Studio: Drawings

Charley Peters, Untitled Sketches (2012), Graphite Powder & Acrylic on Paper 

Studio: Collages

Charley Peters, Untitled Collages (2012), Cut Paper

A series of studio investigations into compositional space. The collages are made from digitally drawn grey forms, which have been manipulated in Photoshop and then cut and placed by hand - combining digital and analogue processes to create fictional landscapes.

Open Studio

I'll be participating in the ZAP Open Studios event later this month. Part of a knowledge-sharing initiative, ASC Studios have created a hub within a hub at the centre of its building at Goodwood Road: Zeitgeist Arts Projects. The ten artists based in ZAP will take part in the Open Studios event, being available to talk about their work in the spaces where it is made: Kate Bowen, Graham Crowley, Rosalind Davis, Julie Henry, Kate Murdoch, Michaela Nettell, Charlotte Norwood, Annabel Tilley, Rachel Wilberforce and myself.

ZAP Open Studios: 30 November 6-9pm for SLAM Last Fridays and 1 December 12-4pm
ASC Studios, Goodwood Road, London SE14 6BL

New Work: In Progress

Charley Peters, Untitled Study (2012), Inkjet Prints of a Photograph of a Drawing 

Current studio activity is focused around the development of small heavily worked graphite drawings onto newsprint (below). As the drawing is developed the repetitive strokes of the graphite manipulate the surface of the delicate paper causing it to ripple, line and in some cases rip. When photographed these movements in the paper surface are highlighted further due to the reflection of light from the metallic finish of the graphite. The above image shows two colour inkjet prints displayed next to each other on the studio wall.

Charley Peters, Untitled Drawing (2012), Graphite on Newsprint

Further compositional explorations using prints and photocopies of the graphite drawings are being made on the studio wall (below).

Charley Peters, Untitled (2012), Inkjet Prints of a Photograph of a Drawing

New Work: In Progress

Charley Peters, Untitled Collages (2012), Cut Paper, Photocopies & Inkjet Prints

Cut and collaged photocopies and inkjet prints used in the studio to explore composition and texture. The material was generated from photographs taken of graphite drawings, the metallic surface being represented photographically as a shiny, uneven surface, distressed and manipulated by the intense application of graphite onto the surface of newsprint, a fragile and easily disrupted drawing support.

ALAS Residency Exhibition

Charley Peters, Diodic Alternator (2012), Acrylic Paint on Canvas, LEDs

The ALAS Residency exhibition opened at MRA Project Space last night featuring my work Diodic Alternator (above). The exhibition is the culmination of a residency programme developed by Matt Roberts Arts to provide career development and peer collaboration between a group of accomplished practicing artists.

The exhibition runs from 8-24 November 2012 at MRA Project Space, Vyner Street, London E2 9DG. There is more information about the residency programme here:
http://www.alasautumnresidency.org

Exhibition: CGP Open

Charley Peters, Praxis (Interrupted) (2011), Ink on Paper

I have the above piece of work, Praxis (Interrupted), in the CGP Open, Cafe Gallery Projects, London SE16 2UA. The exhibition runs from 14 November - 2 December 2012.