Category Archives: Shows

Reflections and Transparencies

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23 to 27 March (Private View 23rd March, 6.30-10.00pm)

Participating artists:
Sculptors: Linda Towning and Giulia Portuese-Williams
Photographer: Francesca Re Manning
Painter: Stefan Luszczak

From the transparencies of photographic images to the malleability and harmony of alabaster….to the magic of colour in landscapes and the atmospheric scenes in abstract paintings, at the Cambridge Art Salon, you’ll find an inspiring group of four artists who interpret art in their own unique way linked by a discovery of natural shapes and their friendship.

For more information please see personal websites:

www.contemporarysculptors.co.uk for Linda and Giulia
http://asaucepanandasuitcase.blogspot.com for Francesca

Nature’s Bounty

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Photography Exhibition by Rowan Lamb

16-20 March

Rowan Lamb calls himself a “Full Time Gentleman Amateur” photographer. His pictures very rarely contain a horizon, such is his focus on things found on the ground. He is interested in the way that city-dwellers interact with nature, and the way that nature finds its own niche in the urban environment. Rowan has a degree in Documentary Photography from the Newport University, has exhibited in Wales and London, and has also had work featured in a national photography magazine. He lives in Cambridge with his girlfriend Ellen, and they want to get a dog.

From motion to ‘e’motion

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From motion to ‘e’motion

An exhibition of Kinetic Art and Installations by Floridia Ferrara.

Opening Friday the 9th of March with live dj set by Minimal Sound System

Private view: 9th of March from 7 to 8 pm, all welcome from 8pm

Meet the artist (and closing day): Tuesday 13th March

Closed Monday 12th of March

Floridia has been creating mobiles for more than 10 years. Movement and balance are two pivotal concepts in her work and her life.

The artist has always been fascinated by the movement of balanced, hanging structures. As a child she enjoyed experimenting with coloured cardboard and assembling  geometric patterns  which she would hang up and then spend a long time watching them move, animated by the draft coming in from her window.

Many years later, she built her first mobile in balsa wood.

Floridia is interested in the concepts of balance, movement, change, perspective and perception and is intrigued by the incessant changes of shape a structure in motion can produce when perceived from different perspectives. She says that “Motion and perception never remain the same or repeat, yet create a pleasant sensation of déjà vu. The movement stems from and relates to the constant evolution of nature, providing therefore a rare and mesmerising insight into the fabric of universe itself.”

The intersection of lines and shapes moving together and then separating again also makes space for the viewer’s own interaction with the artwork and this vital connection and interaction between art and viewer creates chances an for an active two-way fruition.

Her handmade structures in balance are unique works of art  and cannot be reproduced .She loves researching and experimenting with different materials (wood, copper, papier-mâché, resins, perspex, recycled objects etc.) from which she draws inspiration for her creations.

At the Cambridge Art Salon she will also present one of the installations of her “Beside” project dealing with the concept of identity, its interpretation and representation.

At the opening, Minimal Sound System, a Cambridge-based sound artist who originally composed the soundscapes of one of Floridia’s installation, will delight the audience with an exquisite live dj set.

http://floridiaferrara.com/exhibition-at-the-cambridge-art-salon/

https://www.facebook.com/events/207768032654823/

http://soundcloud.com/minimal-sound-system/tracks

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Minimal-Sound-System/157903020895612?sk=app_178091127385

 

Travels: An Exhibition of Photography by Lisa Cordaro

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1–7 March 2012

Private View: Friday 2 March, 6pm–9pm. All welcome.

Featuring vibrant and evocative photography, Cambridge Art Salon presents images from Lisa Cordaro’s travels in Europe and North Africa, particularly Croatia, Egypt and the Greek Islands, in her debut exhibition.

While travel photography often lends itself to landscape or photojournalism, Lisa is also fascinated by the detail of what can be found along the way – she prefers images devoid of people, consciously waiting for the space to clear, preferring to let the object of study take on a life of its own and evoke the place in which it was found.

STRAY – a group of artists who stray beyond

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http://strayartists.blogspot.com/

Private View: 24th February 2012, 6-9pm

The exhibition is open to the public
25th, 26th and 28th Februray 2012
10:00 – 17:00

Artists include:

Rosemary Catling, Mohammed Djazmi, Greg Fox, Rebecca Ilett, Sue Law, Alison Litherland, Jeremy Mulvey, Jill Ogilvy, Jane Pryor, Tess Recordon , Stefanie  Reichelt, Deanna Tyson.

 

Valentines at Cambridge Art Salon

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Saturday 18 February 2012, 3-5pm

Join us for a Valentines Tea Party in the gallery, with cakes and unlimited tea and fun activities!

Places are just £5 a head, proceeds to go to the Art Salon.
All welcome!

The Finsbury Park Deltics

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EXTENDED FOR A SECOND WEEK

Runs from 10 February (Private view) – 21 February

Tuesdays, Saturdays and Sundays.

