{"product_id":"ben-jamie-aperture-ii","title":"187. Ben Jamie - Aperture ii","description":"\u003cp\u003e2026\u003cbr\u003eAcrylic, charcoal, sand and heavy gel on flax mounted on plywood\u003cbr\u003e17.78 x 12.7 x 2cm\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBen Jamie’s practice delves into the depths of human emotion, using paint as a conduit to explore themes of impermanence, memory, and the human condition. His imagery is often veiled, ambiguous, and psychologically charged, inviting viewers to construct their own interpretations and narratives. Hovering between figuration and abstraction, the paintings occupy an uncertain and shifting space where forms emerge, dissolve, and reappear through layered surfaces and atmospheric gestures.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDrawing from personal experience, historical reference, and introspective observation, Jamie creates enigmatic works that evoke states of transition, melancholy, and emotional resonance. Through restrained palettes, obscured imagery, and accumulations of paint, his practice explores the instability of perception and the fragility of memory, allowing meaning to remain open and unresolved.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJamie completed the Turps Art School Painters Studio Programme (2016), following a BA (Hons) in Fine Art Painting at the University of Gloucestershire (2002) and studies at L’École Cantonale d’Art du Valais, Switzerland (2001).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSolo exhibitions include \u003cem\u003eDeep Time\u003c\/em\u003e at James Freeman Gallery, London (2026); \u003cem\u003eRealm\u003c\/em\u003e at Castor, London (2023); \u003cem\u003eThreshold\u003c\/em\u003e at Castor, London (2022); \u003cem\u003eAnd Other Withered Stumps of Time\u003c\/em\u003e at Castor, London (2021); \u003cem\u003eBoon\u003c\/em\u003e at Mrs Rick’s Cupboard, Primary, Nottingham (2018); \u003cem\u003eAlready Not Yet\u003c\/em\u003e at Shrine, New York (2018); \u003cem\u003eComfortably Dumb\u003c\/em\u003e at Castor, London (2018); \u003cem\u003eProblem, Reaction, Solution\u003c\/em\u003e at Unit 9 Gallery, London (2017); and \u003cem\u003eSense Data\u003c\/em\u003e at Castor, London (2016).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSelected group exhibitions include \u003cem\u003eFlat Volume\u003c\/em\u003e at A.P.T Gallery, London (2025); \u003cem\u003eSlipping The Veil\u003c\/em\u003e at St Bartholomew’s Church, London (2025); \u003cem\u003ePost Post War\u003c\/em\u003e at OHSH Projects, London (2023); \u003cem\u003eBlake’s Old Haunt\u003c\/em\u003e at Hercules Road, London (2023); \u003cem\u003eThere’s A Real World Outside\u003c\/em\u003e at A Horse With No Name Gallery, Ostend, Belgium (2022); \u003cem\u003eDream Baby Dream\u003c\/em\u003e at Fitzrovia Gallery, London (2022); \u003cem\u003eAlways Winter\u003c\/em\u003e at Brooke Bennington, London (2021); \u003cem\u003eHabitual\u003c\/em\u003e at Castor, London (2020); \u003cem\u003eTo Paint The Gloom Itself\u003c\/em\u003e at Terrace Gallery, London (2020); \u003cem\u003eBritish Painting 2019\u003c\/em\u003e at Space K, Gwacheon, South Korea (2019); \u003cem\u003eThe Rude Gesture\u003c\/em\u003e at Unit 1 Gallery, London (2016); \u003cem\u003eTurps Final Show\u003c\/em\u003e at The Bermondsey Project, London (2016); and the John Moores Painting Prize 2016 exhibition at the Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool (2016), where he was awarded a prize.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHis work is held in collections including Space K, Gwacheon, South Korea.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"AOAP Projects","offers":[{"title":"No insurance (+£0)","offer_id":57733105647990,"sku":null,"price":750.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"UK insurance (+£15)","offer_id":58013679190390,"sku":null,"price":765.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Europe insurance (+£25)","offer_id":57987683418486,"sku":null,"price":775.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Rest of World insurance (+£35)","offer_id":57987683451254,"sku":null,"price":785.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2714\/0060\/files\/Artwork187.jpg?v=1776950279","url":"https:\/\/aoapprojects.com\/products\/ben-jamie-aperture-ii","provider":"AOAP Projects ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}