Hertfordshire Visual Arts HVA – News – Newsletters – September 2014 – Exhibitions & Events

For Alex McIntyre ‘nothingness’ is a leap of faith; the emptiness into which inspiration rushes. Nothingness is difficult to comprehend because the very act of considering it changes it. It is glimpsed at the periphery of consciousness: both before and after, ecstasy and grief. For this exhibition Alex is producing drawings that question human states of being.

Ella Carty’s work is a personal exploration of the existential state of ‘nothingness’. Her paintings of landscapes evoke a sense of both isolation and stillness. There is a sense in which these empty and seductive landscapes are both intriguing and unsettling. Her use of colour and its capacity to entice emotion is striking. Ella says ‘I wanted to convey a sense of unreality as well as detachment, to communicate a sense of how it feels to be in a state of nothingness.’

Jo Howe explores the notion of ‘nothingness’ by exploring emotional responses to ‘the space in-between’. Jo’s practice focuses on the frustrations of human communication working with old manuscripts that bear the physical imperfections and aromas of past human handling and thus retain elements of their human presence. The book or page becomes a tool for looking inwards to our evolving personal narratives rather than the read contents of the book as text.

William White is a printmaker based in Cornwall. His take on ‘nothingness’ is a study of the satellite dishes at Goonhilly on the Lizard peninsular in Cornwall, which are currently in the process of being recommissioned. Goonhilly is a cluster of satellite dishes known for receiving the first ever Trans-Atlantic satellite TV images, broadcast by Telstar in1962. These gigantic structures, seemingly staring at nothing were perfect inspiration for the title ‘nothingness’.

Hideki Arichi is a British born Japanese artist. He is approaching the idea of ‘nothingness’ by reading Eastern philosophical interpretations found in Zen Buddhism and by identifying personal reactions and indicators to these. The work includes paintings, drawings and prints.

The Gallery at Parndon Mill,
Elizabeth Way, Harlow, Essex CM20 2HP
01279 426 042
info@parndonmill.co.uk
www.parndonmill.co.uk

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ARTISTS & MAKERS FAIR – THAME

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‘SHATTERING THE CANON: Post-Impressionism & British Art’

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LINE AND LOCATION

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‘LONDON’ by Edward Bawden

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BODY & VOID: ECHOES OF MOORE IN CONTEMPORARY ART  1 May-26 Oct 2014
 
A major exhibition at The Henry Moore Foundation in Perry Green, Hertfordshire, will for the first time put on show works by some of the most recognised contemporary artists alongside those of Henry Moore. The exhibition will look at how Henry Moore’s sculptural vocabulary has been explored and reinterpreted by contemporary artists, placing their works alongside some of Moore’s key works. The exhibition will be spread across the outdoor landscape at Perry Green as well as in two of the artist’s favourite working spaces on the estate, the Exhibition Gallery and the carving studio, now opened up for the public to visit.   Full details…

The exhibition is curated by Anita Feldman, Head of Collections and Exhibitions at The Henry Moore Foundation. A fully illustrated catalogue will be published to coincide with the exhibition. The Foundation will also release for sale a previously unpublished limited edition graphic, Opening Form II (1979).

The Henry Moore Foundation , Perry Green, Much Hadham, Herts SG10 6EE Open Wed–Sun & Bank Holidays, 11am – 5pm

And for a summary of Open Studios  currently happening across the UK visit www.openstudiocomms.org

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