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Steve des Landes at View Two

Published by Ian Jackson on February 23, 2010 09:35 in Art Review. Closed Tags: .
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c. Steve des Landes

Steve des Landes Recent Paintings at View Two
6 February – 6 March 2010

The exhibition is dedicated to the memory of Howard Smith, Steve’s friend who died in January 2010. Howard and his goats feature in several of the paintings inspired by Steve’s annual trips to the farm in Caithness.

They are mostly recent paintings and the artist’s first exhibition since a solo show at the Walker in 1997. He is based on the Wirral and he has been busy with commissions and sculptures in the meantime.

Some of the landscapes in particular are reminiscent of Paul Nash, some are quite quirky or slightly humourous even though the people portrayed look rather glum.

It’s a good and popular show which has been extended to 6 March.

c. Steve des Landes

c. Steve des Landes

Published by Ian Jackson on February 23, 2010 09:35 in Art Review. Closed Tags: .

Artwork of the Week – Lorena Kloosterboer

Published by Ian Jackson on October 12, 2009 11:15 in Art of the Week. Closed Tags: .
Sapphire Blue. c. Lorena Kloosterboer

Sapphire Blue. c. Lorena Kloosterboer

Liverpool artwork of the week 2009-40. ‘Sapphire Blue’ by Lorena Kloosterboer in National Acrylic Painters’ Association exhibition at View Two. 3 Sept – 24 Oct 2009

This excellent annual exhibition of acrylic painting ends soon. It’s well worth a visit, this is one of several really good paintings and was awarded the Winsor and Newton Prize 2009.

You can see more of the artwork from the exhibition on the NAPA website

Dutch-Argentine artist Lorena Kloosterboer (b. 1962) focuses on trompe l’oeil and photorealism. Both styles allow her to go back and forth between sharply focused close-ups and intricate life-sized compositions.

Symbolism often infuses Lorena’s artwork with what is, to this artist, an essential freedom of expression. This allows her to convey thoughts and beliefs, while seeking to capture those fleeting moments, when light is just perfect, when colors and shadows, reflections and textures unite in visual poetry.

It is a commonly accepted myth that painting realism is mere replication, imitation. To Lorena, painting is about making choices – both regarding the use of technical skills as well as the compositional challenges to create a piece which is noteworthy. Throughout the creative process Lorena synthesizes the composition into an ideal reality of her own.

During the past twenty-five years Lorena’s artwork has been exhibited in 10 countries, and has been published in several books, museum catalogs, and many international art magazines. Her paintings, drawings, and sculptures reside in numerous collections around the world. Lorena is especially pleased that five of her bronze statues enjoy permanent public installation in the Netherlands.

Lorena Kloosterboer currently lives and works in Antwerp, Belgium.

‘Sapphire Blue’ Catalogue No. 47

This graceful photorealistic close-up of several glass & silver objects from the artist’s collection presents a theatrical impression of abstract reflections dancing on gleaming surfaces. Realism is the glorious confluence of lowly abstract elements joined together to form a recognizable end result.

NAPA Annual Exhibition 2009 at View Two Gallery
3 September – 24 October 2009
NAPA (National Acrylic Painters’ Association) was founded on Merseyside 25 years ago. Membership is national and international. Artists from England, Brazil, Portugal and Belgium will be represented in the show.

Published by Ian Jackson on October 12, 2009 11:15 in Art of the Week. Closed Tags: .

Culturepool Birthday Do and Above the Beaten Track

Published by Ian Jackson on August 7, 2009 10:38 in Music. Closed Tags: , .

AboveTheBeatenTrackOur friends at AnotherMedia and Culturepool are holding their annual joint Festival / Birthday party at View Two Gallery on Saturday 22 August 2009.

Here’s what Culturepool say…

Well, it’s that time of year again when we celebrate all things culturepoolie. Yes, it’s the culturepool Birthday Do and as this is our 60th event (yep that’s right, 60th!!!) we’re designating it our Ruby Birthday Do!

In keeping with culturepool’s ethos of supporting grassroots artists and performers we’ll be partying at a festival that celebrates local talent at Above the Beaten Track on Saturday 22nd August at View Two Gallery Mathew Street (See Map). culturepool, with help from Organic Cherry, will be showcasing some local performers on the ‘culturepool stage’ at 4pm til 7 when we’ll be taking over the whole of the 1st floor with…

Enchanting Norwegian singer Ragz, up and coming duo Maryland, favourite poet and musician Tom George, improv impresarios Impropriety, local legend and BBC Radio Mersey presenter Stan Ambrose with a very, very special performance by John (The Spoons) McGuirk with illustrator Sketchy Beast recording it all for prosperity! And there might just be some party bags, special prizes and yummy birthday cake but you’ll only find out if you come along at 4pm, so get the 22nd booked in your diary and start digging out your ruby slippers, or anything ruby really!

We’ll then be relaxing into all that the festival has to offer including Dead Cities, Marc Sunderland (Peter and the Wolf), Dave Owen, Atlantic Massey, Letters in Red and many more, with Beaten Tracks DJs Richie Vegas, Musica del Alma & Monkey filling in the gaps. There will also be film screenings, live AV (audio-video) exhibitions and all kinds of other lovely stuff.

Since 2006, culturepool has grown more than we ever expected, and we want to thank everyone who has helped us on our amazing journey, above all our members and supporters, because without you there wouldn’t be a culturepool! So come along, even just for an hour… you’ll be miffed if you miss this one, honest.

