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Artist: Leo Fitzmaurice

The Sunday Painter presents Leo Fitzmaurice's solo exhibition, Misconstructary. The exhibition showcases a major new installation marking the latest development in Fitzmaurice's ongoing exploration of the overlooked and ubiquitous aspects of our increasingly material world.

Rather than adhering to a specific medium or form, Fitzmaurice's practice is deeply rooted in observation. His focus invariably centres on the everyday—things so common they are often overlooked. Previous bodies of Fitzmaurice's work have explored a diverse range of materials, including discarded Coca-Cola cans, plastic shopping bags, abandoned cigarette packets, and promotional flyers—each imbued with a sense of disposability that contradicts their enduring impact on the environment.

In his installation Circumspectacle Fitzmaurice arranges a collection of salvaged 'O' signs he has amassed over the years along the gallery's back wall. Each letter, varying in size and material, once formed part of a different sign. The deliberate selection of the letter 'O' is reminiscent of the human mouth, subtly prompting reflection on the role of communication and the significance of individual symbols within the broader framework of constructed meaning. Through this act of extraction and recontextualisation, Fitzmaurice imbues the letters with renewed significance whilst effectively erasing or nullifying their original purpose.

Misconstructary offers a compelling exploration of the transformation of meaning through the reappropriation of objects. As with much of Fitzmaurice's practice, the works in this exhibition are testament to the artist's life-long fascination with information systems, evoking a continued relevance that mirrors our culture's burgeoning consumption of entertainment. Through the use of found and discarded items, Fitzmaurice confronts themes of consumerism and the repercussions of mass production on our societal landscape.