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Updated: Jan 22, 2020

I struggle with the RA as a setting for some contemporary art as it can feel constricted and the stucco plasterwork and marble doorways at odds with the work it presents. However, Gormley used the space to great effect, most particularly with Clearing VII, where you are asked to navigate a drawing space, the massive wire coils constricted by their environment and the monumental Matric III which hangs oppresive in the space above. Similarly striking are the Cave and the primordal mud of Host, an artwork that hasn't been seen in the UK before. In other rooms though, the work can feel crowded out and easy to miss in the melee of people and multiple sculptures, maybe timing a visit with care is the key to avoid this. I love drawing and I'm always fascinated to see an artists working sketchbooks. It is interesting to understand how their minds work and how the work translates from paper to outcome and these don't disappoint, less so the larger drawings which surround the walls. Altogether, a broad and reflective collection of Gormleys work; there are some monumental moments at the exhibition and equally some where you can only laugh and say 'really he did that!' but all in all well worth a visit.





 
 
 

Updated: Nov 4, 2019

I'm excited to announce a collaborative art exhibition in January, please see press release below. Further infromation to follow:


An exhibition exploring our magical & mercurial coasts. 11th January – 1st February 2020

Contemporary artists Philippa Jane (BA Illustration, Falmouth)  Sam Fairbairn (Photography HND, Salisbury & BA Fine Art, UCA) met as Art teachers at Woolmer Hill School.  Both are drawn to the sea, with a fascination for the changing light and impact of the elements on land, ocean and sky. Working largely in oil on canvas, mark making is key to both, as their paintings seek to capture a sense of the spectacular and varied seascapes that surrounds us - whether depicting gathering storms or still waters. Please join us for a ‘meet the artist’ day on Saturday 10th January from 11-2 where they will be delighted to chat about their work and answer any questions.

Coastlines

An exhibition exploring our magical & mercurial coasts.

11th January – 1st February 2020




 
 
 

Updated: Nov 4, 2019

As a contemporary artist I always find enormous inspiration from visiting galleries and no more so than the beautiful Ca'd'Oro in Venice. The exhibition presents works by established and emerging artists who intend to break the thin borders between art, architecture and design. The site specific works fuse an extraordinary technique and a lively artistic-emotional expression. As a collector of flotsum and jetsum the work of Stuart Haygarth is always inspiring and his chandelier is nothing less than that, especially presented in the antique stairwell, where its bright colours resonate against the dark wood panels. The dialogue between old and new is also beautifully hightlighted in the Fragile Future Chandelier by Studio Drift and downstair in the basement Nacho Carbonell's

sintricate Inside a Forest Cloud.







 
 
 
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