We have just received some new, larger drawings of the South Downs by Matt Bodiemeade.

These show various views, including Amberley, in rich colours and a confident style.

For an artist who is known for his sculptures, Matt Bodimeade is just getting into his stride with these drawings. They represent the work of an artists who knows both his subject and craft well.

31 October 2011

Giles Penny has just installed a large sculpture "Lo and Behold" in Chichester, adjacent to the Cathedral. It was commissioned for the space by the Chichester City Centre Partnership and will be in postion for just three months.

The partnership is behind the Business Improvement District (BID) campaign which would involve businesses paying a small fee each year to be pooled together to fund improvements in the city centre like art installations. Chairman of the City Centre Partnership Andrew Finnamore said: “The sculpture represents a spirit of partnership.”

Previous large scale commissions by Giles Penny can be seen at Canary Wharf, London; Gun Wharf, Portsmouth and Portishead Quays, Bristol.

The piece shows two figures in painted steel, one rising in the air in a similar composition to his smaller bronze "Oh My Dear".

We have a number of his sculptures and prints in stock, many of which will be on display in the coming months.

22 October 2011

Gareth Morgan, known for his distinctive Pop Art style images painted on the reverse of perspex has now produced a couple of screenprints in the same style:

"Think Happy Thoughts" and "Good Morning Losers" will be at the gallery during November and on display with some new small paintings on board during December for our Christmas Mixed Exhibition.

22 October 2011

Anthony Frost describes his work as abstract, but his titles and compositions hint at the influence of music in his work. He says “I want my exhibitions to be like an album – it’s important that I have a title to the show – and the pictures themselves become the tracks”

The name of this show, and title work (see above), “Sublime frequencies” comes from a record label representing mainly North African bands, based in Seattle, Washington, USA.

Many of the remaining works, or tracks, continue the theme. Orange Buzz Ohio, Sound Carrier, Delay Peddle and Red Crayola are all band names; Electric Honey is another record label; and Bug Juice was after a track heard on BBC Radio 6 Music.

Mascara Snake I-IV the monotypes are named after a member of Captain Beefheart’s Magic Band, who played the bass clarinet on Trout Mask Replica (produced with Frank Zappa).

The influence of music in Anthony Frost’s work includes bands such as Captain Beefheart and The Fall, for whom he designed the album cover for Extricate in 1990.

Click here to see an interview in [sic] Magazine in which Anthony Frost talks about the influence of music in his work.

12 October 2011

We have just received the paintings for "Sublime Frequencies" from Anthony Frost and are excited about hanging them next week.

Most of the paintings are new, but there are a few older ones which have also been chosen because they both work well with the new work (keeping to the concept of the exhibition as an album) and they show the development of some of the newer work.

This latter point will be of interest to some viewers whho have not seen Anthony Frost's work before.

The largest painting in the group is 107 cm square canvas, which was one of the last canvasses prepared by Sir Terry Frost, in fact some of the blue underpainting can be still seen in "Ultra Blue".

8 October 2011