Brigitte's work is caught between the disciplines of photography, printing, design and sculpture. Her work is defined by her minimal aesthetics of colour, line and form. Her choice of Perspex as her media, the use of technologies and her attention to high production values, gives her artwork a very contemporary feel. in addition, the use of the multiple motif and lined backgrounds ads elements of surreal, optical and pop art, that in her work find a new unique expression.
Brigitte Polemis is represented by Mamush Gallery from June 2016.
In her new series of work, she questions issues of conformity and standardisation as the effects of industrialisation are becoming evident in every aspect of our lives. The use of the faceless male figurine in multiples conveys the objectification of the individual and the senseless reproduction reflecting our consumer society. The subtle use of colour serves as traces of hope amongst the greys and blacks that represent sentiments of desperation.
The spaced out multiple layers of Perspex, become the vehicles for a simultaneous background, middle ground and foreground, which enable her to switch back and forth with reality and illusion. The lined backgrounds create optical illusions as the viewer moves closer, further of along the images. Her theatrical wheel compositions, reminiscent of scenes in romantic films of the 60's, in which human formations would create moving shapes of opening and closing flowers, are full of movement as if they are the documentation of a meticulously staged performance that took place elsewhere.
Exhibitions
2015 - Ageannale Kivotos Gallery Mykonos Greece
2015 - Albermarle Gallery London United Kingdom
2015 - Blender Gallery Affordable Art Fair London United Kingdom
2014 - Tsichritzis Foundation Athens Greece
2014 - Albemarle Gallery London United Kingdom
2014 - Galerie Vanessa Quang, Paris France
2014 - Ageannale Kivotos Gallery Mykonos Greece
2014 - BP Studio Exhibition Andros Greece
2014 - Blender Gallery Athens Greece
2014 - Mihalarias Gallery Athens Greece
2013 - Ageannale Kivotos Gallery, Mykonos, Greece
2013 - BP Studio Exhibition Andros Greece
2013 - FAF GALLERY - THE HENRY CLAY Louisville, Kentaky U.S.A
2013 - Albemarle Gallery, London, United Kingdom
2013 - ATHENAIS CULTURAL CENTER Desmos Charity Silent Auction
2012 - LIBERTY SHIP MUSEUM – Solo Exhibition Athens, Greece
2011 – VRYSSAKI GALLERY-Group Exhibition, Plaka, Athens, Greece
2011 – ATHENS FRINGE FESTIVAL, Gazi District, Athens, Greece
2010 – DESIGN DISTRICT-Group Exhibition, Miami, USA
2010 – ART MIAMI, Michael Rosen, Miami, USA
2009 – ENIGMA GALLERY-Group Exhibition, Athens, Greece
2007 – ENIGMA GALLERY-Group Exhibition, Athens, Greece
2004 – UNESCO PALACE-Group Exhibition, Beirut, Lebanon
2002 – THE GALLERY AT OXO-Private Exhibition, South Bank, London
2002 – REBECCA WORDWORTH CONTEMPORARY ART-Private Exhibition, Bath
2002 – THE NUNNERY-Private Exhibition, Bow Street, London
2001 - REBECCA WORDWORTH CONTEMPORARY ART-Private Exhibition, Babington House, Bath
2001 – GALLERY K-Private Exhibition, Hampstead Village, London
2000 – BONHAMS CHARITY AUCTION, Knightsbridge, London
2000 – GALLERY K-Group show, Hampstead Village, London
2000 - GASWORKS-Private Exhibition, Fulham, London
1999 - Barkston Gardens-Private exhibition, South Kensington, London
