In 2017, Donal Sturt saw Andy Ogunbemile’s work and was so taken by his expressive mark making and bold use of colour that he endeavoured to find out more about his work. This interest was the birth point of Training – an artistic exchange whereby Donal would spend 4 months volunteering with The Camberwell Incredibles* in order to get to know Andy, observe the way he worked and ultimately collaborate towards this joint show.
Training examines and celebrates the benefits of this union, the skill exchange and what the duo learnt from each other. As a painter, typically Donal’s work is structured and concise whereas Andy is gesturally freer and spontaneous. A series of joint works have been created to highlight these differing practices and show how they can compliment each other in an experimental manner. Andy’s work has previously been made on a very low budget and limited to using crayons, sugar paper and inexpensive poster paints. By using high quality artists materials and processes the work has been elevated to a level that has not previously been achievable.
