Print to the People and Stew will be holding their annual Print Odyssey exhibition at Stew Gallery in Norwich from the 26th May – 9th June. They are open 12 – 6pm Wednesday – Sunday including the bank holiday 4th and 5th June.
Why not get on down there and take a look at the wonderful work by many artists listed below. For more information check out the website link provided.
http://www.stewprintrooms.blogspot.co.uk/
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Tagged Exhibition, Norwich, Print Odyssey 2012, Print To The People, Stew Gallery
Jenny Core has sent us some promotional material for some upcoming events she will be involved with.
The first is an art auction which takes place on the 18th May 2012 between 7pm-9pm at Islington Arts Factory. All work has been donated by artists and friends of IAF to raise funds for this vibrant arts community.
The second is the Sixty Drawings exhibition at Bankley Gallery from 1st – 8th June 2012. LINK
So if you fancy a look look ate either of these, take a look at the posters and the websites for details and get yourself along to them.
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Tagged Artist, Arts, Bankley Studios and Gallery, Islington Arts Factory, Jenny Core, Norfolk
Lisa Almond will be showing work at Roger Hickman’s Restaurant from the 8th May for three months.
Check out the link below to find out more about Roger Hickman’s Restaurant and check out Lisa Almond’s website
http://www.rogerhickmansrestaurant.com/
Here is some information about lisa’s work;
“I start with layers of Acid Free Tissue paper and glue, using it in a sculptural way. Then I put paint on, take parts off with rags and allow the first layer to dry. I sometimes work on two paintings at the same time, going from one to another. I find this gives me more freedom to explore different techniques and colours. Inspired by the wide open spaces of land, water and sky, the focus is on the fine line that separates these elements, but also makes them one. I find the more I explore this, the further away that line becomes.
The intention is to convey a feeling of peace while exploring colour and movement by using music while painting. I feel it is important to give the observer a glimpse into the artistic process; to let them see the layers through which they were created.
Trained at Camberwell College of Art.
Previous commissions have included clients from UK, USA, Australia, Malta, Maui and Canada.
Commissions Undertaken.”
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Tagged Art Exhibition, Lisa Almond, Norwich, Roger Hickman's Restaurant
Andrew Elvin has sent us examples of his work along with a link to his website. Andrew featured in our most recent exhibition and his work is available to buy through his website which you can find a link to below and in the Artist’s Website’s category.
Andrew says;
I am an artist currently living in Forncett St Peter, just south of Norwich. I was born in Norfolk and have been settled here for a few years now after spending my teenage years on the Orkney Isles.
“I studied art at Stromness Academy in the Orkney Isles. And one day I hope to return for a while to study more of the Islands wild, prehistoric landscapes and monuments.
In my travels across Europe, from Holland, Germany, Czech Republic and Poland, I fell in awe of the wonderful medieval architecture and sculptures and I love painting these distinctively characteristic cityscapes. These cityscapes are what I endeavor to recreate and exaggerate in my vibrant and striking work. I aim for shape and color. The angles, symmetry and neatness of buildings satisfy the mathematician in me. Perspective is important, perfection is not.
I lived for cartoons and animation when I was young. I like to think a little of that childish innocence comes across in my work. Life can be too serious and we all grow too quickly. It should be fun and I try to slow that mental aging process down a little. My art gives me the freedom that everyday life takes away. I am inspired by the times in my life I have not been shackled by responsibility. Fond memories are always in color. This is what I want to evoke in people when they see my work.”
http://www.andrewelvinart.co.uk/
Catherine Laura Ward will be exhibiting in ‘Turn the Page 2012′ at The Forum in Norwich between the 4th and 5th of May. The exhibition is open 10am – 6pm and is “A ‘must see’ for bibliophiles, art lovers and collectors of hand made books. Book Art but not as you know them.”
Why not get on down and take a look at what’s on offer.
