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(location – In The Woods)

Jake lives and works in London and studied at the Royal College of Art.
Clark’s paintings are populated with images of vaguely remembered holiday exploits of family groups; sketchy staged bodies in sports gear and action; and the burning clarity of gaudy hallucinated Lidos. Tableaux of organised leisure, they trigger historical associations with sports culture in the period of modernism after World War I, and critically engage with the related concept of ‘utopia’. The garishness of the paint and the fragmented nature of forms imply looming disaster rather than fun. The recent paintings depict bungalows sitting within seaside resorts, acting like modernist blocks in the landscape.

Jakes achievements include;
1993 – John Moores 18
1994 – Winner of the Atlantis European Prize
1995 – Solo exhibition - Gas Works Gallery
1999 – Solo exhibition - New Arts Gallery Connecticut, U.S.A
2002 – John Moores 22
2003 – Winner of the Jerwood Drawing Prize, London
2004 – Solo Exhibition - James Coleman Gallery
2009 – John Moores 25 – The Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool.

Jakes & his work have been featured in many publications including The Independent & the New York Times.

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