Superabundant: A Celebration of Pattern

Superabundant created a sense of celebration, of joy and delight through the power of pattern.

The exhibition featured work by nine artists who made use of pattern and decoration in very different ways, some adopting a systems approach to pattern whilst others were more fluid and organic.

Daniel Sturgis was commissioned to create a new site specific work entitled, Personal Vista, especially for the Turner Contemporary Project Space. In addition to the wall painting, four earlier ‘flower’ paintings, which Sturgis made in the late 1990s, were brought together.

The conceptual framework of the show, and Sturgis' work in it, revolved around a re-evaluation of the legacy of the ‘pattern and decoration’ movements in art making in 70s – and specifically in Sturgis’ work, the way that legacy plays out against the broader history of painting, design and popular culture.

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