Neil Howe
'Julia'
Giclee print
Neil Howe's digital image ‘Julia’ repurposes social media
to create a social commentary on contemporary politics and life in the 21st century. Having exhibited in 36 countries around the world, Howe's brand of satire and wit has
gained the artist a strong audience in Europe rather than here on our own shores where out of control political correctness has dulled the offerings available in
the public and commercial gallery system.
‘Julia’ illustrates that pivotal moment when a leader is deposed by his own party and all his faith and joy is shattered and now he has to face the press
with the victor looking on.
'Last Days Of The Bentley Blockade'
Giclee print
artworks from Faith, Joy & Other Disasters
October 2017
On Saturday the 10th of December 2016, the Serpentine was proud
to be a venue for a world-wide event entitled 'Global Videos'
- a one night only screening of works by 28 international video artists, arranged by Dutch organisation `Global Village Artists Network` (stichting White Cube) to mark International Human Rights Day.
One of the art-videos featured was Neil Howe's When I Grow Up.
In this work, a collage of animated digital images and 21st century
news reports paints a very grim picture of the world today,
as primary school children from Lismore and South Africa
optimistically say how the world will be when they grow up.
This video won the Metropolis Award at the 2010 Madrid Festival of Contemporary Audio Visual Arts, the Audience and 2nd Place Awards
at the 2011 Blue Banana Video Festival in Bavaria, and was nominated for Best Byron Film at the 2012 Byron Bay International Film Festival.
