Grammar, Nonsense, Imagination

‘Grammar, Nonsense and Imagination’ is an exhibition of work from second year students studying courses in a range of arts practice at the University of Brighton.

Moving Image, Painting and Critical Fine Art Practice are placed alongside one another, creating an exciting juxtaposition of ideologies and practices in response to Wittgenstein’s Philosophical Investigations.

“Wittgenstein proposed that our understanding of the world could be defined by the study of language, illustrating that philosophy was an activity like any other and perhaps closer to the arts than the sciences. He places nonsense between grammar and imagination as a creative act, which is to be distinguishable from mere gibberish. It is language that links thought with reality and the imagination, initiating a private language that includes the visual arts, going beyond the limits of language and thought”.

Barry Barker, Principal Research Fellow and Fine Art Tutor.

The introduction of a contemporary discursive environment constructed by Critical Fine Art Practice, creates an open dialogue that challenges modes of communication within a gallery space. This questions the traditional relationship between viewer and artist, addressing the realisation of a group show in which diverse yet immediate entities are contained. 

Open Monday to Saturday 10am - 5pm 

Exhibition entry is free