Despite the contemporary design of its Chelsea home, Heatherley’s School of Fine Art is fairly traditional in approach – at least that’s the impression I got from my visit to preview the Annual Exhibition, which starts today. I was invited by my neighbour, Patrick Earle, who has just completed a portrait diploma at London’s oldest independent art school. His works stretch the boundaries of Heatherley’s tried and tested painting techniques to handsome effect. Amongst his exhibits, Earle bares his soul in a curiously clever self portrait - inviting us into his inner world, to share his absorbing love of painting.
Even further removed from a prescribed formula, and closer to fashionable trends of the art and design world, is a series of works by Caroline Weir. Combining found objects with musical forms, old dolls, bones, skulls, anatomical specimens and charred embers, Weir has captured a number of current themes.
She’s even created a rudimentary automaton called The Tapper, which brings to life an old 'cello case.
ShopCurious particularly likes Hell’s Kitchen, which showcases Weir’s accomplished ceramic sculptures in conjunction with a retro cooker… and Tabasco Sauce bottle.
The show is open until Saturday 23rd. Do get along to see it.
Will you?
Oh, Hell's Kitchen is hellishly creepy!
ReplyDeleteInnovative, but actually find all that a little bit scary.
ReplyDeleteI suspect that 'creepy' is becoming conventional, though traditional fine art is still a little scary for some...
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