Andrew Campbell
Louise Richardson
↑ The Gallery - carved roundel by David Holgate , Sculpture by Vanessa Pooley.
Ruth McCabe |
Art Gallery
As a venue for contemporary Art, the King of Hearts shows works in the Gallery, a splendid medieval hall with stunning architectural features, and in its spacious and light Cafe.
Andrew Campbell and Louise Richardson
16 May – 29 August 2009
Andrew Campbell and Louise Richardson are widely celebrated Norfolk artists, they exhibit internationally and nationally including solo shows at the Robert Sandelson Gallery, Cork Street London, as well as being members of the Norwich twenty group. Their work, although strikingly different, shares a subtle palette of muted tones and a delicacy and compassionate feeling for the fragility of human life.
Andrew Campbell captures personal fleeting moments that convey his interest in the past and future of landscapes. He makes reference to isolated, significant objects within the landscape and delights in the rediscovery of things forgotten. Campbell also works with film, from this he selects poignant images and transfers them to cement rendered, canvas-like frames. The images sink into the surface and take on a painterly quality.
Storytelling and humanity form the basis of Louise Richardson’s work. Garments and sculptures made from a diverse selection of materials give a glimpse of untold tales. Louise creates fragile yet durable three dimensional forms that contrast the very masculine to the very feminine.
Louise creates undisturbed moments that are brimming with an intense sense of animation. Full of detail, each delicately considered piece, offers nostalgia and encourages a personal reflection.
“Andy and Louise are strikingly original artists, re-creating in their own way the human destiny in its touching frailty.” Aude Gotto
Please visit andycampbellart.blogspot.com or louiserichardson.blogspot.com for more information
Gallery Opening Hours:
Monday - Saturday 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
ADMISSION FREE TO ALL EXHIBITIONS
The Gallery has three exhibitions a year, alternating between the Gotto Collection, a unique mix of contemporary art put together by Mrs. Aude Gotto, Founder of the King of Hearts, and some special themed group or duo Shows by prominent East Anglian artists. The Cafe show changes every six weeks.
The Aude Gotto Collection
The Aude Gotto Collection of contemporary art is exhibited in the main Gallery and throughout the building. It is a unique and eclectic collection of paintings, etchings, sculptures, photographs, textiles, mixed media and crafts which brings together nearly 100 works by 59 artists.
Styles range from traditional and figurative to abstract and experimental. Most of the artists have East Anglian connections, many are nationally or internationally recognised. Some well-known names include: Sir Terry Frost, Derrick Greaves, David Holgate, John Kiki, Kathleen McFarlane, Emily Mayer, Derek Morris, Ana Maria Pacheco, John Piper, Evelyn Williams.
A full-colour Catalogue, paperback, 48 pages, 47 colour illustrations, can be obtained from the King of Hearts, price £10 + £1.50 p&p.
Changing exhibitions of local artists, from established artists to students, with a variety of styles, take place in the Café and Mezzanine.
Ruth McCabe – Vibrant, colourful oils
For the last six months, after retiring from a career as a Group Analyst, Ruth McCabe has enjoyed carving with palette knives into the surface of thickly applied white oil paint. Her subjects are usually rounded forms. They might be landscapes, boat hulls or the beautiful weighty bodies of ewes.
“My subjects can be worn, stranded, vulnerable objects, but they have strength, they persist.” Ruth McCabe
Ruth McCabe’s work honours and celebrates significance in what may appear ordinary and unremarkable, even ugly. She feels that what really matters is not always obvious.
To visit Ruth McCabes website please click here.
Cafe Opening Hours:
Monday - Saturday 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. ADMISSION FREE TO ALL EXHIBITIONS |
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