Tuesday 30 August 2011

A Different View

I was pleased to be invited to take part in this exhibition at the Barefoot Gallery in Boston Spa, near Leeds. It features seven landscape artists curated by artist Paul Stone and is the first in a series of exhibitions launching the galleries new approach.
A Different View runs from 1st to 24th September and also shows the work of Paul Denham, Matt Forster, Emerson Mayes, Rob Miller, James Naughton and Mark Thompson.

Saturday 27 August 2011

No.1 Paint at BLANKSPACE























"If I could say it in words there would be no reason to paint."
Edward Hopper

No.1: Paint is the first in an exciting series of medium-specific exhibitions to be held at BLANKSPACE. Celebrating the unique nature of paint, this exhibition will showcase work from 24 varied and distinctive emerging artists from throughout the UK.
Encompassing a wide variety of styles and forms, from impressionistic to abstract, sculpture to installation, the core subject of this diverse collection is: paint.
The selected artists individually push the fundamental boundaries of paint, investigating the numerous angles available within the selected art form.

No.1: Paint is about artists exploring the medium of paint in different and innovative ways, with their ideas and concepts being communicated through purely visual means. The work we have selected encompasses everything from more traditional painting to sculptural pieces and installation work - all coming together to create a unique and exciting show.
Jamie Hyde, Curator.

I'm pleased to have five of my plywood paintings selected for this group show curated by the Blank Media Collective.

8 - 25 September 2011, BLANKSPACE, Hulme St, Manchester.

NO.1: PAINT PUBLIC PREVIEW & LIVE MURAL PAINTING: Thursday 8 September, 6-9pm

EXHIBITION CONTINUES: Friday 9 - Sunday 25 September 2011

OPEN DAY & BBQ: Sunday 18 September (1- 4pm)
Free Entry to all Events

PARTICIPATING ARTISTS:
Bartosz Beda | Dominic Bradnum | Jack Brindley | Cara Campbell | Neill Clements | Lisa Denyer | Jane Evans | Liz Gaunt | Alastair Gordon | Lesley Guy | Caroline Hall | Andrew Hardy | Melissa Henderson | Katarzyna Jablonska | Catherine Knight | Ladoza | Susan Laughton | Scott McCracken | Luci Metcalfe | Emily Musgrave | Georgina Parkins | Maggie Royle | Georgina Vinsun | Rebecca Wild


ASSOCIATED EVENTS:
NO.1: PAINT PUBLIC PREVIEW & LIVE MURAL PAINTING:
Thursday 8 September 2011, 6-9pm

No.1: Paint launches with a public preview to celebrate the works of these 24 talented artists. Sheffield-based artist Ladoza will be creating a site-specific mural on the side of the BLANKSPACE building on the launch and following days.
www.blankmediacollective.org

windows III: susan laughton

Monday 1 August 2011

Sprite and Sundance at Savill Gardens

The sculptures are now on display until the end of August on the large brick wall that runs along the new Rose Garden.


The gardens have a contemporary visitors centre that has won several RIBA Awards and was shortlisted for the Stirling Prize in 2007, as well as lots of fantastic plant forms to study, such as sempervivum, tree ferns and echinops.