Richard Proffitt

A nomadic, ramshackle - what once will lurk from other in, now is mangle shirked. A picky concoction of Devine ham fisted glories and celebrations sporting amalgamated inward turns nurturing sacred false histories of tribal totems, hunted prizes and re-made gatherings.

Lives and works in Liverpool, UK

stopcomingtomyhouse@hotmail.com

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Untitled (Molds) ((detail))
Blu tack, white tack, nail enamel, sawdust, dirt, nail
2009
Adios Amigos (Faerie Skull) ((detail))
Sheep skull with nail varnish, faerie lights, extension cable, screw, nail
2008

Muerte al guero!
Wood, sheep skull with human hair and blu tack, elastic bands, firewood logs, plastic
2009

Messiah Jr.
Salvaged wood (various), rope, biro and blutack on firewood, varnish on blutack, twine, 4 thimbles,photocopy in frame, boxes, containers, paraffin, beer mats, playing cards, rags, wig, wiring, balloons, feather duster, lightbulbs, cotton sheets, books, fairy lights, bamboo canes, sugar
2008

Hut
Wood, mud, fabric feathers
2009

El Diablo
Nail varnish on blutack and white tack with sheep's teeth, screw
2008

The Gunk Hunt
Installation view at The Bluecoat Gallery, Liverpool
2008

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Exhibitions
Previous Exhibitions

4 Artists from Manchester School of Art
FaFa Gallery, Helsinki
February 2009

Sale
The Royal Standard, Liverpool
January - February 2009

Next Up
The Bluecoat, Liverpool, UK
December 2008 - February 2009

Sundowner
The Vault Gallery, Lancaster, UK
November 2008

MA Show
Holden Gallery, Manchester, UK
2008

Art of Sound: Sound of Art
Whitworth Art Gallery, Manchester
July 2008

The Origins of Nine
Islington Mill, Salford, UK
2008

Menagerie a Trois
Bookcube Gallery, Dublin, Ireland
2008

When Anything Looms
Chapman Gallery, Salford, UK
2007

Rabbits and Ghosts
Horlock Court, Salford, UK
2006

Round One Way
Wolstenholme Sq., Liverpool, UK
2006
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