NO:ID Showcase at Gallery150

Made by Land by Juan-José Bravo courtesy of NO: ID 

NO:ID Gallery, a network of London-based artists, has now spread its tentacles all the way up to the Midlands.

With a network of almost 5000 artists, the NO:ID gallery has held over 100 shows, promoting unknown artists and artistic diversity.

At Gallery150 on 28^th of February, this artist-led group will be holding a group show of featuring the work of four artists from the UK, Spain and Germany.

JUAN-JOSÉ BRAVO, from Madrid, will be presenting a cheeky series of sculptures called ‘Internal Landscapes’, which combine the use of organic materials with Perspex, resulting in works that investigate the link between the internal and the external.

London artist, VERONICA FOX creates abstract paintings on canvas, leading the observer on a fascinating journey into the realms of thought and perception.

MARTIN LAU, from London, is a photographer of Chinese-English origins. His primary interest lies in the pictorial recreation of landscapes and stills, which capture instances of life that have a life of their own.

JAN SUCHANEK, from Hamburg, is a conceptual artist, curator-presenter, and gallery manager for NO:ID . In this show, the artist will be presenting “NO:ID Queen”, now an icon of the NO:ID Gallery, where present day iconography meets with Vivienne Westwood’s, Sex Pistols t-shirt designs and the prints of Andy Warhol.

The showcase will be running until 13^th March 2011.

Gallery opening times: Tuesday - Saturday 11am - 6pm / Sunday 11am - 4pm.

TEMPORANEA: BRINK OPEN CALL FOR INSTALLATION ARTISTS & SCULPTORS

Deadline: 15th March 2011


BRINK is a not for profit contemporary arts organisation, based in the Midlands, UK.


We are currently viewing proposals from sculptors and installation artists on the theme of heritage and history for an up-coming TEMPORANEA exhibition that we are organising at Kenilworth Castle, which will be held from 7th-15 May 2011.


Site-specific works on the history of Kenilworth and/or the castle are welcome. If required, a site visit can be arranged for the selected artist(s).


Heritage and history may be interpreted loosely, but please take into consideration that the works will be on display to families and therefore must not contain references of an offensive or religious nature.  We reserve the right to refuse submissions that we deem unsuitable.


Works must be safe and preferably free-standing. As this is an English Heritage site, there are restrictions on fixing works to the gras /ground, and fixing objects to the walls is prohibited. Further information on these restrictions is available on request.


Details


To submit your work please send the following via e-mail:

• Images or drawings of the proposed projects (you can send more than one);
• a brief description of the work and materials;
• artist statement and biography;
• any eventual links to your work.

Unfortunately, we will be unable to refund travel expenses, insurance of the works, or costs for materials.


There is no submission fee. However, although we will do everything we can to acquire funding from our sponsors, selected artists may be required to contribute towards public liability insurance. This fee will be no more than £15 and will depend on how many artists exhibit at the show.


For further information please contact:


Sarah Silver
BRINK
brinkevents@gmail.com
t. 07971-022.369

L'incomplétude by Bruno Cavellec

Bruno Cavellec - courtesy of the artist

French artist Bruno Cavellec will be holding ‘L' incomplétude’ exhibition at Gallery150, from 15^th – 27^th of March, 2011.

Award winner of the Rugby Open for two consecutive years, this self-taught artist explores the intimacy of his own personal experiences, expressed in the form of semi-abstract landscapes, which are not so much a mere depiction of unspoilt stretches of land, but rather a mirror or an echo of the artist’s thoughts and feelings. Often depicting solitary figures, the works convey both the existential struggle of mankind and the intensity and weight that these thoughts often bear for us, while simultaneously evoking a sense of man’s minuteness and vulnerability when faced with the boundless mysteries of the natural realm.

Cavellec, who has also illustrated the CD cover and booklet for the Scott Matthews album ‘Elsewhere’, often uses his own spiritual response to music as inspiration for his work, which can also be interpreted as a metaphor for psychological states of mind. From dramatically moody to light and airy, Cavellec, who greatly admires the works of Caspar David Friedrich and Edvard Munch, powerfully depicts the ‘seen’ and ‘unseen’, compelling the viewer to reflect upon their own interior world and existence.

At Gallery150, the painter and printmaker will be showcasing a fascinating and haunting series of large and small format oil and soil paintings and drypoint works.

Unspoken - oil and gesso on canvas

More of the artist’s works can be viewed at http://www.brunocavellec.com.

The private view will be held on 14^th March 2011 from 7pm.

The exhibition, which will be running from 15^th -27^th of March 2011, is open Tuesday to Saturday 11am to 6pm and Sunday 11am to 4pm.

http://www.gallery150.co.uk

OPTICAL DELUSIONS

Garden Party

Gallery150, run and showcased by Leamington Studio Artists (LSA), will be presenting the ‘Martin Johnson: Optical Delusions’ exhibition, from 28^th February until 13^th March 2011.

This figurative artist and painter from Coventry, who has been developing his techniques since childhood, has also studied digital arts at Bournemouth University, and for the past ten years has been working as a concept artist and illustrator for many internationally renowned titles and video games, as well as teaching traditional and digital painting techniques at HND level.

On this occasion, Martin Johnson will be presenting a series of works on canvas using acrylic, life drawings and plein air sketches, including ‘Joust’, a dynamic depiction of a jousting tournament, which was recently exhibited at the Mitchell Gallery in Warwick.

Joust

The paintings on show at Gallery150 are from  the ‘Warwickshire Collection’,  an imaginative and exciting selection of works that intertwine Steampunk style with traditional techniques and a playful use of composition, colour and shadow. Johnson’s works unfold like storybooks with an almost timeless quality, where the landmarks, costumes and settings are familiar but difficult to pinpoint in time, creating the sensation of a window into an alternate past or a possible future, while leaving the viewer in suspense as to what will be the characters’ fate.

More of the artists works can be viewed at http://www.optical delusions.org.

Pistols at Dawn

The private view will be held on 28th^h February 2011 from 7pm.

The gallery is open Tuesday to Saturday from 11am to 6pm, and Sunday from 11am to 4pm.


http://gallery150.co.uk

Images courtesey of the artist.