...words, gestures, forms and figures are added or erased months, years or decades later. 

–Newell Harry, 2023

Exhibition Dates: 3 March – 1 April 2023

What’s on the label is exactly what’s in the tin: thirty-odd, small, oldish works on paper, roughly chosen across two periods between 2004-6 to 2015-16, and never conceived with the purposes of exhibition in mind. But here we are in post-ish Covid 2023 with a small show of small works on paper presented in RO9’s aptly fitting ‘small room’. A lesser known element of my practice, drawing has always been and remains an integral act within my process. Like threads around a maypole these small artifacts often circulate and accrue syncretically over large swathes of time, and in that circularity are often abandoned and returned to. A process whereby things slip in and out of focus; where layers and sediments are built up and razed intermittently; and words, gestures, forms and figures are added or erased months, years or decades later. While some contain the seeds of gestation that have led elsewhere, mostly they are simply done for their own sake and the immediacy and freedom that drawing permits me to explore over more physically (and conceptually) demanding aspects of my work, particularly with installation.

–Newell Harry, 2023




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Newell Harry Untitled, 2015-16; ink monoprint, gouache, oil stick, pencil, gesso on paper; 71 x 51 cm; (framed); enquire
Untitled, 2015-16
ink monoprint, gouache, oil stick, pencil, gesso on paper
71 x 51 cm; (framed)
Newell Harry Untitled (reversed Fibonacci for M.M.), 2016; ink monoprint, gouache, gesso on paper; 71 x 51 cm; (framed); enquire
Untitled (reversed Fibonacci for M.M.), 2016
ink monoprint, gouache, gesso on paper
71 x 51 cm; (framed)
Newell Harry Untitled, 2015-16; ink monoprint, gesso on paper; 71 x 51 cm; (framed); enquire
Untitled, 2015-16
ink monoprint, gesso on paper
71 x 51 cm; (framed)
Newell Harry Untitled, 2016; ink and gesso monoprint on paper; 71 x 51 cm; (framed); enquire
Untitled, 2016
ink and gesso monoprint on paper
71 x 51 cm; (framed)
Newell Harry Untitled, 2015-16; ink, bitumen wash, gouache, black and white gesso on paper; 71 x 51 cm; (framed); enquire
Untitled, 2015-16
ink, bitumen wash, gouache, black and white gesso on paper
71 x 51 cm; (framed)
Newell Harry Untitled, 2015-16; pencil, gouache, ink, bitumen wash, gesso on tea stained paper; 71 x 51 cm; (framed); enquire
Untitled, 2015-16
pencil, gouache, ink, bitumen wash, gesso on tea stained paper
71 x 51 cm; (framed)
Newell Harry Untitled, 2011; gouache and marker on found notebook paper Jabalpur, India; 71 x 51 cm; (framed); enquire
Untitled, 2011
gouache and marker on found notebook paper Jabalpur, India
71 x 51 cm; (framed)
Newell Harry Untitled, 2010; ink monoprint on paper; 71 x 51 cm; (framed); enquire
Untitled, 2010
ink monoprint on paper
71 x 51 cm; (framed)
Newell Harry Untitled, 2015-16; ink monoprint, gouache, gesso on paper; 71 x 51 cm; (framed); enquire
Untitled, 2015-16
ink monoprint, gouache, gesso on paper
71 x 51 cm; (framed)
Newell Harry Untitled (No), 2015-16; ink, gouache, Chinagraph pencil, black and white gesso on paper; 71 x 51 cm; (framed); enquire
Untitled (No), 2015-16
ink, gouache, Chinagraph pencil, black and white gesso on paper
71 x 51 cm; (framed)
Newell Harry Untitled, 2015; charcoal pencil, ink on tea stained paper; 71 x 51 cm; (framed); enquire
Untitled, 2015
charcoal pencil, ink on tea stained paper
71 x 51 cm; (framed)
Newell Harry Untitled, 2015; ink, bitumen, black and white on paper; 71 x 51 cm; (framed); enquire
Untitled, 2015
