Richard Nott, 'Etemenanki'

Anima Mundi are honoured to present ‘Etemenanki’, Richard Nott’s exhibition of final works shown over three floors of the gallery alongside the book launch of ‘Vestige’, his monograph published by Samson & Co.’ About Richard Nott Etemenanki Anima Mundi are honoured to present ‘Etemenanki’, Richard Nott’s exhibition of final works shown over three floors of the gallery alongside the book launch of ‘Vestige’, his monograph published by Samson & Co.’ “I’m at my best when I make, and I break, and I experiment. That is when things emerge... you’re never going to move forward unless something goes astray; it’s about waiting for the accidents to happen and then responding to it—the risk is huge. I don’t want it to be about the materials; it is about the transformation where a base material is elevated into something else. I’m interested in getting to the underlying nature of things, searching for what is beneath the veneer. I’ve said to people that the artists I like most have been working on one painting their whole lives, and that is the sort of art I’m drawn to, because it is about oneself, isn’t it? Just keep working on it - working on yourself. The million things that sit behind the surface, the doubts and struggles that are in the painting... The things that I leave in the work, or that evolve in the work, are the strength of the work- the stuff about fragility, the human condition. I’m the one who is pushing them that far, finishing them, when I recognise myself in them. I don’t really like art quotes like that - I get embarrassed by it- but that’s probably the reality... I am making myself.” - Richard Nott Read more Toggle Painting Mixed media