Tickets are £5 on the door. The View Two Gallery has restricted access, please check with the gallery for more details. For more information or advance tickets email info@anothermedia.org or call 0151 708 2841. Doors open at 2pm.

Published by Ian Jackson on August 7, 2009 10:38 in Music. Closed Tags: , .

My First Robot Painting

Published by Ian Jackson on July 2, 2009 16:23 in Art Review. Closed Tags: .

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I’m really quite pleased with this. I haven’t done any painting for quite a while but this abstract turned out very nicely. I was hoping for more of a landscape but the nature of the machine wouldn’t allow it. I painted it using the robot Optimus Wayne which has just been installed in View Two gallery by the artists Wayne Hill and James Diable.

You can have a go too, either at the viewing tonight or on Friday or Saturday afternoon (it may well be extended another week as well).

Artists Wayne Hill & James Diable present Optimus Wayne, an Art Robot that you can control via pressure pads. 2-4 July 2009

Private View Event: Thursday 2 July 2009 18-21.00. Join us and Paint with the Robot!

Exhibition: Optimus Wayne will be working at all times on these dates
Thursday 2 July 12-17.00
Friday 3 July 12-17.00
Saturday 4 July 12-17.00

I am Optimus Wayne I am an art robot

I’ve recently been collaborating with Wayne Hill and James Diable and the unsuspecting public to create the robotic paintings of the future.

My assisstants play on the connotations that I am a process for mass production, traditionally seen as an enemy of individuality.

The artists work as my apprentices. In public showings the audience are given the chance to be both the viewer and the apprentice, controlling my robotics with an array of pressure pads thus challenging who the artist actually is.

I have no feelings or ego, these privileges are for my assistants and maybe whoever has control of my pressure pads. So the public are the Artists and we are the servants to the machine that is the public.

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Published by Ian Jackson on July 2, 2009 16:23 in Art Review. Closed Tags: .

Optimus Wayne the Art Robot at View Two

Published by Ian Jackson on June 30, 2009 17:23 in Art Preview. Closed Tags: .

This looks like fun.

Artists Wayne Hill & James Diable present Optimus Wayne, an Art Robot that you can control via pressure pads. 2-4 July 2009 at View Two Gallery.

Private View Event: Thursday 2 July 2009 18-21.00. Join in and Paint with the Robot!

Exhibition: Optimus Wayne will be working at all times on these dates
Thursday 2 July 12-17.00
Friday 3 July 12-17.00
Saturday 4 July 12-17.00

Published by Ian Jackson on June 30, 2009 17:23 in Art Preview. Closed Tags: .

Fan Power? at View Two

Published by Ian Jackson on May 2, 2009 17:21 in Art Review. Closed Tags: .

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FAN POWER?

A new photographic exhibition in Liverpool celebrating the role of the football fan in the 21st Century

View 2 Gallery, Mathew St, Liverpool 28 April – 3 May
Ran, 55 Bold Street, Liverpool, May/June 2009

Journalist Stephanie Power is exhibiting a selection of her work examining the 21st century face of football and its relationship to the traditional football fan.

The exhibition of 20 photographs not only celebrates the power of “The Beautiful Game” itself, but raises more serious questions about the power of the fan in an increasingly commercialised environment.

Continue reading ‘Fan Power? at View Two’

Published by Ian Jackson on May 2, 2009 17:21 in Art Review. Closed Tags: .

Ceramic Rock at View Two

Published by Ian Jackson on March 28, 2009 19:53 in Art Review. Closed Tags: .

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Ceramic Rock
Two Views at View Two. 27 – 28 March 2009

This exhibition of ceramics by Janet Holmes was only at View Two for a couple of days. she was in the gallery working on a piece this afternoon and last night there was a music performance by Dean Johnson responding to the shapes and the space.

All the works are nice rounded shapes but I also like the fact that they are not glazed, the texture of the 3 different clays used are a real feature of the work.

You can see more on the website:

www.ceramicrock.co.uk

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Published by Ian Jackson on March 28, 2009 19:53 in Art Review. Closed Tags: .

‘Liverpool With a Line and a Twist’ at View Two

Published by ian jackson on December 18, 2005 14:29 in Art Review. Closed Tags: .

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After leaving FACT I fought my way through the heaving crowds and sought sanctuary in View Two, always nice to call in there on a Saturday afternoon and have a drink and a chat with the proprietor Ken Martin.
The current major exhibition on the top floor is paintings by Anthony Brown and photographs by Jim Connolly. Liverpool and its inhabitants feature prominently in both artists recent output though I’m not quite sure what the title means.

Pictured here is one of Brown’s ‘doodles’, they look deceptively simple but I know how they are done (I’m sworn to secrecy) and its a lot more than doodling. Plus, of course, you need an artists eye to know when something looks ‘right’. There are several of these scenes of Liverpool but also some abstracts and he’s working on a project to paint 100 portraits of Liverpool people to be exhibited en masse in 2007. Some of them are here including an excellent picture of Mike McCartney.

Jim Connolly has been photographing Liverpool scenes and ‘characters’ for quite a while and there’s a large selection here. Mostly black & white, some are quite humorous or at least quirky and also quite tender. There’s some famous faces here too including Phil Redmond, Alan Bleasdale and ‘Jacko’ the guy who plays the cardboard guitar in Mathew Street.

Liverpool with a Line and a Twist at View Two until December 23rd 2005

Published by ian jackson on December 18, 2005 14:29 in Art Review. Closed Tags: .