The Rose
by Derrick Greaves
Crowd Waiting
by Evelyn Williams
Ebb & Flow from ABRASION exhibition
↑ The Gallery - carved roundel by David Holgate , Sculpture by Vanessa Pooley.
Hotel by Paula White
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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.
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.
8 May – 4 September 2010
Abrasion
Studies of the Happisburgh shoreline
Liz McGowan and Malca Schotten
These two Norfolk artists explore the shifting coastline, its clays, muds and sands, with large drawings and mixed media works using those materials, producing a striking and evocative exhibition.
When Liz and Malca were invited to exhibit together, they discovered a shared interest in the erosion story of the Norfolk coast, and Happisburgh in particular. This exhibition is the result of conversations and walks along the shoreline.
Liz McGowan has worked as an environmental artist for 20 years, taking her inspiration from the Norfolk landscape. Her work explores the changing nature of the materials that form the coastline, the natural processes of flow and dessication, deposit and decay. She has worked directly with local muds, clays and sands and brick pebbles. She writes:
"It amazes me that such dramatic changes can happen on the coast, whilst inland we continue our lives almost as if nothing has changed. There is dramatic beauty at Happisburgh, but it also evokes awe and terror at the destructive force of sea and storm, and it makes me wonder how we can learn to see ourselves, not as separate beings, but as inseparable from and utterly dependent upon the greater natural systems of which we form a tiny part."
Malca Schotten lives in Norwich and makes large scale drawings in charcoal and pastel. Her work comes from a strong emotional response to her subject and is often linked to a theme that is a story in itself, has a message to give, a cause to fight for, celebrate, or draw attention to.
She writes:
"There is something extraordinary about Happisburgh. It evokes mixed feelings of gloom and destruction, as well as the excitement and thrill of the sculptural and dynamic shapes and colours created along the beach by the attacking sea. …the electric ochres of the crumbling cliff’s edge and the green grass of the surrounding fields; the red of the roof tops of houses that cling so close to the edge, the soft textures of the grey clay as it melts into the sea and the twisted red rusting shards of the worn away and broken sea defences; and the rubble from houses and gardens that have fallen and are still falling from the eroding cliff’s edge."
Gallery Opening Hours:
Monday - Saturday 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
ADMISSION FREE TO ALL EXHIBITIONS
The Aude Gotto Collection
The Aude Gotto Collection of contemporary art is exhibited once a year in the main Gallery and during other shows many of the works remain visible throughout the building. Amongst these are Derrick Greaves' stunning The Greening of the Desert, Evelyn Williams' intriguing Crowd Waiting, Emily Mayer's endearing Dog (Willing to Please), Vanessa Pooley's comfortable lady Jiggilipuff and David Holgate's incised slates and Jeanette Durrant's colourful hanging Continuum, commissioned for the Music Room. The collection 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. Other well-known names include: Sir Terry Frost, John Kiki, Kathleen McFarlane, Derek Morris, Ros Newman, Ana Maria Pacheco, John Piper, Louise Richardson and Zheni Warner.
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.
18 August - 28 September 2010
Paula White
Paula is inspired by many things: her surroundings; bright and brisk coastal towns; the hidden beauty of all buildings, from town houses to industrial landscapes; packaging; iconic imagery; the 1950s and most recently, by her collection of sardine tins.
She works on old envelopes and papers, carefully assembling areas of paper collage, applying mixed media and sometimes traditional printmaking techniques.
Cafe Opening Hours:
Monday - Saturday 8 a.m. to 4.30 p.m.
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