Ludlow Exhibition
‘Inside out : Outside In’
8th May – 29th May 2021
Above: ‘Lucidity I’ – detail. Acrylic and collage on wood panel. Pete Monaghan
Brita Granström
Pete Monaghan
Matthew Wood
Dylan Bowen
The title of our exhibition ‘Inside Out : Outside In’, has many meanings but here it reflects the knowledge and skills of the artists and their subject matter, sometimes it’s inside, sometimes it’s outside and sometimes it’s bringing the outside in.
Matthew Wood and Brita Granström, are masters of the interior, both find beauty in reflected light. For Matthew, it is the silence and the history of the place that is evident in his work. For Brita, it’s the bustle around the kitchen table, where flowers and plants jostle for space with breakfast and baking. Pete Monaghan’s paintings are studies in line and texture, his use of materials reflects the rambling often scraggly nature of the outbuildings he captures. Dylan Bowen’s contemporary plates, platters and jugs are inspired by early English slipware and can be used inside or out.
In the words of the song by Kenneth Brian Edmunds (Babyface):
“Outside in, inside out, you do it for me ya knock me out”
…..and that’s what art can do for you.
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Pete Monaghan
‘Ysgubor Blaen Pennant’ Acrylic/collage on wood panel. 40 x 50cm
“I’m attracted to the down-to-earth nature of vernacular architecture and documenting these buildings which are disappearing at a tremendous rate”
PETE MONAGHAN
‘Ffern Tynswydd (Junction)’ Acrylic/collage on wood panel. 50 x 100cm
Matthew Wood
‘Gwydir Castle. View from the Hall of Meredith. 26 x 15cm
“To me the most interesting elements of a house are the overlooked areas – the servant’s corridors, side kitchens, staircase landings and store rooms”
Matthew Wood
Gwydir Castle. Staircase and landing in the Solar Tower. Gouche on board. 26 x 15cm
Brita Granström
“I love Bonnard’s quote:
‘Draw your pleasure, paint your pleasure, and express your pleasure strongly’ .
That’s what I do”
Brita Granström
‘Toast and Muscari’ Mixed media on canvas 60 x 60cm
‘Fritillaries and Sourdough’ Mixed media on canvas 50 x 60cm
Dylan Bowen
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