The debut solo exhibition by Isaac Whitney, and an expansion of his figurative ink painting practice, from the page to large scale installation.

After an extensive period of experimentation, Isaac has developed a precise technique of painting with ink on rolls of fine silk; a technique that manipulates the surface of the silk in order to achieve the same flowing effect as ink on paper.

Inspired by the human form and its abstractions, Isaac’s fluid ink painting style was refined attending weekly life drawing classes at @seeyounakedmonday, a process which he now feels is ready for its natural evolution.

Presented as a hung installation, the exhibition highlights the silks natural properties of transparency and sheen, using light as an added collaborator in creating an immersive experience for the audience.

Isaac’s practice is heavily process led, blending art and science, with a focus on a materials inherent context when creating an artwork with it. He has long had a fascination with black ink, derived from soot, a by-product of a burning flame resulting in pure carbon.

As his chosen medium, Isaac examines the parallels between that process and his history of mental illness, shaped through fire, creating from the ashes.