Jen Manning
first solo art exhibition
Reflections on Life and Nature
19th July – 31st July 2011
PRIVATE VIEW
Friday 22 JULY, 6-8pm
Jan will also give a talk and discussion
about her work on show on Tuesday 26th July
The exhibition is free entry
opening hours Tuesday - Saturday 11am - 6pm Sunday 11am - 4pm
Jen Manning
Originally from West Sussex, Jen Manning currently lives in Warwickshire, working as a self-employed artist, painting portraits and commissions for private and corporate clients. Mainly self-taught, the artist predominantly works in acrylics covering a broad range of subjects, including the Warwickshire countryside, domestic life, flowers, and landscapes. Primarily a realist artist, her work captures not only the detail and accuracy of a subject, but also emotions, with distortion towards abstraction and the contemporary.
Initially completing a BSc in psychology, Jen Manning had very different aspirations for the future, but life events – an illness – eventually led her to explore the creative domain. And it was these circumstances which gave her the time and motivation to develop as an artist.
Through the use of fresh vibrant colours and expressive imagery, her works primarily depict an escape from reality. Shadow and light are the particular details that bring her work to life. And whilst some of her subjects may appear 'dark', they actually allude to hope even in the darkest of places.
In 'Reflections on Life and Nature', an exhibition dedicated to the artist's aunt who recently passed away, Jen Manning will be presenting a collection of over thirty works, most of which have been created this year. "My aunt was a very close family member and it was her who encouraged me to paint and pursue art as a career", states the artist.
Also
Mick RaffertyPAINTS DRIPS AND RUNS
19th July – 31st July 2011PRIVATE VIEWFriday 22 JULY, 6-8pm
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Mick Rafferty's practice may best described as eclectic. He does not subscribe to the tenet that pursuing just one particular route of development is the only means of endeavour. There exist many commonalities, shared perspectives and adaptable aesthetic and theoretical values applicable to most aspects of art production. The artist regards it as a challenge to work within a variety of subjects, approaches and media whilst maintaining a consistency and a workable systematic and stylistic formula. Gerhardt Richter wrote that successful production of art is a series of not yets and a yes at the end . A wonderfully simple description of a viable artistic process.
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