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Join our email list and you'll be kept informed of all future events, publications, etc. CLICK HERE for more details. Current Exhibition 18 May to 13 July 2008 A mixed exhibition of work by 5 artists - includes new etchings by David Inshaw in a series entitled "Cricket and Little Bredy" which express the essence of the game and the English countryside. On 19 June 2008 there will be an evening of poetry reading and talks with David Inshaw, Alex Martin, Kit Wright, Neil Rollinson and Simon Rae. (Tickets £7.50 from Sladers Yard). Open Wednesday to Sunday (and Public Holidays) Sladers Yard Website: www.sladersyard.co.uk
Forthcoming Exhibition
This major exhibition begins with etchings by Samuel Palmer and plots the course of English Landscape painting to the present day following themes of Ancient Landscapes, Trees, the Gothic, the Traveller and Nocturnes. These themes are used to explore the Romantic response to the British countryside and the impact of man on the landscape. Sites, such as Stonehenge, Silbury Hill and the White Horse, Uffington, that have been venerated over the centuries certainly attracted artists Paul and John Nash, John Piper and David Inshaw. The exhibition is a fitting tribute to over thirty years of Ruralist collaboration, with many works brought together and discussed for the first time. The Ovendens have prepared new works for the event, with Graham Ovenden producing definitive versions of the Orchard Moon and Tower of Babel themes. The exhibition seeks to affirm the British pastoral tradition, to tease out worlds of ‘private mystery’ and landscapes infused with the sublime or ‘sense of divinity’. The Ancients, the Neo-Romantics and the Ruralists can be likened to pantheists who feel a fraternity, or even a unity, with living things. Whereas Palmer painted village life and sought that sense of community, Nash and the Ruralists have also been drawn to the longevity and mystery of ancient sites still imbued with a spiritual aura. The title reflects these two intertwining themes; Ancient Landscapes - Pastoral Visions. The exhibition is curated by Anne Anderson. A review of the exhibition appeared in The Independent, 28 April 2008. Pity The Independent couldn't find someone better informed to write the piece. Originally shown at Southampton City Art Gallery - the exhibition is split into two parts - showing consecutively at Victoria Gallery, Bath - followed by a smaller version of the exhibition at Falmouth. The Bath version of the exhibition is expected to include several works by David Inshaw which were not included in the Southampton showing. Victoria Gallery, Bath Victoria Gallery, Bath Falmouth Art Gallery
There are several events scheduled to coincide with the exhibitions. Please check with the appropriate venue before making irreversible arrangements. Satuday 2 August (2-2:45pm), Victoria Art Gallery, Bath Gallery talk by Anne Anderson; Wednesday 27 August (6pm), Victoria Art Gallery, Bath Evening slide lecture by Anne Anderson Saturday 20 September (2pm), Falmouth Art Gallery Gallery talk by Anne Anderson
Forthcoming Exhibition This exhibition at the Twenty Twenty gallery celebrates the art of landscape painting with original new work by four of the original Brotherhood of Ruralists: David Inshaw, Annie Ovenden, Ann Arnold and Graham Arnold. The show also includes new paintings by Bob Bates, Sue Campion, Malcolm Ashman, Peter Tarrant, Norman Lamputt and work by featured ceramicist, Jon Barrett-Danes whose sheep, pigs and hens will continue the rural theme.
Ground-Breaking Work - Now Published THE GREEN FUSE, PASTORAL VISION IN ENGLISH ART 1820-2000 To be published by: Antique Collectors’ Club, ISBN: 1 85149 532 0 This book traces for the first time a length of green heritage in English art. During the past two centuries especially, English artists have envisioned the pastoral mode. Their pastoral art uses landscapes of home – often quite specific localities – to shape vision. The history begins with Samuel Palmer, who transplanted the act of vision from his mentor William Blake’s heroic figures into the soil of English landscape art. Palmer’s landscape vision was more influential than has yet been recognised. His tradition has been enriched by artists of every subsequent generation, from Nash via Sutherland, Piper and Minton, to the current group of artists working under the name of Ruralists. It is a history of constant challenge and renewing response – a continuing story of intensely private men and women seeking and finding materials and sustenance for their visions in the nature and climate of their country. The end of the book shows fresh renewal against internationalist odds. In a country whose art has seldom been reckoned to show any continuity at all, this history may be definitive. It shows English art drawing visionary nourishment – even as the writings of Shakespeare and the music of Elgar – from the land. Available through The Aznet Online Store - sponsors of this website. |
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