Home |
About Us
| Restaurant | Exhibitions | Previous Exhibitions |
Contact Us | News & Events |
'IN QUEST' 7th April - 27th May
2006
Artists featured are: Joyce Carey, Bula Chakravarty Agbo, Jack Chapman, Andrew Crane, Jae Davis, Simon Keeley, Temsuyanger Longkumer, Blue Macaskill, John Merritt, Kim Noble, Tsogt Otgonbayar, Eunseon Park, Kathryn Rennie, Peter Schneiter, Bernard Smith, Sophie Louise Wells, Terence Wilde, Muna Zuberi. |
|
|
EunSeon Park, a young Korean artist, who’s works are fuelled by the impressions marked by her childhood struggles, where her family sacrificed much so that her creative expressions can take shape. Her moving subjects, often disquieting and surreal, revisit that sacrifice conveying a pathos that reflects sadness, posing numerous questions within the viewer. Simon Keeley, local artist, is a highly skilled stone carver originally trained as a stone mason. His figures stand strong and powerful in a timeless manner. Kathryn Rennie's portraits are deep and soul searching, revealing an intimacy that’s more than just a mere likeness; she’s a seasoned painter having shown at the Royal Academy, Mall Galleries etc. Kim Noble's life is a journey that seeks answers from a life that goes beyond the here and now; she works spontaneously with an immediacy that even she sometimes questions, how and why? Peter Schneiter has trekked around the globe seeking moments that make him step back in awe, gazing upon the enormity of nature against the humble humankind. Jack Chapman, born as Julie is in the early stages of adopting a male identity. It is a time of ambiguity and genderlessness, suspended between dream and reality, desire and fulfilment. It marks his journey as a transsexual male, a project that started in August 2003. Bernard Smith has had a varied career as a philosopher, engineer and artist, to name a few. But his love for the theatre and ceramics wins us over. Twelfth Night, on display, is placed in the 1950’s Rock & Roll era. Reference to Shakespeare’s text are combined with iconic artefacts of this period, for e.g. the motorbike is an Orsinosuki, Duke Orsino runs a café called ‘Café d’Orsin’. This is a comedy in spite of the fact that the characters are questing for love and fame. Muna Zuberi’s works are based around explorations of thoughts regarding relationships and beliefs. This particular piece represents the symbolic meanings of flowers, very much like the Victorians used, but conveyed in a traditional style via a contemporary medium. This exhibition is organised and curated by Bula Chakravarty Agbo, Gallery Director and Temsuyanger Longkumer, Gallery Coordinator. Pepperton uk’s ongoing commitment to charity is supported by donating 5% of all proceeds from the sales of artwork to the Stroke Association. |
|