The Gallery opened a few years ago and although it has had a lot of very good exhibitions since its opening, I think the current one is by far the best. It's only running for a few more days (closes on Saturday, 30th), but it is worth seeing and it definitely gives Cork Street Galleries a run for their money.
The exhibition is simply entitled 'Drawing - open submission' and has exhibits from over 25 artists. Though the gallery is not vast, all the exhibits sit comfortably apart and there is plenty of room to appreciate their beauty. The shade of works is primarily monochromatic and it is the textures which makes this exhibitions so very much pleasurable for me.
I was particularly fascinated by Kate Hipkiss' Christchurch Cathedral.
I was very taken by Hannah Leighton-Boyce's 'Notes on Movement: 'London-Berlin-Stroud'. No explanation necessary to see her journeying through different country and immortalising her way of transport with mark making on a long ribbon of paper. Dates and locations are detailed on the paper too, not sure how she managed to record that but it makes part of the charm of the piece with its mix of obvious and mysterious.
Jayne Wilton's work is always a delight to see, so expressive and touching on a subject so difficult to record: Breath.
Joe Graham's mark making on newsprint was also surprisingly mesmerising: he traces figures from the television and his imagery is then printed on newsprint and makes moving images become static again.
Both these artists won the 'best artwork' competition and will be rewarded by having a collaborative exhibition in October 2011.
I will conclude by showing you images of the which impressed me most, installation with newspaper and black and white photography by Bridget H Jackson, very neat!!
Their are many more beautiful pictures and sculptures to discover so go and see before it's too late!!
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