SUMMER EXHIBITIONJul 12 - Sep 11, 2012

VIVIENNE BAKERLOUISE MCNAUGHTVICTORIA HORKAN

WENDY HYDE SUE MEYERS

RAMZI MUSA

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SUMMER EXHIBITIONJuly 12 - September 11, 2012

View @ Harveys Cellars12 Denmark Street

Bristol BS1 5DQ0117 9294812

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SUMMER EXHIBITIONWe bring some sunshine to the View @ Harveys Cellars gallery with our Summer Exhibition.

Six artists use the inspiration of Summer to create paintings exploding with colour and warmth, evoking memories and imaginary scenes.

VIVIENNE BAKER LOUISE McNAUGHT VICTORIA HORKAN

RAMZI MUSAWENDY HYDE SUE MEYERS

VIVIENNE BAKERMysterious and full of wonder, Vivienne Baker’s paintings will entice you into a magi-cal world.

Reminiscent of the pointillist technique, her paintings are created through a slow pro-cess of building up layers of differing tonal values and opacity. The unique effect that results is achieved by her combination of traditional methods with non-traditional tools such as decorating rollers and spray guns.

The artist also draws heavily on memory and the use of tiny low resolution photo-graphs for her inspiration which endows her images with an almost supernatural feel to them. Whilst the viewer is able to draw out trees, ponds and woodlands, the artist distorts her scenes in order to capture, above all, the essence of a place or memory.

The concept of time is also paramount to her work. She uses woodlands as inspiration primarily because of the memories they contain due to their relatively long life span in comparison to the fleeting moment of a human passing through.

The longer spent with Vivienne’s works, the more they will engross you.

Mona Lisa of the Swampoil on canvas132 x 118 cm

£950

Leyhill Boyoil on canvas101 x 76 cm

£695

The Photographeroil on canvas84 x 56 cm

£550

LOUISE MCNAUGHTHinting at a world of myth and folklore, Louise Mcnaught’s striking creatures explore the fascinating relationship between animals and humans. Creativity is essentially a spiritual practice for Louise. She is heavily influenced by the Surrealists and Dadaists in her creative practice and incorporates notions of escap-ism, the sublime and the idea of the numinous within her art.

Her bright, bold and vibrant palette contrast superbly against the rather more deli-cate and fragile technique she uses to draw her animals. Through their shattered, fragmented and vandalised appearance these creatures have an other worldly feel to them.

Transport yourself away from the monotonous routine of everyday life through Lou-ise’s paintings.

Wild Duoacrylic, spray paint, ink on canvas

60 x 60 cm£595

Large, Wild Eyesacrylic, spray paint, ink on canvas60 x 60 cm£595

VICTORIA HORKANCharacterised by a lively energy and lack of inhibition, Victoria Horkan’s oil paintings are mesmerizing.

Aiming to capture the raw emotion of life in the modern world, she combines colour, whether vivid or brooding with abstract shapes to create her canvases. The artist be-lieves that, particularly within our complex world of innovation, diversity and change, sometimes the simplest forms are the most beautiful. Therefore throughout her art, she transport elements back into their natural forms where, for her, they hold the most resonance

Influenced by the Impressionists, her technical skill is particularly apparent in her abil-ity to convey the fluidity of movement. This movement captures “snap shots” of time in a simultaneously vibrant and delicate manner.

Butterfly Series 6oil on canvas100 x 100 cm£2,500

right: Butterfly Landingoil on canvas

90 x 90 cm£2,500

above: Bird Flightoil on canvas100 x 100 cm£2,500

WENDY HYDEAbstract Expressionist Wendy Hyde paints not what she sees of the visible world, but how she feels it to be. Her creative practice is inspired by three main sources; colours visible in everyday life, music and landscapes, seascapes and skyscapes. The resulting palette is viva-cious and energetic and grabs your attention on first glance. The artist also holds a preference to paint on a large scale as it provides more artistic license in the sense of freedom of movement and experimentation.

Viewer participation is integral to her abstraction as she wants her art to reflect the emotions people feel within their environment. The abstract quality enables each viewer to have their own personal relationship with each of her paintings.

Sweet, Delicate Onemixed media on canvas

90 x 60 cm£695

Symphony of Coloursmixed media on canvas100 x 120 cm£1,300

SUE MEYERSAbstract artist Sue Meyers work is an explosion of life onto a canvas.

Sue’s extensive travelling across America enabled her to experience the unique art of numerous cultures which held a deep impact on her work.

Inspired largely by colours and forms found in our environment, she aims for her paintings to contain a spiritual energy captured from these natural elements.

Her unique combination of several materials and textures create multi-layered visions in which the viewer is presented with a real sense of the fluidity and energy of the paint.

Dragonacrylic and metallic paint on canvas

120 x 90 cm£1,400

Eyeacrylic on canvas

120 x 90 cm£1,400

Summer Heatacrylic and metallic paint on canvas diptych

150 x 100 cm (x2)£3,850

RAMSI MUSASpotted first for his talent in fashion by Browns Focus (one of the most prestigious fash-ion houses in the UK), the name Ramzi Musa is becoming increasingly collectable. His paintings are completely unique in their energy and reflect the passion and ambition of this captivating artist.

Striking, bold and cheerful; each painting is painstakingly considered before being executed due to his use of the highly unforgiving medium of Indian inks. He employs this ink due to its unpredictable nature and physicality.

Highly impactful, you cannot help but be struck by Musa’s work.

right: Blue Floralacrylic on canvas

100 x 150 cm£1,200

front cover: Summer Floralacrylic on canvas100 x 100 cm£1,000

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