BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.4.5//EN TZID:Europe/London X-WR-TIMEZONE:Europe/London BEGIN:VEVENT UID:3663@artinliverpool.com DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London;VALUE=DATE:20180615 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London;VALUE=DATE:20180805 DTSTAMP:20181210T181239Z URL:https://www.artinliverpool.com/events/dot-art-the-rough-with-the-smoot h/ SUMMARY:dot-art Gallery: dot-art: The Rough with The Smooth DESCRIPTION:dot-art Gallery: The Rough with The Smooth\nVariation in textur e is the focus of the new exhibition at the dot-art Gallery. The Rough wit h The Smooth will be open to the public from 15th June – 4th August an d feature a collection of works by five local artists whose artistic pract ice exploits the diverse physicality of materials and how different surfac es affect the way we respond to art.\nThis exhibition features artists Liz Jeary\, Sharon Mullane\, Catherine Carmyllie\, Joanne Thompson and Hilary Dron\, each experimenting with relief and depth\, light and dark\, combin ing elements to create a contrast of actual and perceived textures.\nSharo n Mullane is a self-taught artist based in Liverpool whose work is an int erpretation of emotion captured in a single point in time. Clouds of alcoh olic inks and smooth resin exaggerate the notion of depth in each of her p ieces\, with heavy waves of colour and abstract shapes fundamental to her expression. Sharon exploits the smooth\, glossy properties of liquid resin to capture the movement of ink through layers\, freezing the interaction of colours mid-motion.\nLiz Jeary uses embroidery to explore new meaning in fine-art photography. Intricately piercing rows of rainbow stiches and incorporating geometric lines of tactile organics\, Liz reimagines photogr aphic portraits and landscapes\, using wools and cottons to emphasise text ures that the camera simply can’t. Liz’s collections of portraits are sewn with a sense of whimsy and light-heartedness\, pushing the boundary o f what is considered a photograph.\nLiverpool born artist Hilary Dron ex plores the physicality of new materials\, using oil and cold wax to build up to thirty different layers\, showcasing their unique properties through scraping\, scoring and dripping to reveal colour and shape beneath\, a me thodical artform which reflects the natural processes that inspire her in surrounding landscapes. Hilary’s aim is to achieve a structural integrit y though these multi-layered surfaces\; each piece with its very own ‘ge ography’ on the surface.\nJoanne Thompson combines a broad range of mat erials to balance the textures in each of her vibrant pieces. By contrasti ng expressive mark making through energetic flicks of paint and more refin ed parallel stripes\, each part of Joanne’s art responds to light in adv erse ways as a result\, showcasing a playful variation in surface plane.\n Liverpool based Catherine Carmyllie is inspired by her surroundings\, bo th the changeable landscape and by contrast\, the static and industrial ci ty. Her work is heavily process driven and constructed by layers of collag e\, Modroc\, paint\, ink\, oil pastel and metallic foils. This diverse ran ge of media allows for exciting experimentation with both colour and textu re.\nThe exhibition starts on Friday 15th June and runs to Saturday 4th  August. Entry is free.\nThe dot-art Gallery can be found at 14 Queen Aven ue\, Castle Street\, Liverpool\, L2 4TX (just 5 minutes’ walk from Live rpool One). Opening times: Monday – Saturday\, 10am-6pm\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.artinliverpool.com/wp-content/upload s/2018/06/Untitled-Hilary-Dron.jpg LOCATION:dot-art Gallery\, 14 Queen Avenue\, off Castle St.\, Liverpool\, L 2 4TX\, Liverpool\, United Kingdom GEO:53.406693;-2.991183 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=14 Queen Avenue\, off Castl e St.\, Liverpool\, L2 4TX\, Liverpool\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100 ;X-TITLE=dot-art Gallery:geo:53.406693,-2.991183 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Europe/London X-LIC-LOCATION:Europe/London BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20180325T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:BST END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR