Crash Ride Snare
Curated by Nick Cash
17-26 Aug
Crash Ride Snare is an exhibition of art by drummers, an eclectic, exciting mix of work including figurative and abstract painting, collage and video curated by Nick Cash.
Nick Cash “The idea for an exhibition of Drummers art was originally artist John Bunker’s. John organised a group show ‘Testing’ which purely by chance included three drummers, myself Tony Smith and Kevin Teare. John was contemplating a show with us but when other projects took priority I asked to take on the idea”.
Prof Frederic Ullen, from the Karolinska Institutet in Stockholm, concluded that there was a link between intelligence, good timing and the part of the brain used for problem-solving.
He said: “The rhythmic accuracy in brain activity that is observed when a person maintains a steady beat is also important to the problem-solving capacities measured with the intelligence tests”.
‘Drummer’s high – as it’s called is an endorphin rush that is only stimulated when you play (not just listen to) music.The rush has been found to increase a person’s threshold for pain and even increase positive emotions, leading to people working together more cooperatively. In fact, researchers hypothesised that because of this effect, drumming plays a major role in community-building, and that the evolution of human society may depend on shared rhythms.’
Chris Bashford – Chelsea, The Ides of Sedition
Nick Cash – Fad Gadget – The Lines, prag VEC, The Members
George Chapman – Beat Kids, Pisgah
Dawn Evans – Big Pig
Derek Goddard – The 101 ers
Brian Grantham – Slaughter and The Dogs, The Drones,
June Miles Kingston- The Mo-dettes, Jimmy Somerville
Giles Leaman – Echo City, Penguin Cafe Orchestra, Rip Rig Panic
Josh Ludlow – Mutant, Turbogeist
Paloma McLardy aka Palmolive – Slits, Raincoats
David Mach – The Voyeurz
Chris Musto – Nico, Johnny Thunders, Glen Matlock
Dorothy Max Prior – Rema Rema, Psychic TV
Giles Perring, Echo City, Unmen, The Shout
Paul Raggity – Raggedy Anne, Roddy Radiation
Tony Smith – Kit
Kevin Teare – MX80
Richard Wilson – Bow Gamelan
Tension does not accept unsolicited submissions or proposals
We are an artist run gallery dedicated to showcasing the work and raising the profiles of emerging and mid career local, national and international artists. We show a mixture of contemporary & experimental art that questions what art is and what art could be.
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