West Country Galleries News and Exhibitions

Exhibition: Romantics

2012-01-25T11:26:18Z

Tate Britain 9 August 2010 3 June 2012

This summer, romance is in the air in the Clore Gallery. A major new nine-roomdisplay presents Romantic art in Britain, its origins, inspirations and legacies. Drawn from Tate's collection, it showcases major works by Henry Fuseli, JMW Turner, John Constable and Samuel Palmer, as well as newly-acquired works by William Blake.

Exhibition: Yayoi Kusama

2012-01-25T11:26:18Z

Tate Modern 9 February 5 June 2012.

The nine decades of Yayoi Kusama's life have taken her from rural Japan to the New York art scene to contemporary Tokyo, in a career in which she has continuously innovated and re-invented her style.

Exhibition: Damien Hirst

2012-01-25T11:26:18Z

Tate Modern 4 April 9 September 2012

Damien Hirst first came to public attention in London in 1988 when he conceived and curated Freeze, an exhibition in a disused warehousewhich showed his work and that of his friends and fellow students at Goldsmiths College.

Exhibition: Edward Burra Exhibition

2012-01-25T11:26:18Z

22nd Oct 2011 - 19th Feb 2012

Edward Burra Exhibition of his famous works at the Pallant House Gallery. Through a selection of around 70 major works this show will feature Burra's iconic images of everyday people at leisure in bars and clubs, the black culture of 1930's Harlem, the sub-culture of harbours and ports, his macabre dancing skeletons and stunning late landscapes.

Exhibition: A Bigger Splash: Painting after Performance Art

2012-01-25T11:26:18Z

Tate Modern 7 November 2012 1 April 2013

This exhibition will take a new look at the dynamic relationship between performance and painting since 1950.Contrasting keypaintings by Jackson Pollock and David Hockney, the exhibition considers two different approaches to the idea of the canvas as an arena in which to act: one gestural, the other one theatrical.

Exhibition: David Hockney RA: A Bigger Picture

2012-01-25T11:26:18Z

Royal Academy of Arts from 21st Jan 2012 - 9th April 2012. 31 Burlington Arcade, Piccadilly, London, UK - David Hockney RA: A Bigger Picture' will span a 50 year period to demonstrate Hockneys long exploration and fascination with the depiction of landscape. The exhibition will include a display of his iPad drawings and a series of new films produced using 18 cameras, which will be displayed on multiple screens and which will provide a spellbinding visual journey through the eyes of David Hockney.

Exhibition: Sol Le Witt: Wall Drawing #1136,2004

2012-01-25T11:26:18Z

Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art. Exhibition is being staged from 17th Dec 2011 to 6th May 2012. Belford Road, Edinburgh, UK. Visit the Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art this season and experience an incredible painting by one of the masters of conceptual art. Sol LeWitts spectacular wall drawing will cover three walls in the Gallery, surrounding you in a world of vibrant colours.

Exhibition: Zarina Bhimji

2012-01-25T11:26:18Z

Zarina Bhimji - Exhibition is staged from 19th Jan 2012 to 9th Mar 2012 at the Whitechapel Art Gallery. Landscapes and buildings haunted by their layered histories are the protagonists in British artist Zarina Bhimjis photographs and large-scale film installations. India and East Africa are the repeat locations for her poetic foray into the archaeology of place. 77-82 Whitechapel High St, London, UK

Exhibition: Lucian Freud My Father

2012-01-25T11:26:18Z

This exhibition is being staged at the Freud Museum from 25th Jan 2012 - 4th March 2012. This January, artist Jane McAdam Freud presents a large scale sculpture portraying her father Lucian Freud. It will be unveiled and exhibited for the first time in Londons Freud Museum once home to her great grandfather, Sigmund Freud. 20 Maresfield Gardens, London, UK

New Artist: Ken Howard

2012-02-11T13:59:46Z

Ken Howard was born in 1932. He studied art at Hornsey School of Art from 1949 to 1953.

New Artist: Fabrice de Villeneuve

2012-02-11T13:36:45Z

Over the past 18 years, Fabrice de Villeneuve founder of Fabrice de Villeneuve Studio have created a global publishing and distribution company that has grown to be one of the world leaders and trendsetters in fine art industry.

New Artist: Clare Ormerod

2012-01-27T11:24:32Z

Clare was born in Basingstoke, Hampshire in 1977. She studied fine art at Central St Martins and the University of Newcastle and has been painting and drawing for as long as she can remember.

New Artist: Teodora TOTOREAN

2012-01-10T10:08:56Z

I am a self-taught artist, selling my paintings through online galleries and local exhibitions in Devon. My art is naive, abstract and decorative in style and I paint mainly in acrylics, but I also use oils and mixed media.

New Artist: Graham Smith

2012-02-13T12:24:38Z

By blending photography with digital know-how, Graham Smith has created a collection of affordable, deeply stylish, youthful and energetic artworks to be enjoyed by a wide audience.

New Artist: Aisha Haider

2012-01-10T18:12:41Z

I am a self-taught artist. Mostly my art is inspired by the beauty and colours of nature. I use rich and vibrant colours reflecting nature in a vibrant way. I hope you like my work.

New Artist: Dawn Jones

2012-01-04T12:17:22Z

Dawn Jones is an artist inspired by the beauty of nature, her Midland/Welsh heritage, & the rich diversity of the world around her.

New Artist: Steve Hawthorn

2011-12-07T12:38:51Z

I am a working artist, offering affordable paintings online, in watercolour and acrylic on canvas. Subjects are mainly seascape and coastal, places where land and sky and water meet.

New Artist: Lee McCarthy

2011-12-06T15:09:15Z

Painting from my studio at home i paint harbour scenes mostly of the west and south coast. I try to bring each painting to life using my imagination. Some of my paintings might be of a certain place, others are made up from a series of sketches and ideas.

New Artist: Caroline Shotton

2011-12-03T12:23:44Z

I have been painting for as long as I can remember. I lived on the outskirts of London which meant I benefited from being within easy reach of London Galleries and open countryside, both of which were a source of immense inspiration to me.

News: THE MUSEUM OF BAD ART

2012-01-21T09:02:07Z

Browsing through a weekly magazine, I came across this little gem, a small publication about `The Museum of Bad Art`. I could not wait to log on to see what this site would convey to us art lovers. This website is wonderful and claims to be "the world's only museum dedicated to the collection,preservation and exhibition of bad art". The slightly skew-whiff is celebrated with as much affection gusto as the genuinely dreadful, and, because it's online, visiting is completely free and can be done from the comfort of your home. The gently acerbic comments underneath each picture are an art form in themselves.

Upon browsing this web site, I came across a picture entitled "On A Windy Day" by Bob "Grandpa" Roots, which, to be honest, is rather lovely, even if the dog in the picture is almost as big as the shed! Visit: www.museumofbadart.org