With No Hope of Heaven
PROJECT INFORMATION
PRESS RELEASE
"John Vincent's approach to making art is multidisciplinary, encompassing painting, photography, video and sound, with subjects such as his
relationship to English/British history, horror films, solitude, society and the uncanny. Fascinated by the theory that the artist Walter
Sickert was indeed Jack the Ripper, Vincent created the painting and installation project O Have You Seen The Devle in 2006. With No Hope Of
Heaven, the title of this show, is from a hoax letter from someone posing as the infamous murderer. The new set of unsettling paintings and
video is the second part of a fictional take on the theory. Examining works by Sickert, the past once again comes to life to disrupt
the present by splicing collected information and evidence with modern urban and rural settings showing that the 'Devle' is never far away."
Here are a small number of the paintings shown at the exhibition, including 'The Big Glass' which went on to win at the Creekside Open in 2011.
See also Video for 'A Painted Letter'.
"The Big Glass", Oil on canvas, 90x60cm, 2009 (Creekside Open 2011 Prize Winning Painting)
"Theatre Box", Oil on canvas, 2009
"'Daised", Oil on canvas, 150x110cm, 2009
"You never know where I might, pop up!", Oil on canvas, 150x110cm, 2009
Related Work
"Daggers, Decanter and the Big Glass Falls", Oil on canvas, 120x120cm, 2012
