Alfie Rouy: Earth Eater
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Guts Gallery is excited to present ‘Earth Eater’ Alfie Rouy’s debut UK solo show, which explores impermanence, planetary evolution, and the opportunities to find hopefulness in dark times.
The exhibition is an invitation to behold both the anguish of life and potential to find positivity and pleasure in a moment of time that feels full of pain. This latest peek into Rouy's practice sees him question and grapple with the elements of esoteric writings, contradicting theories of science, and use of the media as a tool to confuse, divide and ultimately spread fear.
Rouy titles this collection ‘Earth Eater’ with the intention to carry a double meaning. ‘Earth Eater’ names both the cycle of consumption in which Earth’s inhabitants feast on what the planet has to provide and explores how Earth itself is an eater - feeding off of all that is upon it. With the hope to bring into view the ways in which this relentless exchange allows both to mutually develop and change. Expanding his practice to new heights, Rouy finds inspiration in the ideas of ancient philosophies and more recent texts like The Law of One which indicate that earth is currently evolving into a new phase of existence. Rouy has curiously delved into the content of these writings which state the earth is a living entity and suggest chaos is a necessary step for the evolution of a world inhabitable for more consciously developed life.
Through the paintings included in this series, Rouy explores what this chaos truly means in a landscape of oppressive constructs. He has channelled his tiredness and frustrations with the media’s unwavering use of moral panic and ways in which it interconnects with inequalities and influences societal behaviour. ‘Earth Eater’, in part, is a physical release for Rouy as he attempts to rid himself of this mindset and dispose of old, outdated subconscious cycles of thought that have been imposed on him through-out his life. Viewers are encouraged to explore new pathways of thinking in the same way, and are invited to take a journey through uncanny settings combined with elusive and contorted representations of familiar imagery. Through free-flowing figures, distorted limbs, and exaggerated use of colours, Rouy builds on motifs from his previous work while also developing his style in a more abstract direction.
‘Earth Eater’ is a daring expansion of Rouy’s collection of work that aspires to uncover blessings in disguise that come from Earth’s evolution. Using symbols that are at times both unsettling and beautiful, Rouy hopes that viewers will think beyond the borders of what we are force fed by certain sources, and indulge in the idea that Earth and everything on it can, like the Phoenix, flourish in its ashes.
Words by Aimee Williams.
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- Alfie RouyA Feather That’s Thrust in the Winds of a Mighty Change, 2024Oil and acrylic on canvas160 x 140 cm
63 x 55 1/8 in%3Cdiv%20class%3D%22artist%22%3EAlfie%20Rouy%3C/div%3E%3Cdiv%20class%3D%22title_and_year%22%3E%3Cspan%20class%3D%22title_and_year_title%22%3EA%20Feather%20That%E2%80%99s%20Thrust%20in%20the%20Winds%20of%20a%20Mighty%20Change%3C/span%3E%3Cspan%20class%3D%22comma%22%3E%2C%20%3C/span%3E%3Cspan%20class%3D%22title_and_year_year%22%3E2024%3C/span%3E%3C/div%3E%3Cdiv%20class%3D%22medium%22%3EOil%20and%20acrylic%20on%20canvas%3C/div%3E%3Cdiv%20class%3D%22dimensions%22%3E160%20x%20140%20cm%3Cbr/%3E%0A63%20x%2055%201/8%20in%3C/div%3E - Alfie RouyEarth is a Phoenix and We are Amongst its Flames, 2024Oil and acrylic on canvas180 x 160 cm
70 7/8 x 63 in%3Cdiv%20class%3D%22artist%22%3EAlfie%20Rouy%3C/div%3E%3Cdiv%20class%3D%22title_and_year%22%3E%3Cspan%20class%3D%22title_and_year_title%22%3EEarth%20is%20a%20Phoenix%20and%20We%20are%20Amongst%20its%20Flames%3C/span%3E%3Cspan%20class%3D%22comma%22%3E%2C%20%3C/span%3E%3Cspan%20class%3D%22title_and_year_year%22%3E2024%3C/span%3E%3C/div%3E%3Cdiv%20class%3D%22medium%22%3EOil%20and%20acrylic%20on%20canvas%3C/div%3E%3Cdiv%20class%3D%22dimensions%22%3E180%20x%20160%20cm%3Cbr/%3E%0A70%207/8%20x%2063%20in%3C/div%3E - Alfie RouyEmpty Mind Full of Lucidity, 2024Oil and acrylic on canvas70 x 60 cm
