Nick Sheehy
HOLLOWS
opening online: Friday, June 19th 2020
Arch Enemy Arts is proud to announce the debut of Hollows, a series of seven acrylic paintings by London-based artist, Nick Sheehy.
This is his second exclusive series with AEA, and the first since his 2017 feature, Portraits.
Hollows, created entirely while in lockdown from the COVID19 pandemic, highlights the expected bizarro scene stills and typical misfit characters Sheehy's known for, however these new pieces highlight a different side of his work and what the artist says was an attempt to keep things more "painterly and atmospheric". Despite the overall dark palette and tone of this collection, titles like "Everything is OK" and "V Sign" show a real effort to keep things positive through the experience of months of isolation and the emotional heaviness that inevitably went along with it.
The artist writes:
"What started as an exploration towards a richer and darker atmosphere, ultimately turned into a series of scenes taking place in a cave-like world where various familiar and not-so-familiar characters evade, snare, hunt, and hoard. Tripping over littered fossils and stumbling past forgotten totems with forgotten meanings, our cave dwellers emerge from the shadows, and take a step into the light."
"The 1st Wisdom" (2020) acrylic on panel, varnished 12" x 12" $1250 USD
"The Delivery" (2020) acrylic on panel, varnished 12" x 12" $1250 USD
"The 3rd Wisdom" (2020) acrylic on panel, varnished 12" x 12" $1250 USD
"Beyond The Beacon" (2020) acrylic on panel, varnished 12" x 12" $1250 USD
"Light Bath" (2020) acrylic on panel, varnished 8" x 8" $500 USD
"V Sign" (2020) acrylic on panel, varnished 8" x 8" $500 USD
"Everything is OK" (2020) acrylic on panel, varnished 8" x 8" $500 USD
past WORKs BY nick sheehy
"The Portrait" (2017) graphite and watercolor on paper mounted to panel, varnished 16 x 20" $2000 USD
"The Early" (2016) graphite & watercolor on paper, bespoke frame with UV, non-reflective, art glass 11 x 11" framed to 16.5 x 16.5" $950 USD
"The Calcium Thief" (2019) acrylic and paper on mounted panel, varnished 8 x 8" $500 USD
"The Gift of Sulphur" (2018) acrylic on paper mounted on panel 8 x 8" $500 USD
"The Vampire Tree" (2018) acrylic on paper on panel, varnished 12 x 16" $1000 USD
"The Second Thief" (2017) graphite and watercolor on paper mounted to panel, varnished 8 x 8" $350 USD
"The Crocodiles" (2017) graphite and watercolor on paper mounted to panel, varnished 12 x 12" $900 USD
"The Nest" (2017) graphite and watercolor on paper mounted to panel, varnished 12 x 16" $1000 USD
"The First Thief" (2017) graphite and watercolor on paper mounted to panel, varnished 8 x 8" $350 USD
"The Kappa" (2016) watercolor & graphite on paper 14 x 14" in a custom frame with museum grade non-reflective glass $855 USD
"The Leap" (2016) graphite & watercolor on paper 12.6 x 12.6" framed to $850 USD