It’s been a busy time regarding exhibitions and l have a lot coming up.
The exhibition at Nottingham was a busy time. I had a great weekend, thank you to Jake Francis for his fantastic work in getting the show on, curating and doing most of the invigilating taking down & packing up the show!
It is set to get even busier soon with exhibitions in my diary spread over the next year or so. My next exhibition is a group show in Hastings at a new gallery called Blast set up by Tessa Thornett and Marcus Thonett. See my recent article on them and the gallery; titled A New Gallery Takes Off The exhibition called Abstraction is on from Wed-Sat 16th - 26th August 12-5 pm. PV is on 18th August 6-9 pm at St Andrews Market, Waldegrave St, Hastings TN34 1SJ
In September I am showing at The Electro Studios with two very good friends of mine Wolfgang Dubieniec & Nick Hudson. It's set to take place from the 21st-24th of September.
I will also have a solo show probably in November, I will have more details soon. I also have three shows booked for next year again more details to follow. Please view my Events page for details of dates. I am busy preparing new work for the next show.
My work from the recent Hastings Art School Exhibition.
The Private View from the recent Hastings Art School Exhibition.
As always there have been a lot of exhibitions in Hastings and St Leonards & l have seen a fair few but one of my favourite exhibitions at the moment is at is by the Korean Artist Yun- Hung -Keun. As you enter the space via the closed doors, you are immediately hit by the calmness the paintings give off. The artist referred to his monumental works as 'the gate of heaven and earth. Yun said that he diligently deposited layers of pigment onto raw cotton or linen canvas, creating hazy rigid-looking pillars that appeared almost black. He then diluted the paint with turpentine until it fused with a cloth. Yun restricted his palette to sombre earth tones and used multiple coats of blended burnt umber that look like a rusty red and a deep blue ultramarine. Using this method, Yun said that he sought to endow his works with an ethereal, fearsome quality reminiscent of the powerful forces of nature. I thoroughly recommend this exhibition and you can see it until the 1st of October at The Hastings Comptempory.
Hopefully to get see you at one of my up-and-coming shows and as I say there will be more details to follow. Please contact me if you need more details regarding exhibitions and my work.