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1998 - 2000
Royal College of Art
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Event: Now & Then
Dates: 17 Aug 2024 - 25 Aug 2024
This exhibition celebrates 100 years since VAS was established in 1924 and follows the successful 4 star exhibition, Then and Now: 100 Years Of Visual Arts Scotland (Part One) that took place in Edinburgh’s Royal Scottish Academy earlier this year. Now and Then: Dalkeith Palace (Part Two) will showcase artists from Scotland and beyond, exhibiting a breadth of disciplines across the sprawling 17 room exhibition, including painting, printmaking, photography, sculpture, installation, and jewellery.
The exhibition will run from Saturday 17th - Sunday 25th August 2024 and will be open daily from 10am - 4pm with free access. Dalkeith Palace is located half an hour outside of Edinburgh and the exhibition expects to reach a global audience as it aligns with the city’s busy festival period.
Biography
Leigh Bagley’s geometric prints explore the intersection of order and chaos, precision and spontaneity, creating visually striking compositions that draw the viewer’s eye into an intricate dance of form and space. With a keen interest in the structural relationships between shapes, lines, and colour, Bagley distills complex visual ideas into simple, yet captivating patterns that evoke a sense of balance and harmony. Each print is a reflection of Bagley’s meticulous process, where every decision—whether it be the selection of colour, the alignment of lines, or the spacing of shapes—serves a greater purpose in the composition’s overall aesthetic.
Influenced by both modernist abstraction and contemporary design, Bagley’s work embraces geometry as a universal language, one that transcends cultural boundaries and resonates on a deeply intuitive level. There is a distinct tension in his prints between symmetry and irregularity, where controlled geometry is often subtly interrupted by organic or unexpected elements. This dynamic interaction speaks to the artist’s belief in the fluidity of structure, suggesting that even in the most rigid systems, there is room for spontaneity and variation.
Bagley’s prints also engage with the idea of perception, inviting viewers to explore the complexity hidden within simplicity. By playing with scale, repetition, and spatial relationships, his work challenges the eye to find new perspectives and uncover layers of meaning. Ultimately, Leigh Bagley’s geometric prints are more than just visual representations—they are an invitation to reflect on the deeper connections between form, perception, and the physical world.