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Justin Hibbs

Five storey block Four storey block Untitled (hospital) Untitled (Stairwell) Two storey B unit Alexander road housing estate Sanitorium Untitled (theatre II) Untitled (Theatre) Untitled ( power station) Untitled (church) Untitled (apartments) La Luz Working Space Portrait no 5 Portrait no 4 Portrait no 3 Portrait no 2 Portrait no 1 Constellation of One Open Worship II Congress Paradisia Strata Altneuland I Altneuland VI Altneuland study IV Altneuland study VI Altneuland XI Science of Masses

Taking modernist architecture as a starting point Hibbs’ work is an investigation into the construction of space in painting. Acknowledging the artificial nature of spatial depiction the work actively undermines both depth and perspective by drawing attention to the two dimensionality of painting. Dividing and fluctuating between abstraction and representation the work neither inhabits one space or the other, but an interesting hybrid space - the space between. Hibbs’ working process falls into two parts: the first being studies on paper, which form the basis for the final paintings. Working directly onto photographic images with acrylic paint, the studies on paper employ a visual, spatial game-playing. The architectural image becomes a ‘host’ to Hibbs’ overlaying of lines, trajectories, and simple planes. By creating a geometric network he establishes a symbiotic/parasitic relationship with the host image. This intervention consciously quotes both abstract painting and the formal language of modernist architecture. Paintings form the second part of Hibbs’ working practice, where the whole image becomes democratised by its translation into paint. The differences between the representational (photographic) spaces and the non-representational (geometric) spaces become more enigmatic. This loss of a unified perspective and the arrival of disconcerting spatial relationships provoke questions about what is ‘real space’ and what is ‘invented space’ within the language of painting. Justin Hibbs is born in Dorset 1971, Lives and works in London Education 1991 - 94 BA (hons) Graphic Design, Central St. Martins School of Art and Design Exhibitions 2008 - Working Space II, Lucy Mackintosh, Lausanne - Working Space, The Arts Gallery, University of the Arts, London - New British Landscapes, Takecourage Gallery, London 2007 - Altneuland, solo show, Lucy Mackintosh, Lausanne 2006 - MetroParadisiac, solo show, One in the Other, London - Finalist, Celeste Art Prize, London - Grotto, Studio 1.1, London - Pulse Art Fair, New York - Zoo Art Fair, London - Pulse Art Fair, Miami 2005 - News from Nowhere, curated by Justin Hibbs at the Lucy Mackintosh Gallery, Lausanne - Yabadabadoo, Cell Projects, London - Gigolo, Trafalgar Hotel, London - GeisterFahrer, Ghost Driver, Paintworks, Bristol - The Future Lasts a Long Time, Le Consortium, Dijon - Zoo Art Fair, London - Fiac Art Fair, Paris, France - Marseilles Art Fair, France 2004 - I’ll Wait for you, Solo show, One in the Other, London - Cinderella, Trailer, London - Ready Steady Go, Three Colts Gallery, London - Bologna Art Fair, Italy - Zoo Art Fair, Regents Park, London - Turin Art Fair, Italy 2003 - Godzilla, Hertford Road, London - Justin Hibbs and Mark Pearson, One in the Other, London - Turin Art Fair, Italy 2002 - Guns and Roses, Brick Lane, London - Lend us £100m, Dingley Road, London 2001 - Trailer, Shoreditch, London