I hope personally, that many people already know of Alfred’s work, which involves a large amount of maritime based themes, which echoes with my own keen interest with the sea and its freedoms…… the fact that it is a gateway to the world…….. which has been utilised by vessels for millennia. P.Z 11 c1928
This subject has been a focus with Alfred Wallis work, which principally portrays ships at sea, and shipwrecks( especially those that had disappeared within his lifetime ). His other typical works, involved landscapes with trees and houses, but rarely included people…He also used very few colours, using mostly ones with which you would assosciate the colours of nature, its sky’s wide ranging and wild pallette, and the colurs of plants/trees. The Wreck of the Alba ?c 1855 – 1942
Houses at St Ives, Cornwall ?c 1928-1942
Wallis regarded upon his own life experiences to express this… He also disregarded linear perspective, and arranged his subjects in the order of their relative importance to him, and accorded them priority of size accordingly…. Meaning that the principal subject would be the largest object depicted, which meant it took priority in the work, regardless of surrounding objects or where they stood in relation to one another…… I love his outlook/viewpoint, because he was trying to tell you something, about the main subject of the piece, and, also give you the background narative, i personally, ‘get this’ approach, which to me is like telling a visual story, which most art does , but in many varied ways…. His works are beautifully straightforward and explain why they are much loved.
‘Kettles Yard’ Gallery a fabulous place in itself, and highly important, is located somewhat locally to UCS( Ipswich UK ) : in Cambridge, ( UK ).. and holds the largest No. of Alfred Wallis’s paintings gathered together in one place ! These amazingly bright, straightforward and heartfelt works are available to view, but temporarily/ currently on display in London, at the moment, whilst Kettles Yard Gallery is undergoing developement work.
‘Modern Art’ Contemporary Gallery , in Clarkenwell, London, UK. is showing his artworks between the 10 th July and 8 th of August 2015
