Jo Barrett, Mary Grant, Tom Hackney, Kathryn Hobden, Ichirota Suzuki, Robert Wright. An overview of current artists working within the traditional genre of landscape painting. Each of these artists possesses a combination of exceptional painting skills and a contemporary, modern view of the world around us.
Jo Barrett, Mary Grant, Tom Hackney, Kathryn Hobden, Ichirota Suzuki, Robert Wright
CLAPHAM ART GALLERY is pleased to announce the official launch of its second
gallery space, UNIT 2.
As the first featured exhibition, 'LANDSCAPE NOW' is an overview of current
artists working within the traditional genre of landscape painting. Each of
these artists possesses a combination of exceptional painting skills and a
contemporary, modern view of the world around us. We have chosen artists
who use the landscape in an individual way whilst emphasizing what we expect
from a landscape painting. The approaches to their work vary in either the
manner in which they are painted or the subject matter depicted.
For example, Ichirota Suzuki creates partly painted views of park scenes.
Pulling our focus into a single section of the canvas, Suzuki paints the one
section in detailed full colour whilst leaving the surrounding areas in
sketch form. Also concerned with public places of countryside, whether
man-made or natural, is Kathryn Hobden. Hobden makes small-scale canvases
depicting unpopulated camping sites and caravan parks. They are precise and
optimistic, romantic and idyllic, highlighting the sunlit greenery
surrounding the temporary rural getaway home of a tent or caravan.
Working in the photo-realist manner are Jo Barrett and Tom Hackney.
Barrett's paintings emphasise the beauty of the English countryside as she
uses photographs taken from a moving car as her source matter, thus
expressing the movement experienced and vistas witnessed when travelling.
Hackney, on the other hand, creates impeccably precise paintings of scenes
from Hollywood films. 'American Legion Memorial Bridge, Amity Island' is a
rendering of a location used in Jaws that creates 'a painted replica of a
factual depiction of fictional landscape'. In this Hackney is referring to
the many generations that could be encountered by rendering one landscape,
thus taking the relationship between painting and photography one or two
steps further. 'American Legion...' has travelled from real location
through a filmed location to photograph (taken by Hackney himself) and then
painting. To take this one step further Hackney has photographed his
paintings and will be exhibiting the mounted prints framed in the same
manner as the paintings themselves. These will be available as a limited
edition.
Mary Grant also employs the photographic medium in the creation of her
paintings, although she is concerned more with the painterly nature of the
finished article. Creating small-scale works, Grant's paintings are derived
from snapshots taken whilst walking or driving. The result is a selection
of rich and precious objects that represent the romanticism and fecundity of
the countryside.
Finally, there is Robert Wright. Wright's paintings are process-based
renditions of imaginary landscapes. Using various materials, predominantly
oil, ink and gold leaf, Wright creates pictorial space by working and
reworking on the chance reactions of his materials. The result is a
selection of atmospheric alpine-like landscapes that simultaneously recall
the delicate detail of Japanese landscape prints and the ethereal
primitiveness of Max Ernst.
Private View (Serving Mixed Cocktails): Tuesday 25/02/03 7.00pm - 900pm
tue-sat 12pm-8pm
Contact:
Zavier Ellis / Aniko Pall
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CLAPHAM ART GALLERY is delighted to announce the official launch of its
second gallery space, Unit 02. Situated within a thirty-second walk from
the Venn Street location, CLAPHAM ART GALLERY Unit 02 is an expansive,
modern space with an airy, New York feel. The notion is to present
contemporary art in a gallery space enhanced by furniture that we might
find in a modern living environment. A minimal amount of functional 20th
Century furniture will be supplied by 'inside'.
Exhibitions lasting for five weeks will be curated between the two
spaces and will consist of a programme of one person and thematic group
shows. The exhibition 'Landscape Now' will also open on February 25th
and features a selection of vibrant contemporary artists working in the
otherwise traditional format of landscape painting.
Established in 1998, CLAPHAM ART GALLERY will also be celebrating its
05th birthday on February 25th. During those five years we have become
known as leading specialists in discovering and promoting emerging
artists. We are also proud to have nurtured many first time buyers as
well as catering for more experienced collectors in a relaxed and
welcoming environment. We wish to continue this progress and appreciate
the support given throughout that period and into the future.
GALLERY LAUNCH: CLAPHAM ART GALLERY Unit 02 / 05th BIRTHDAY PARTY
Launch Date (featuring hedspace): Tuesday 25/02/03 7.00pm onwards
Contact: Zavier Ellis / Aniko Pall
clapham art gallery
61 venn street
london SW4 0BD
unit 02 40-48 bromell's road
london SW4 0BG
+44 (0)20 7720 0955