27 1/2 x 23 5/8 in%3Cdiv%20class%3D%22artist%22%3EAlfie%20Rouy%3C/div%3E%3Cdiv%20class%3D%22title_and_year%22%3E%3Cspan%20class%3D%22title_and_year_title%22%3EEmpty%20Mind%20Full%20of%20Lucidity%3C/span%3E%3Cspan%20class%3D%22comma%22%3E%2C%20%3C/span%3E%3Cspan%20class%3D%22title_and_year_year%22%3E2024%3C/span%3E%3C/div%3E%3Cdiv%20class%3D%22medium%22%3EOil%20and%20acrylic%20on%20canvas%3C/div%3E%3Cdiv%20class%3D%22dimensions%22%3E70%20x%2060%20cm%3Cbr/%3E%0A27%201/2%20x%2023%205/8%20in%3C/div%3E - Alfie RouyEntering a State Whych Cannot be Undone, 2024Oil and acrylic on canvas160 x 200 cm
63 x 78 3/4 in%3Cdiv%20class%3D%22artist%22%3EAlfie%20Rouy%3C/div%3E%3Cdiv%20class%3D%22title_and_year%22%3E%3Cspan%20class%3D%22title_and_year_title%22%3EEntering%20a%20State%20Whych%20Cannot%20be%20Undone%3C/span%3E%3Cspan%20class%3D%22comma%22%3E%2C%20%3C/span%3E%3Cspan%20class%3D%22title_and_year_year%22%3E2024%3C/span%3E%3C/div%3E%3Cdiv%20class%3D%22medium%22%3EOil%20and%20acrylic%20on%20canvas%3C/div%3E%3Cdiv%20class%3D%22dimensions%22%3E160%20x%20200%20cm%3Cbr/%3E%0A63%20x%2078%203/4%20in%3C/div%3E - Alfie RouyÉtape 4, 2024Oil and acrylic on canvas200 x 250 cm
78 3/4 x 98 3/8 in%3Cdiv%20class%3D%22artist%22%3EAlfie%20Rouy%3C/div%3E%3Cdiv%20class%3D%22title_and_year%22%3E%3Cspan%20class%3D%22title_and_year_title%22%3E%C3%89tape%204%3C/span%3E%3Cspan%20class%3D%22comma%22%3E%2C%20%3C/span%3E%3Cspan%20class%3D%22title_and_year_year%22%3E2024%3C/span%3E%3C/div%3E%3Cdiv%20class%3D%22medium%22%3EOil%20and%20acrylic%20on%20canvas%3C/div%3E%3Cdiv%20class%3D%22dimensions%22%3E200%20x%20250%20cm%3Cbr/%3E%0A78%203/4%20x%2098%203/8%20in%3C/div%3E - Alfie RouyFunnel Mind Full of Restraint, 2024Oil and acrylic on canvas80 x 70 cm
31 1/2 x 27 1/2 in%3Cdiv%20class%3D%22artist%22%3EAlfie%20Rouy%3C/div%3E%3Cdiv%20class%3D%22title_and_year%22%3E%3Cspan%20class%3D%22title_and_year_title%22%3EFunnel%20Mind%20Full%20of%20Restraint%3C/span%3E%3Cspan%20class%3D%22comma%22%3E%2C%20%3C/span%3E%3Cspan%20class%3D%22title_and_year_year%22%3E2024%3C/span%3E%3C/div%3E%3Cdiv%20class%3D%22medium%22%3EOil%20and%20acrylic%20on%20canvas%3C/div%3E%3Cdiv%20class%3D%22dimensions%22%3E80%20x%2070%20cm%3Cbr/%3E%0A31%201/2%20x%2027%201/2%20in%3C/div%3E - Alfie RouyHasty Names for Something Older than Time, 2024Oil and acrylic on canvas180 x 200 cm
70 7/8 x 78 3/4 in%3Cdiv%20class%3D%22artist%22%3EAlfie%20Rouy%3C/div%3E%3Cdiv%20class%3D%22title_and_year%22%3E%3Cspan%20class%3D%22title_and_year_title%22%3EHasty%20Names%20for%20Something%20Older%20than%20Time%3C/span%3E%3Cspan%20class%3D%22comma%22%3E%2C%20%3C/span%3E%3Cspan%20class%3D%22title_and_year_year%22%3E2024%3C/span%3E%3C/div%3E%3Cdiv%20class%3D%22medium%22%3EOil%20and%20acrylic%20on%20canvas%3C/div%3E%3Cdiv%20class%3D%22dimensions%22%3E180%20x%20200%20cm%3Cbr/%3E%0A70%207/8%20x%2078%203/4%20in%3C/div%3E - Alfie RouyOpening the Heart of my Ancestral Past, 2024Oil and acrylic on canvas160 x 180 cm
63 x 70 7/8 in%3Cdiv%20class%3D%22artist%22%3EAlfie%20Rouy%3C/div%3E%3Cdiv%20class%3D%22title_and_year%22%3E%3Cspan%20class%3D%22title_and_year_title%22%3EOpening%20the%20Heart%20of%20my%20Ancestral%20Past%3C/span%3E%3Cspan%20class%3D%22comma%22%3E%2C%20%3C/span%3E%3Cspan%20class%3D%22title_and_year_year%22%3E2024%3C/span%3E%3C/div%3E%3Cdiv%20class%3D%22medium%22%3EOil%20and%20acrylic%20on%20canvas%3C/div%3E%3Cdiv%20class%3D%22dimensions%22%3E160%20x%20180%20cm%3Cbr/%3E%0A63%20x%2070%207/8%20in%3C/div%3E - Alfie RouyRingerike Pathways that Shape the Complexity of Skin, 2024Oil and acrylic on canvas130 x 150 cm
51 1/8 x 59 in%3Cdiv%20class%3D%22artist%22%3EAlfie%20Rouy%3C/div%3E%3Cdiv%20class%3D%22title_and_year%22%3E%3Cspan%20class%3D%22title_and_year_title%22%3ERingerike%20Pathways%20that%20Shape%20the%20Complexity%20of%20Skin%3C/span%3E%3Cspan%20class%3D%22comma%22%3E%2C%20%3C/span%3E%3Cspan%20class%3D%22title_and_year_year%22%3E2024%3C/span%3E%3C/div%3E%3Cdiv%20class%3D%22medium%22%3EOil%20and%20acrylic%20on%20canvas%3C/div%3E%3Cdiv%20class%3D%22dimensions%22%3E130%20x%20150%20cm%3Cbr/%3E%0A51%201/8%20x%2059%20in%3C/div%3E
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Wonderland | EARTH EATER
Wonderland, 2024年4月15日Five Exhibitions To See In London In April 2024
Art Plugged, 2024年4月7日Alfie Rouy: Earth Eater
Art Plugged, 2024年4月5日Unsubbed Interview – Alfie Rouy
Jethro Turner, Unsubbed, 2024年3月26日Alfie Rouy 'Earth Eater' Interview
Jamie Hope, Guts Gallery, 2024年3月19日
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