s paintings are primarily concerned with process – building translucent glazes of paint until an illusion of light and depth are achieved. The process involves the application of mul-tiple (up to 40 or more) thin glazes of acrylic paint and gloss medium. Each layer is dragged, pulled or squeegeed with various implements – the process being repeated layer upon layer until the final painting begins to emerge. Arrived at by both chance and deliberation, the final painting reveals varying chromatic strata, which can be seen through the translucence, pentimenti and depth of the work.

These are paintings which draw the viewer beneath the surface to give some experience of their making – both revealing and concealing the history of the painting process. The paintings are set within a distinct formal compositional framework. Although the horizontal division creates allusions to landscape, this is primarily a device to heighten the dynamic, contrasts, tension and intensity of the painting.

Lumsden aims to make paintings which are luminous, seductive, sensual and atmospheric. He is fascinated in how the raw materials innate to the medium can be turned into something poetic – an object filled with light, feeling, atmosphere and emotion.

Echoes (3) 2013Acrylic on Canvas, 60cm x 50cm

Containment (1) 2010Acrylic on Canvas, 30.5cm x 30.5cm

Fugue (17/11) 2011Acrylic on Canvas, 30.5cm x 30.5cm

Contrapuntal (24/12) 2012Acrylic on Canvas, 30.5cm x 30.5cm

Liquid Light (20/10) 2010Acrylic on Canvas, 30.5cm x 30.5cm

Contrapunto (4/11) 2011Acrylic on Canvas, 30.5cm x 30.5cm

Fugue (20/11) 2011Acrylic on Canvas, 30.5cm x 30.5cm



Contrapuntal (22/12) 2012Acrylic on Canvas, 40cm x 40cm













Fugue (1/13) 2013Acrylic on Canvas, 90cm x 75cm



James Lumsden

Born Inverness, Scotland 1964. Lives and works in Edinburgh.

Solo Exhibitions

2015 Sarah Myerscough Gallery, London2013 & Collective, Bridge of Allan Sarah Myerscough Gallery, London Edinburgh Art Festival / Scottish Arts Club, Edinburgh2012 Paul Kuhn Gallery, Calgary, Canada Rhue Art, Ullapool2011 Sarah Myerscough Fine Art, London An Talla Solais, Ullapool 2010 Paul Kuhn Gallery, Calgary, Canada2009 Sarah Myerscough Fine Art, London2007 Amber Roome Contemporary Art, Edinburgh2006 Atticsalt, Edinburgh MAC, Birmingham2005 Sarah Myerscough Fine Art, London (with Andrew Mackenzie) An Tuireann Arts Centre, Isle of Skye2004 Sarah Myerscough Fine Art, London2003 Oriel Capsule, Cardiff (with Eoghann MacColl)2002 Sarah Myerscough Fine Art, London2001 Triskel Arts Centre, Cork, Ireland2000 The Loft Gallery, Glasgow Aalborg Trienalle, Aalborg, Denmark1999 Gracefield Arts Centre, Dumfries Pump House Gallery, London1997 Collective Gallery, Edinburgh Inverness Museum and Art Gallery1996 Compass Gallery, Glasgow1993 Collective Gallery, Edinburgh1992 Merz Contemporary Art, London

Selected Group Exhibitions (since 2000)

2013 Re-Define, Dallas Contemporary, Dallas, USA Art Paris, Grand Palais, Paris (with Sarah Myerscough Fine Art) London Art Fair (with Sarah Myerscough Fine Art)2013 Paper Planes, Stow Arts Festival, Scottish Borders (curated by Andrew Mackenzie) Art Paris, Grand Palais, Paris (with Sarah Myerscough Fine Art) Society of Scottish Artists Annual, Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh London Art Fair (with Sarah Myerscough Fine Art)2012 RSA Open, Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh Cabinet Paintings, Compass Gallery, Glasgow S.O.F.A, Chicago, USA (with Sarah Myerscough Fine Art) Toronto International Art Fair, Canada (with Paul Kuhn Gallery) Sense of Place, Linenhall Arts Centre, Castlebar, Ireland Black & White, Sarah Myerscough Fine Art, London2011 RSA Annual Exhibition, Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh Perception, Rhue Art at The Dovecot, Edinburgh2010 RSA Residencies for Scotland Award – New Work, Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh Abstract Matters, Open Eye Gallery, Edinburgh2009 Strata, Sarah Myerscough Fine Art, London2008 Toronto International Art Fair, Canada (with Sarah Myerscough Fine Art) Shared Ground, Harbour Arts Centre, Irvine Preview, Sarah Myerscough Fine Art, London2007 Lemon Street Gallery, Truro, Cornwall Toronto International Art Fair, Canada (with Sarah Myerscough Fine Art) Equinox, Sarah Myerscough Fine Art, London2006 Society of Scottish Artists Annual, Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh2005 20:20, Gracefield Arts Centre, Dumfries Paul Kuhn Gallery, Calgary, Canada Damaged Collateral, Context Gallery, Derry2004 Images from North Mayo, Ballinglen Arts Foundation, Co. Mayo, Ireland2003 Illusions – Pip Dickens, James Lumsden, Tomoya Matsuzaki, Sarah Myerscough Fine Art, London2002 Aphelion, Art.tm, Inverness ARTfutures, Contemporary Art Society, London2001 Beneath The Surface II, Sarah Myerscough Fine Art, London2000 ARTfutures, Contemporary Art Society, London Nordjyllands Kunstmuseum, Aalborg, Denmark Primed, Bellevue Gallery, Edinburgh

Selected Awards and Residencies

2011 The Scottish Arts Club Award, Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh Visual Arts Award, Edinburgh2010 Royal Scottish Academy Residencies for Scotland Award2009 Visual Arts Award, Edinburgh2008 Scottish Arts Council Creative Development Award2007 Ballinglen Arts Foundation Residency, County Mayo, Ireland2006 Hope Scott Trust Award2005 EVAC Award, Edinburgh Scottish Arts Council Proffesional Development Award Ballinglen Arts Foundation Fellowship, County Mayo, Ireland2004 Scottish Arts Council Professional Development Award 2003 British Council Grant 2002 Artist in Residence, Aalborg Trienalle, Aalborg, Denmark EVAC Award, Edinburgh The Arts Trust of Scotland Award

Selected Collections

RBS, EdinburghHBOS, EdinburghMastercard, LondonMayer Brown InternationalTiffany & Co., LondonGermaine Hotel, CalgaryAalborg Kommune, DenmarkBallinglen Arts Foundation, IrelandEdinburgh University Acute Services TrustPaintings in Hospitals ScotlandInverness Museum and Art GalleryGulbenkian FoundationHighland Council

Photography by Michael Wolchover

Documents

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