ink, bitumen, black and white on paper
71 x 51 cm; (framed)
Newell Harry Untitled (No / Noh / Know (how) for B.N.), 2016; ink monoprint, biro, gesso on paper; 71 x 51 cm; (framed); enquire
Untitled (No / Noh / Know (how) for B.N.), 2016
ink monoprint, biro, gesso on paper
71 x 51 cm; (framed)
Newell Harry Untitled, 2005-06; ink, marker, biro bitumen wash and gesso on craft paper; 71 x 51 cm; (framed); enquire
Untitled, 2005-06
ink, marker, biro bitumen wash and gesso on craft paper
71 x 51 cm; (framed)
Newell Harry Untitled, 2015-16; ink monoprint, gouache, gesso on paper; 71 x 51 cm; (framed); enquire
Untitled, 2015-16
ink monoprint, gouache, gesso on paper
71 x 51 cm; (framed)
Newell Harry Untitled, 2015-16; ink monoprint, gouache, biro, oil stick, gesso on paper; 71 x 51 cm; (framed); enquire
Untitled, 2015-16
ink monoprint, gouache, biro, oil stick, gesso on paper
71 x 51 cm; (framed)
Newell Harry Untitled, 2006; ink, marker, pencil, bitumen wash and gesso on craft paper; 71 x 51 cm; (framed); enquire
Untitled, 2006
ink, marker, pencil, bitumen wash and gesso on craft paper
71 x 51 cm; (framed)
Newell Harry Untitled, 2015; ink, biro, marker, bitumen wash, gesso on paper; 71 x 51 cm; (framed); enquire
Untitled, 2015
ink, biro, marker, bitumen wash, gesso on paper
71 x 51 cm; (framed)
Newell Harry Untitled, 2015-16; ink, typed text, black and white gesso on paper; 71 x 51 cm; (framed); enquire
Untitled, 2015-16
ink, typed text, black and white gesso on paper
71 x 51 cm; (framed)
Newell Harry Untitled, 2005; ink, marker, pencil, bitumen wash and gesso on craft paper; 71 x 51 cm; (framed); enquire
Untitled, 2005
ink, marker, pencil, bitumen wash and gesso on craft paper
71 x 51 cm; (framed)
Newell Harry Untitled, 2006; bitumen wash, black and white gesso on craft paper; 71 x 51 cm; (framed); enquire
Untitled, 2006
bitumen wash, black and white gesso on craft paper
71 x 51 cm; (framed)
Newell Harry Untitled, 2015-16; ink monoprint, typed text, gesso on paper; 71 x 51 cm; (framed); enquire
Untitled, 2015-16
ink monoprint, typed text, gesso on paper
71 x 51 cm; (framed)
Newell Harry Untitled, 2002; ink, gouache, black gesso on paper; 71 x 51 cm; (framed); enquire
Untitled, 2002
ink, gouache, black gesso on paper
71 x 51 cm; (framed)
Newell Harry Untitled, 2005-06; biro, bitumen wash, gesso on craft paper; 71 x 51 cm; (framed); enquire
Untitled, 2005-06
biro, bitumen wash, gesso on craft paper
71 x 51 cm; (framed)
Newell Harry Untitled, 2005-06; bitumen wash, black and white gesso on craft paper; 71 x 51 cm; (framed); enquire
Untitled, 2005-06
bitumen wash, black and white gesso on craft paper
71 x 51 cm; (framed)
Newell Harry Untitled, 2015; ink, gouache, gesso on paper; 71 x 51 cm; (framed); enquire
Untitled, 2015
ink, gouache, gesso on paper
71 x 51 cm; (framed)
Newell Harry Untitled, 2015-16; ink monoprint, oil stick, bitumen and gesso on paper; 71 x 51 cm; (framed); enquire
Untitled, 2015-16
ink monoprint, oil stick, bitumen and gesso on paper
71 x 51 cm; (framed)
Newell Harry Untitled, 2011; gouache and marker on found notebook paper Jabalpur, India; 71 x 51 cm; (framed); enquire
Untitled, 2011
gouache and marker on found notebook paper Jabalpur, India
71 x 51 cm; (framed)
Newell Harry Untitled (Michelin Man), 2005-06; biro, bitumen wash, ink, gesso on craft paper; 71 x 51 cm; (framed); enquire
Untitled (Michelin Man), 2005-06
biro, bitumen wash, ink, gesso on craft paper
71 x 51 cm; (framed)
Newell Harry Untitled (bicycle race), 2005; gouache, black and white gesso on paper; 71 x 51 cm; (framed); enquire
Untitled (bicycle race), 2005
gouache, black and white gesso on paper
71 x 51 cm; (framed)