Cryptic - Crypt Gallery

The show Cryptic seemed to to highlight an aspect of the art world at the moment which seems too readily available for it really to capture the imagination, and that is, as the Crypt gallery describes "Nothing is what it seems. Each artist's work seeks to reveal surprising perspectives on the extraordinary and the mundane", or what i call trying to bend reality slightly to create an interesting piece. Now don't get me wrong there was some beautiful well measured work; however, i feel that this mysterious playful nature is something that has been covered time and time again.  

 That said there were several works that really caught the eye such as Margaret Duston's Shift and the space that the show is presented in is unique and mysterious in itself, especially when one considers the spaces initial use, and the materialistic use it has now. In all it is a fantastic space with some nice work, after looking at some of the artists websites and previous works, the work here seems to be a little below what many of artists could achieve, but worth a look all the same.