ATLAS Arts is delighted to present Alex Frost who will discuss his current practice in installation and contemporary sculpture, the second in the exciting new series of seven artist’s talks from May to November presented by ATLAS Arts.

Talking Art with Alex Frost will take place on Saturday 2 June 2012 (2.00 – 3.00 pm) at Tigh-na-Sgire, Park Lane, Portree, Isle of Skye.

Format Wars (Blu-Ray), 2007 - Alex Frost. The Tramway, Glasgow. (Photo: Alan Dimmick)

Alex Frost has recently created his first permanent public art work for Easterhouse and the John Wheatly College Campus, working with Platform in partnership with The Glasgow School of Art and Glasgow International Festival of Visual Art (GI). Reference points for the project revolve around the Easterhouse Mosaic, an important identifier within the area in the 1980’s that was created by the local community and located in Lochend.

Frost’s practice has explored mosaic, from a critically engaged perspective, examining and re-invigorating this process. Frost’s works are labour intensive, their motifs often bringing into question consumer culture.

‘This mural is intended as a visual interpretation of these diverse uses. I had originally thought of this as a mural on the theme of communication and the final design is an abstraction of this idea. This mural can be seen to be an updating of the idea of the ‘community mural’ which the original Easterhouse Mosaic exemplifies’. (Alex Frost 2011)

Emma Nicolson, ATLAS, director commented: ‘Alex Frost is one of Scotlands exciting young visual artists working across several art forms. His mosaics range from the miniature to the monumental, and are often deal directly with the fads of contemporary living. His blind drawings using pastels, wax crayons and enamel are extraordinary, beautiful and evocative’.

Emma went on to say… ‘We are also thrilled to announce our third artist in the series, Steve Dilworth the Harris based sculptor who will present his work at the July Talking Art event which will be held on a Thursday 12 at 7.00pm’.

ATLAS Arts is an organisation working ‘without walls’ we are keen to present new understandings for our audiences about the role of creative practitioners currently working in the public realm today. This is an exciting opportunity for the public to come along and hear about the many ways artworks come into being.

Everyone is welcome to this event, but spaces are limited.

Booking: Advisable, please book through admin@atlasarts.org.uk  Tel: 01463 720886.
Admission: Free
Duration: 60 minutes

Web: www.alexfrost.com
Twitter: http://twitter.com/alexpfrost (@AlexPFrost)
http://www.glasgowinternational.org/index.php/events/view/alex_frost_at_platform/

About the artist:
Alex Frost was born in London; he lives and works in Glasgow. He studied at Glasgow School of Art and Staffordshire University. Recent projects include solo shows at Dundee Contemporary Arts; Milton Keynes Gallery; Artsway; Sorcha Dallas and Tramway, Glasgow. He recently completed a permanent new commission at ‘Platform for the Arts’ in Easterhouse, Glasgow that launched during Glasgow International 2012.

ATLAS, Talking Art Series: Future Events:

• Thursday 12 July 2012 (19.00-20.00)
  Steve Dilworth, Harris based sculptor presents his latest work (NB this is not a Saturday talk).
• Saturday 4 August 2012 (14.00-15.00)
  TBC
• Saturday 1 September 2012 (14.00-15.00)
  Chris Dooks discusses his current artwork and recent residencies.
• Saturday 6 October 2012 (14.00-15.00)
  Graham Fagan internationally acclaimed artist presents his work.
• Saturday 10 November 2012 (14.00-15.00)
  Nicky Bird talks about her work in photography and new media.

About ATLAS
ATLAS is a platform for the creation of projects, which are not fixed by, or to, a permanent gallery space. It is based in the island of Skye in the north west of Scotland. We aim to commission works with a focus on breaking new ground and developing new understandings about the role of creative practitioners working in remote rural communities. The emphasis is on high quality, contemporary art projects, incorporating educational work and involvement from the community in variety of forms, placing work within a local, national and international context.

ATLAS Arts Skye & Lochalsh is funded by Creative Scotland, with support from HI-Arts and Highlands and Islands Enterprise.

ATLAS website: www.atlasarts.org.uk