October-December
"I believe that the average person can help a lot, not by giving material goods but by participating, by being part of the discussion, by being truly concerned about what is going on in the world."
Sebastiao Salgado
An exploration of the earliest forms of pinhole photography by Jane Keeping, while Kristell Collison uses the polaroid cameral (1948) being particularly drawn to fragile, neglected and often overlooked or unremarkable places.
Addressing the warming of Greenland seas, Stephen Hobson has two fine colour prints, and Todmorden artist Paul Croft particularly inspired by land patterns formed naturally by sea and sand, or manmade farmed landscape.
Stuart Royce practices an exacting aesthetic - classic work such as the iconic Bridestones (Todmorden) taken seen on a misty day, camera ready at that moment, quality work. Then ‘Waves’ crashing on rocks - the sea looking at once a solid mass and etherial - that moment again.
Abbas Holcroft’s ‘Rainbow over Bridestones’ and ‘Stoodley Pike’ - panoramic splicing together of several shots and a 2 metre long photograph taken overlooking Skye, the smoothest of sea. Much of the sumptuous quality of his work is through use of a Kodak silver halide metallic paper which certainly has a wow factor.
There are some outstanding black and white works mainly by Peter Defty has square format b & w, fine toned works, part of an ongoing project based on human intervention in the environment and the process of the environment reclaiming itself, with the 13 prints representing various stages of the cycle.
Smaller & Smaller| Thurs 31 Oct - Fri 31 Jan
PV Thursday 31 Oct 6 - 8:30 pm RSVP
A group Exhhibition
Again, the exhibitions in Water Street Gallery are curated with an emphasis on creativity and originality. Integrity, uniqueness and the qualities of the artist's expression and visual understanding are the prime criteria for our choice of work, as is work of a high artistic standard. Being an OPEN exhibition the aim is artistic inclusivity.
This theme - Smaller and Smaller - Basically Small works as previously, but with a definite limit on size this year, nothing above 45cm. - framed. You have been warned! The aim is for a cohesive exhibition.Landscapes, illustration, portrait, urban scapes 2D, 3D, ceramics - so there is a broad spectrum of genres for your consideration. We want to fill the whole gallery with great small art.
Angharad Lewis
Macro World
£120.00
Peter Defty
Dunston Straithes, Newcastle - Elements of Landscape Series
£250.00
Stephen Horsted
Greenland Iceberg 07
£190.00
Stuart Royse
Pwll Deri 12
£525.00
Stuart Royse
Bridestones, Todmorden 01
£495.00
Kate Boyce Art
Stormy Sky over Stoodley print 24
£98.00
Stuart Royse
Woodland, Cumbria 06
£225.00
Lor Bird
Minninglow No 9
£75.00
Abbas Holcroft
Hallelujah, Todmorden, UK 02
£295.00
Stephen Horsted
Red Winged Blackbirds 13
£110.00
Abbas Holcroft
Stoodley Pike, UK 09
£295.00
Jane Keeping
Beneath - pinhole photography
£90.00
Stuart Royse
Cloud 11
£525.00
Stuart Royse
Cauldron 13
£195.00
Lor Bird
Minninglow No 6 - 015
£75.00
Lor Bird
Allestree No. 6 - 017
£75.00
Stephen Horsted
Hebden Bridge 10
£110.00
Stephen Horsted
Rust 14
£110.00
Peter Defty
Bamboo, Hiroshima Japan - Elements of Landscape Series
£250.00
Paul Croft
Portheras No.4 - 12
£65.00
Paul Croft
Keld No 5. - 21
£65.00
Theo Piper
Sapa, Vietnam
£90.01
Stuart Royse
Wave 02
£495.00
Stuart Royse
Sand No 3 05
£225.00
