Dr. ERIC GREAT-REX
Dr. ERIC GREAT-REX was a Fulbright scholar in New York (82-84) and Printmaking Fellow at the Royal College of Art (90-92). He has taught at Graduate and Undergraduate level including The Royal College of Art, The Slade School of Art, Chelsea School of Art ,The Art Institute of Chicago and the State University of New York at Purchase.
My Cat Knows What I’m Thinking is Dr. ERIC GREAT-REX latest solo exhibition. The exhibition consists of nineteen handmade ceramic plates plus four stone lithographic editions that have been published by Edinburgh Printmakers. Great-Rex and EP have also collaborated on a multiple commemorative ceramic plaque in celebration of EPs fiftieth anniversary.
Great-Rex has been involved with a diverse range of printmaking media and practices for over forty years and has been working with ceramics for the last fifteen. This exhibition at EP is the first time he has shown prints and ceramics together. His work in both mediums draws on folk, outsider art and domestic commemorative wares and samplers. He also employs similar strategies when drawing onto clay or stone. He uses scraffito techniques to carve into the surface of the clay while his prints are realised by drawing with tusche and crayon before
erasing and scratching back into the surface of the stone to reveal the image.
The title for this exhibition comes from Great-Rex talking to his cat about his day, what worked, what worried him or what he found funny. How we use objects or animals to process our inner thoughts can be both humorous and insightful. Eric says: 'My plates could sit on mantelpieces or tabletops, nestled among household collections of knick-knacks and memorabilia. I am interested in how we venerate our daily lives and how we talk to ourselves in order to make sense and give meaning to our experiences.' ( copyright EP website)
Dr. Great-Rex has a PGCert in Higher Education (2001) and an Applied Learning Technologies Certificate from the University of East London (SEDA accredited. 2002). He is also a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (2014). Dr. ERIC GREAT-REX received his BA Hon’s Fine Art 1st class in 1980 from Sheffield Polytechnic, his Masters degree in Printmaking from Chelsea School of Art in 1981 and then Professional Doctorate in Fine Art from the University of East London in 2013.
My Cat Knows What I’m Thinking is Dr. ERIC GREAT-REX latest solo exhibition. The exhibition consists of nineteen handmade ceramic plates plus four stone lithographic editions that have been published by Edinburgh Printmakers. Great-Rex and EP have also collaborated on a multiple commemorative ceramic plaque in celebration of EPs fiftieth anniversary.
Great-Rex has been involved with a diverse range of printmaking media and practices for over forty years and has been working with ceramics for the last fifteen. This exhibition at EP is the first time he has shown prints and ceramics together. His work in both mediums draws on folk, outsider art and domestic commemorative wares and samplers. He also employs similar strategies when drawing onto clay or stone. He uses scraffito techniques to carve into the surface of the clay while his prints are realised by drawing with tusche and crayon before
erasing and scratching back into the surface of the stone to reveal the image.
The title for this exhibition comes from Great-Rex talking to his cat about his day, what worked, what worried him or what he found funny. How we use objects or animals to process our inner thoughts can be both humorous and insightful. Eric says: 'My plates could sit on mantelpieces or tabletops, nestled among household collections of knick-knacks and memorabilia. I am interested in how we venerate our daily lives and how we talk to ourselves in order to make sense and give meaning to our experiences.' ( copyright EP website)
Dr. Great-Rex has a PGCert in Higher Education (2001) and an Applied Learning Technologies Certificate from the University of East London (SEDA accredited. 2002). He is also a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (2014). Dr. ERIC GREAT-REX received his BA Hon’s Fine Art 1st class in 1980 from Sheffield Polytechnic, his Masters degree in Printmaking from Chelsea School of Art in 1981 and then Professional Doctorate in Fine Art from the University of East London in 2013.
Exhibitions 2010 – 2017
2017 Solo exhibition
My Cat Knows What I'm Thinking 22 April - 15 July 2017
2015 Group Exhibition. 'The Big Show 9' at the Silas Marder Gallery, Bridgehampton, New York. http://www.silasmarder.com/the-big-show-09/
2015 The Multiple Store http://themultiplestore.org/ London Artfair. Business Design Centre, Islington.
2015 Multiple Art Days, La Maison Rouge, Paris. http://www.multipleartdays.com/
2013 Final Year Doctorate Exhibition, University of East London, Fine Art Studios, June 2013.
2013 Group Exhibition. Smart Gallery, Aberdeen, May-June.
2012 Group Exhibition. 'The Big Show 7' at the Silas Marder Gallery, Bridgehampton, New York. May- June.
2012 Group Exhibition of ‘Work in Progress’ by Professional Doctorate Students, University of East London. March 2012 AVA Gallery and Fine Art Studios June 2012.
2011 Group Exhibition. ‘History of What’ at the Silas Marder Gallery, Bridgehampton, New York. June-Aug.
2011 Group Exhibition of ‘Work in Progress’ by Professional Doctorate Students, University of East London. March 2011 AVA Gallery and Fine Art Studios June 2011.
2011 Group Exhibition, Arthur M Berger Gallery, Manhattanville College, New York. USA.
2010 Scope International Art Fair, Miami, USA.
2010 Group Exhibition of ‘Work in Progress’ by Professional Doctorate Students, University of East London. March 2010 AVA Gallery and Fine Art Studios June 2010.
2010 Group Exhibition. ‘Home Sweet Home’ at the Silas Marder Gallery, Bridgehampton, New York. Nov 09 – Jan 2010
2010 Group Exhibition. ‘Mythical Lyrical’ at the Sueli Turner Gallery, London. Nov 09 – Jan 2010.