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Richard Devereux Works 1995 – 2005 21 May – 17 July 2005 Carbon Well, 1997 ‘I make work that is simple both in terms of its immediate aesthetic and also with regard to its material nature’, Devereux writes. ‘Art should have the capacity to slice through the distractions of the everyday. It should have the ability to sharpen the focus, both upon and within our inner being.’ On a recent visit to Death Valley the artist was deeply moved by the silence. His artworks can be said to function as thresholds and entry points to such experiences. There is a physicality to looking at them which returns the viewer full circle to the root of Devereux’s initial inspiration. ‘The function of art work is the stimulation of sensibilities, the renewal of memories, of moments of perfection … To make works of art that stimulate … an artist must recognise the works that illustrate [their] own moments of perfection.’ (Agnes Martin, Writings 1991) Click here for more information about the artist. Click here to visit Richard Devereux's web site. 1956 Born Lincoln, England 1974 – 77 Portsmouth College of Art Currently lives and works in Lincoln, England. Richard Devereux has shown consistently throughout the UK and abroad for the past 25 years. His work is held in major public collections, including the Bodleian Library Oxford, Harvard University, the Tate and Trinity College Dublin. David Bowie selected a piece by the artist as his all-time favourite work of art for BBC 2 in 1998. This exhibition is a good opportunity to assess Devereux's new work within the context of works spanning the last ten years. Exhibits include works on paper, hand-made books, stone works and free-standing carbon-based explorations of the horizontal plane. Media include stone powders, pigments and pure materials such as lead, zinc, carbon, copper and gold. Sampling - I, 2004