Catherine Aimée Magee (Aimée)

Artist at Pollen Studios and Gallery Belfast

 

E-mail: aimeemagee2010@hotmail.co.uk

Website: http://aimeemagee.wix.com/caimeemageeartist

Tumblr: Artist Research Journal -https://www.tumblr.com/blog/coolpeekaboobthings

Erasmus Blog - https://www.tumblr.com/blog/aimeeerasmusvienna

Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXqlsOVxPOQ3xnLPBmMRfeg

 

Artist Statement:

 

In my practice I strive to transform the mundane every day into the exciting, intriguing and absurd.

I am interested in invested objects, things which are imbued with an emotional importance that outweighs their material value. I enjoy breathing new life into old imagery and ephemera.

I love to juxtapose imagery and create entirely new abstract narratives which provoke an intellectual effort within the viewer.

My obsession with imagery and the meaning it holds extends to the process and craft of how the image is made. I am fascinated by reproductive processes and the profound need to revisit a past idea or the need for repetition, structure, the idea of a second chance through trial and error.

My films and performances echo this by playing with the idea of the artist representing a paranormal figure, with a charged and relationship with their immediate surroundings, eventually extending to the greater, physical world.

Prominence is also placed on ceremonial ritualism and divination. I am originally from Northern Ireland and conveying a general scrutiny to society and national self-understanding, my work can take a twist which questions the way nationality is often practised. My most recent work deals with the instability in political symbolism and the hidden undercurrents in socialist structures.

Throughout my work a deep-rooted utopian desire is present. -We all want to change the world, the best way to do this is by changing general consciousness and therefore perspectives on a personal level.

Through use of digital media, sculpture and print, I aim to produce works which create an immersive experience for the viewer; interactive even without physical interaction.

 

Education:

 

2013-2016 - University of the Arts London: Wimbledon College of the Arts, London, UK – BA(Hons) Fine Art: Sculpture – Upper Second Class Honours

 

2015 - Academy of Fine Arts Vienna, Vienna, Austria – Erasmus

Studies, BA(Hons) Art and Digital Media, - Excellence

 

2012-2013 - University of Ulster, Belfast, Northern Ireland - Bdes(Hons) Foundation diploma in Art and Design for specialist degrees, with commendation. - Distinction

 

 

Residencies:

 

2016 – Tout Quarry Sculpture Park, Portland Limestone Quarry, Portland, UK

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Exhibitions:

 

2013 - Belfast Print Workshop Annual Student Exhibition in Contemporary Printmaking at University of Ulster - Belfast Print Workshop, Belfast, UK.

 

2014 - Five - Platform Arts, Belfast, UK

2015 – Donnerstag – Ve.Sch, Vienna, Austria

2015 – Dribble Drive Motion – MASC Foundation, Vienna, Austria

2015 -  Pancakes and Booze – Studio Spaces E1, London, UK

2016 -  It’s a Pleasure – Greyhound Gallery, London, UK

2016 – Here She Comes (performance with Marvin Gaye Chetwynd) – Royal Festival Hall, London, UK

2016 – Find the Start – Copeland Gallery, Peckham, London, UK

2016 – Sculpture Degree Show: Credulous Liturgy – Wimbledon College of Art, London, UK

2017 – Clyde & Co. Art Award – St. Botolph Building, London, UK 

2017 - Proximity - Pollen Studios Group Exhibition - Platform Arts, Belfast, UK

2018 – Ubuntu – Artist Led Group Show – The Barracks, Cathedral Quarter Belfast

2018 – 2019 – Members' Show – Catalyst Arts, Belfast, UK

2019 – Cabinets of Curiosities – Artist Led Group Show – Pollen Studios and Gallery Belfast

2019 – You Are What You Read – Solo Show - Pollen Studios and Gallery Belfast

2020 - ArtsFest - Community Arts Project Launch - Arts for ALL, Belfast
 

 

Nominations
 

2016 – Clyde & Co. Art Award, London, UK         

2016 – Orbis Art Prize, London, UK

2017 - GAMMA Young Artist Competition, global

2019 – Artist of the Month (August) – Catalyst Arts, Belfast, UK