I popped inot the studio today to pick up work and it was a great chance to see Dan’s work without people around, especially after he had given a detailed account of his thought process. The show charts his journey from paintings containing figurative elements to work which is stripped of such references. As my work has gone in the opposite direction, it’s interesting to see how the bounderies between figurative and non-representational work begin to blur. It’s great to have Dan’s work at HMS ans I know the artists find it inspirational to have other artists visiting our studios.
We had a spiky debate at the mill today about non representational painting.
It’s not every day you get a cheque for £450 and you don’t know why. As it was from Kesteven District Council I guessed it wouldn’t be a mistake. Then it clicked. We had been successful in a bid for funding promotional bumf from the Design Factory http://www.designfactory.org.uk/ A quick phonecall to David confirmed that this was the case. We also have money which needs using up by July from another pot. Combined, we will nearly have enough money for good quality leaflets to promote all artists in the group. Useful for events both here and abroad.
Planning ahead… Gathering info for the next exhibition by Justine, an HMS resident.Sent reminders for the Dan Roach PV/discussion taking place this sunday @ 2pm. http://www.harringtonmillstudios.co.uk/exhibiton_space/roach/invite.htm I am in the middle of reviewing ‘At Play II’, South Hill Park, Bracknell where I am currently showing in a group exhibition.
Just had confirmation that Beth Shapeero from Backlit in Nottingham will be joining the panel at HMS to discuss current abstract painting. Yeh! This will be the second in a series of debates. She will join Marek Tobolewski (who has a major solo show next month at the Djanogly Gallery) and Dan who is exhibiting at HMS. CURRENT PAINTING Panel chair: Professor David Manley SUNDAY 25th April 2010 2pmAbstraction NowViewing of exhibition of new paintings by DAN ROACHPanel: DAN ROACH ~ MAREK TOBOLEWSKI ~ BETH SHAPEERO http://www.harringtonmillstudios.co.uk/