UPDATE: Jenny Leonard will also be exhibiting at ‘Turn the Page’. You can see her book covers for ‘The Place’ and ‘Thoughts on walls and other things.’ above as well as checking them out over at www.blurb.com through the links below.
http://www.blurb.com/bookstore/detail/2045865
http://www.blurb.com/bookstore/detail/1150340
Thank you to everyone involved in making our opening night at St. Gregory’s such a success! The night went brilliantly with amazing artwork from everyone who exhibited and fantastic live music and stalls organised by Aviva Pride and Norwich Pride.
Everyone had an amazing time. Here are a few pics of the event. If you haven’t already been down there, fear not as the exhibition will be running between 12-6pm everyday until Saturday.
Posted in Brian Korteling, Catherine Ward, Chedgey, Elspeth Rushbrook, Guy Wilkinson, Hannah Ayres, Harriette Cork, Jenny Leonard, Josh Gibbs, Juha Agren, Leanne Catchpole, News and Events, Ronald Durban, Roobarb, Sammy Merry, The Emmett
Tagged Exhibition, Making Space, Opening Night, St. Gregory's Centre for the Arts
Josh Gibbs has sent us some of his work. Josh will be involved with our upcoming exhibition on the 16th to 21st.
Josh writes;
“My work is an attempt at mirroring the transcendence of relative spatial planes within reality. It is concerned with the correlations between cycles of human development and construction (physical and conscious) and also their correspondence with a far greater natural cycle.
I graduated from Leeds College of Art and Design in 2011, having worked closely with installation, drawing, painting, sculpture and video. I work in Norwich and Leeds. My current sources of inspiration are ever-changing cityscapes and taking long walks along the beach where I discover and collect old deformed bricks-once ready-made pieces of people’s homes that become physical components to my work.”
If you would like to see more from Josh check out the link below
Marcus Scott has sent us some lovely examples of his photography and details of himself as an artist. See below.
Then Born in Norfolk in 1971 and raised in a creative environment, I have been interested in visual art & design for a number of years. Currently employed as a Drawing Office Manager, my past jobs include cad operator, motorsport livery designer, freelance website designer and technical illustrator. In 2004, whilst looking for a new outlet to express myself, I spent my work bonus on a ‘proper’ camera, an Olympus om40. Enrolling on a level 2 City & Guilds evening course and passing each module with distinctions saw my work evolve from shop processed colour ‘snaps’ to hand-printed black & white images. This progress was recognised last year when I became the first photographer to be accepted into the Breckland Artists exhibiting group.
Now Bowing to the inevitable, I now shoots digital with an Olympus DSLR. still working exclusively in mono, I find the new technology is allowing my photography to flourish. Combining a traditional approach such as the use of graduated filters and a film inspired shooting discipline, with the latest post-processing techniques including hdr, my images have a darker, more forboding edge not normally seen in landscape photography. The recent acquisition of a 10-stop filter has bought added tension and drama, with time captured and presented to the viewer in a way not possible to perceive with the naked eye. I have also recently started examining the closer world, using a Lensbaby creative lens with macro adaptors to produce eye-catching variations on still life themes.
What Subject of choice is the landscape of my native Norfolk and the underlying theme to much of my work is time. I examine the actions of entropy and decay on both the natural and man-made landscape and also explores how the passing of time itself can be captured and presented in the static medium of a photograph.
Where I have an online portfolio at http://www.darkplanet.co.uk/where a selection of my work is available to view in various catagories. I have two exhibitions coming up, firstly with the f8Group photographic collective at Wymondham Arts Centre (15th-27th May) then at The Forum with Breckland Artists for their 10th Anniversary show (27th May-1st June).
Jenny Leonard will have a stall at Norwich Makers Market this Saturday 14th April between 11am and 4pm. She will be doing portraits and caricatures so why not head on down to St. Thomas’s Church on Earlham Road to get involved with the event and support creativity in Norwich. Some examples of Jenny’s work are below.
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Tagged Earlham Road, Jenny Leonard, Norwich Makers Market, St. Thomas's Church
