Press Release
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The Lie of the Land | Neil Davies
with ceramics by Chris Keenan and jewellery by Emily Nixon
7 July to 1 September 2018
NEIL DAVIES | Gorse, Granite and Blackthorn on a Warm Spring Day
Throughout July and August, New Craftsman Gallery St Ives presents an exhibition of work by Neil Davies, one of Cornwall's finest contemporary landscape painters, with an accompanying collection of work by leading British ceramicist Chris Keenan and jeweller Emily Nixon.
In this new collection of paintings, entitled ‘The Lie of the Land', Davies explores the contrast between the underlying structure of the landscape, and the endless seasonal change that affects its surface. Combining a vibrant palette with swiftly applied brush stokes, poured paint, and shimmering detail, these paintings respond to changes in the light, the turning of the seasons, bursts of floral colour, and the cycle of Atlantic weather systems on Cornwall's beautiful far west landscape, which is affected daily by rain, wind, sun, or completely hidden by cool sea mists, even in the heat of high summer.
Accompanying this exhibition is a collection of new work by respected potter Chris Keenan. Previously apprenticed to Edmund de Waal and now established as one of the UKs leading makers, Keenan's functional work is known for its purity of form and colour, and more recently for the interactive nature of his ‘Extra Curricular' works, which invite the viewer to handle and physically engage with groups of pots. His works are held in collections at the V&A and Ashmolean Museums.
A collection of handcrafted, ‘sea worn' gold and silver jewellery by Emily Nixon will also be on show.
For further information contact New Craftsman Gallery, 24 Fore St, St Ives, Cornwall, TR26 1HE.
01736 795652 / info@newcraftsmanstives.com / www.newcraftsmanstives.com
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For further press information contact Mercedes Smith at Fine Art Communications director@fineartcommunications.co.uk / Tel 07825 270235 /www.fineartcommunications.co.uk
Print Ready 300dpi images for press use:
Neil Davies | Gorse, Granite and Blackthorn
Editors Notes
New Craftsman St Ives
With an international reputation amongst art and craft collectors for its painting, sculpture and quality studio ceramics, the New Craftsman is regarded as one of the most important spaces for contemporary artists in St Ives. Founded in 1962 by Janet Leach, wife of Bernard Leach, it holds an unrivalled reputation as one of the country's leading art and craft venues. Now in its 55th year, the gallery's annual programme of mixed and solo exhibitions continues to support the work of Cornwall's and the UK's very best painters and craftspeople.
New Craftsman Gallery, 24 Fore Street, St. Ives, Cornwall TR26 1HE | Tel: +44 (0)1736 795652 |info@newcraftsmanstives.com| www.newcraftsmanstives.com