Carbon-Cosmos

Lewis Andrews

14 - 28 February 2025

Carbon-Cosmos

The ‘Carbon-Cosmos’ drawings are created using the remnants of dead stars. Incorporating materials containing atomic elements that trace back to the hearts of stars during their life and death, they serve as a monument to these fallen giants with carbon being the richest element within the drawings. The drawings break down distance and time to echo the moments where death and the seeds of life meet. Bridging the vast distances between us and these galactic furnaces to reaffirm that we are not just part of the cosmos but are actively part of it. The Carbon atoms in these drawings, the Carbon atoms in your body, the Carbon in our machines, and the Carbon in all other living beings can be traced back to stars that lived light years above your heads billions of years ago.

‘Singularity’ connects the distant monsters hiding in the cosmos with the delicate paradise of our pale blue dot. Born out of the death of supergiant stars, or in most recent theories the collapsing of giant gas clouds in the early universe, these titans will populate the cosmos for what seems almost an infinite amount of years to come. For humanity, to photograph a black hole is not only a quest for the actual photograph. It’s a quest to travel to the edge of the unknown at the event horizon and to stare face to face with an object that currently turns of understanding of physics upside down.

ABOUT ARTIST

Lewis Andrews moved to Leeds in 2016 to study a BA (Hons) in Fine Art at Leeds Arts University. After graduating in 2019, Lewis continues to work in Leeds. In 2022, Lewis completed his Postgraduate Fine Arts Degree also at Leeds Arts University, graduating with a master’s degree in the Creative Arts. During his master’s degree, Lewis’s practice became deeply focused on the methodology of translating information and data from sources within science into artworks. Lewis has continued to work and build upon this method in his work constructing a theory of working called ‘The Informative Encounter’.

Since 2019, Lewis has participated in 120+ exhibitions across the UK and internationally with many notable achievements. Lewis held his first solo show '186,000mi/s' whilst studying at Leeds Arts University in 2018 at Wharf Chambers, Leeds, UK. Lewis was one of the artists picked to participate in the Aon Community Art Awards program 2019 running through 2021 with his oceanic sublime photography work displayed in Aon Headquarters, London. In November 2020, Lewis was selected to participate in the Mayes Creative Watching the Sun: Virtual Residency alongside other artists interested in astronomy and ancient astrology. Lewis went on to participate in two more virtual arts-science residences with Mayes Creative. work from the residency was included in a publication that now resides within the Royal Astronomy Society Archive. Lewis joined Mayes Creative again for their January 2024 residency in the Cot Valley, Cornwall, UK. Lewis has formed strong relations with the Brazilian art organisation Artlymix and the Georgian-based gallery Collect Art. As of present, Lewis has featured in 16+ exhibitions with Artlymix in Sao Paulo, Brazil and 12+ of Collect Art's publications & Digital exhibitions as of July 2024 to name a few of his achievements. Lewis continues to work from his studio based in Leeds, UK.

Lewis Andrews.
Forge I.
2020.
Indian Ink on Watercolour Paper.
21cm x 29.7cm.

Lewis Andrews.
Forge II.
2020.
Indian Ink on Watercolour Paper.
21cm x 29.7cm.

Lewis Andrews.
Forge III.
2020.
Indian Ink on Watercolour Paper.
21cm x 29.7cm.

Lewis Andrews.
Supernova XIV.
2020.
Indian Ink on Watercolour Paper.
21cm x 29.7cm.

Lewis Andrews.
Supernova XVI.
2020.
Indian Ink on Watercolour Paper.
21cm x 29.7cm.

Lewis Andrews.
Supernova XVIII.
2020.
Indian Ink on Watercolour Paper.
21cm x 29.7cm.

Lewis Andrews.
Debris II.
2020.
Indian Ink on Watercolour Paper.
21cm x 29.7cm.

Lewis Andrews.
Debris IV.
2020.
Indian Ink on Watercolour Paper.
21cm x 29.7cm.

Lewis Andrews.
Ancient Star I.
2020.
Indian Ink on Watercolour Paper.
42cm x 29.7cm.

Lewis Andrews.
Remnant V.
2020.
Indian Ink on Watercolour Paper.
21cm x 29.7cm.

Lewis Andrews.
Singularity III.
2023.
Photograph.
59cm x 84.1cm.

Lewis Andrews.
Singularity IV.
2023.
Photograph.
59cm x 84.1cm.

Lewis Andrews.
Singularity VI.
2023.
Giclee Print on Paper.
59cm x 84.1cm.

Lewis Andrews.
Gravitational Waves I.
2023.
Giclee Print on Paper.
59cm x 84.1cm.

Lewis Andrews.
Gravitational Waves II.
2023.
Giclee Print on Paper.
59cm x 84.1cm.

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A Conversation with Lewis Andrews

We are excited to invite you to explore the virtual solo exhibition of Lewis Andrews, an artist whose work bridges the realms of art and science. His ‘Carbon-Cosmos’ drawings, created using materials that trace back to the hearts of stars, explore the intersection of time, space, and human existence. Hosted by CISTA, this exhibition offers a deep dive into Lewis Andrews’ creative mind and artistic journey.