Summer Solstice balloon installation

 Summer Solstice 21.06.25

Sarah's garden

Action shots

Balloons 

Cut out Matisse Template.

 

Cut out Matisse template design composition configuration plot layplan.

Coloured paper and scissors.

Planets and Poole Pottery wish list.

York Minster stained glass window.
Chagall.
Chapel Vence.

Temple in suspension.



An exhibition at Leeds City Art Gallery: Damien Hirst.

The exhibition invites one to be disturbed at the door. How disappointing. In fact the signage plainly states that if one is easily offended then this might not be your cup of tea and perhaps not to bother coming in. Let’s say, if one could be offended by a photograph of a dead man’s head, condensation, and / or bad art then perhaps it would be better to save the train fare and do something less boring instead.

After a quick count there seems to be ten pieces in the exhibition, ranging from what could be loosely transcribed as sculpture, installation and miscellanea. I found the work to be largely uninspiring and felt that the hype leading up to the impromptu collection and the work of the said man himself to be nauseatingly overrated.

Each piece of work resonates with technical assistance and lacks the ability to move, literally. The only message that emanates from the shambolic collection is that conceptual art is mere consumerism that has gone off. Yesterday’s seminal art is today’s car boot sale.

Via bidirezional.

Textile Applique.

With label.

Summer Exhibition 2009.

These photographs were taken at 4.00 pm on the final Saturday.

This is my 4th Exhibition with Dewsbury Arts Group.

Inside and outside Victoria Hall.

Dewsbury Town.

2009

Spring Exhibition 2009.

1. Saturnday.

http://share-my-art.blogspot.com/2008/09/drawing-inspired-by-work-of-charles.html

2. Via Bidirezional.

http://share-my-art.blogspot.com/search?q=textile

3. The Gateway.

http://share-my-art.blogspot.com/search?q=gates

Batley Library and Art Gallery. West Workshire.

Dewsbury Arts Group Sping Exhibition 2009.

A collection of works submitted for exhibition.

1. Crescent Mary.

A pencil sketch. Crescent moon, pylon, bridge and St Mary's church. There's a lot going on in this one. Ceri says it looks like a cell.

2. India Tower.

This geometric drawing is based upon the architectural features of a building. India Tower (previously known as Park Hyatt Tower) is a supertall skyscraper under construction in Mumbai, Maharashtra and will be one of the tallest and greenest buildings in India once completed.

3. Sketchbook #93.

Two images culled from my Farnham Art College Sketchbook 1993.

The first image is titled, 'Shop & Bin' and is based upon an urban facade with street furniture. Collage. The second collage is titled, 'The Swimming Pool Library.' Inspired by a novel by Alan Hollinghurst. Collage. I did a lot of swimming at the time.

4. The Spire of St Thomas.

A pencil sketch of the spire. A preliminary study for another work. Finished? The architects name eludes me.

5. Twin Towers.

A geometric study of the WTC Twin Towers and surrounding architectural features. Namely the 'trident'.

The art of my friends.

What once was complete has now been transcended.

The Screen in 2 halves.
Looking like a huge number eleven on the eleventh.
Side by side.
A pair.

How did it happen?
Nikola and I hid behind the screen to surprise?
After a couple of screams and a slight loss of balance we fell on the Screen.
The central spine of the screen unzipped as we stumbled upon it.
Ironically it was us who glued together the original join, almost a year ago.
And now I am evaluating a pair of screens.
The imapct you have on my art is unfathomable.
I won't dwell upon the demise of the Cardboard Zombie.
The screen belongs in the theatre.

Click on the link to see The Making of The Screen.
Kiss my art by Nikola.

Crow Nest Park: Dewsbury Museum: Spring Exhibition 2008.

68. Cardboard Landscape.

69. A logarithmic spiral.

70. Untitled Textiles.

I was asked to submit 4 pieces and 3 were selected for the exhibition. It runs for 2 months and the museum is popular. I am still thrilled about the spiral coming in at number 69.

The textiles were made in the 90's and I am enjoying the opportunity to showcase my skills in this area. I am currently working on new material for the SUMMER EXHIBITION later this year at the town hall. I must add that I am keen to try new media as I am inspired by the range and the technical ability of the artists within the group. (DEWSBURY ARTS GROUP.)

A glorious numerical happenstance.

Dewsbury Arts Group

Spring Exhibition 2008

CATALOGUE

Artists are listed by member name

In alphabetical order

And furthermore

Titles are listed

In order of submission

30 different artists

Up to four selected works by each artist member

A glorious numerical happenstance

Coming in at Number 69: A Logarithmic Spiral

Share my truth

http://share-my-art.blogspot.com/2007/06/logarithmic-spiral.html

http://share-my-art.blogspot.com/2007/06/logarithmic-spiral1.html

http://share-my-art.blogspot.com/2007/12/spiral-pearl-swirl.html

The Screen.5

Sunlight on the screen,

Cascading through the blinds,

Horizontal shadows,

Summer Exhibition 2007.

Victoria Hall, Dewsbury Town Hall. 7th July to 14th July.

3 were sold at the exhibition in total, one at the preview, one on the Wednesday and one on the final Saturday.
St. Thomas' & the Pylon: Sold.
The Birds are gone: Sold.
Solar Flowered Eclipse: Sold.

The Transept: Presented to Lady Forbes on the ocassion of her 40th birthday.
St. Mary's: Donated to The Parish Centre, St. Mary's Church.

St. Mary's Church.

A view of St Mary's from across the moor. It had been a cloudy day with a flew glorious breaks at sunset. Check out the pylon on the horizon line.

Click on the link to see 'St. Thomas' & the Pylon.'

http://share-my-art.blogspot.com/2007/06/st-thomas-pylon.html

St. Thomas' & the Pylon.

This image is inspired by St. Thomas' and the grandeur of the pylon.

I created it by layering photo's and paintings.

The magnetism of the Moon and the geometry of gravity.

A window on The World: A temple in suspension.

These 2 images are made up in layers: -

The sky / landscape background is a photograph of Dewsbury Moorland.

The arches of a ruined church in Bristol.

A postcard of underwater divers.

A triptic of wooden frames bound in cotton splashed with ink and emulsion.

The frames are photographed with light showing through from behind them.

Plastic Bags.

Plastic bag
Tossed and rolling like witches knickers on spiral wind
The skin of something
Changing in turns
Higher skip and lower skim
Snared
Amidst echelon twigs in a skeletal tree
Shorn
Black feather five flutter

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This poem was written over 10 years ago and was inspired by a plastic bag, the associated image was taken by the Calder and Hebble Navigation in Ravensthorpe earlier this year.

Incidentally, the poem originally included the line; 'Like tumbleweed on spiral wind.' This was changed recently to, 'Witches knickers,' after descovering their Irish name. Further to this, they are known as the national flower in South Africa.