News from The War on Terror

A Finsbury Park Deltics Exhibition

“Images dripping as much with sensitivity as they are with sex and death. Terrifyingly ambiguous, relentlessly appealing, deliriously transgressive, provocative, inspiring – yet tender and engaging. “

All these things have been written about other people. I just like drawing pictures. And the Victor Book for Boys. I’ve been doodling for as long as I can remember – initially as a way of alleviating the tyranny of childhood angst; now as a way of alleviating the tyranny of grown-up angst. As life becomes ever more complex in the War Against Terror (and my head), I retreat into a world of two dimensions, screen tone – and the certainty of ink.

My work has appeared in Viz, the Nantais Gallery Cambridge, The Face Sixties Fashion Clothing Store in Carnaby Street and numerous publications highlighting various social and environmental issues (and that isn’t Viz). I was going to have a satirical cartoon in Private Eye once, a cutting piece commenting on one of Tony Blair’s wars, but ufortunately peace broke out the week before publication.

I work mainly with acrylics and ink, but have been known to fiddle around with other stuff.

This is still all a bit of a hobby, but one that hopefully brings a smile to those who come across it. I hope you enjoy the artwork.

http://www.thefinsburyparkdeltics.com/

http://www.explorermagazine.co.uk/2012/02/the-finsbury-park-deltics/

http://www.cambridge-news.co.uk/Whats-on-leisure/Choice/The-Finsbury-Park-Deltics-10022012.htm

 

 

Interview – Sarah Blake, (Education Officer, Fitzwilliam Museum / End House Arts)

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Child participating in Botticelli inspired workshop at the Cambridge Art Salon Jan 2012

Tell us about what you do …

… well… I’m an artist. I trained as a bronze sculptor but ‘moved’ into painting in 1993 on a trip to Greek Islands – I just was captivated by the colours! I also use words and love poetry and combining them with paintings. I work as a Education Officer at the Fitzwilliam Museum in Cambridge, teaching in the galleries and in the Studio – I love teaching and talking with people about art. I set up End House Arts and Crafts as a way to extend this into the community – I started my career as a community artist 20 years ago!

Three words to describe your own art and crafts.

Energy, Stillness and Transition

What inspires you?

The point at which ‘things’ interact; watching landscapes, sea, skies, how they act on each other. Then into the detail of plants or rocks or shells. I am thinking alot about at what point one thing becomes another, sometimes in a very abstract or kinetic way. I love Antiquities and Chinese art.
Why is art so important for the community? Happiness and joy – creating unique purposeful work, having space and opportunity to have a voice. Life – expression, communicating, reacting, being an individual and understanding others. Hum – bit of a tall order!

What is unique about your approach to teaching art?

Is it unique? I am hugely enthusiastic and use humour so I hope people relax and join in. But I also challenge people to really look at things and draw/paint what they see and express. I like people and art and hope to enthuse others!

Any tips to help parents and children in Cambridge embrace art at home?

Firstly join in! try not to be fussy or tidy or clean. Set out a time and space and just have some fun – keep it short and sweet. Don’t try to direct too much let it flow. Use trips out to places and stories and nature/science inspire you. Try to have your families art up in the house or make a huge scrap book. If your kids like lego – use that to build sculptures – Let everyone have input into what to make/do.

Where can we find you?

contact me : endhousearts@gmail.com come along to classes at the lovely Cambridge Art Salon or pop into the Fitzwilliam Museum!

Sarah is facilitating a family arts workshop at the Cambridge Art Salon, Sunday 5th February Stories, Crafting and exploring Chinese Dragons in Art …

Sunday 5 February 10.30 – 11.30am

Families with children aged 3 – 9 years accompanied by parent/carers

£3 per child, drop-in pay at the door

Interview: Cheryl Warren 21st January – 31st January

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Cambridge based artist Cheryl Warren is exhibiting with the Cambridge Art Salon from the 21st January until the 31st January. The gallery will be open for you to drop in and enjoy her work 21st, 22nd, 24th, 28th 29th and the 31st of January. Read on and find out more about this very popular local artist …

What is the inspiration behind your work?

My inspiration to paint comes from nature and landscape. The Suffolk coast, the Dales, Devon and Cornwall, and the fen landscape around Cambridge are all particular inspirations to me and contribute much to my work. As well as the external environment I am also interested in our own internal environment and this informs a lot of my abstract work. Much of my painting explores the boundaries between the internal and external worlds and what happens along these boundaries. Using mainly oil paint and employing other media to complement, my work is about the pleasure and sensation of colour and texture. I especially enjoy seeing how different materials mix together to create a new and unique experience.

How long have you been practising?

I have been painting and drawing as long as I can remember. I have been working as a professional artist since 1999.

Where do you work as an artist?

I have a studio in my loft at home in Romsey.

Describe your art in 3 words.

That’s hard. Sensual, textural, free

What tips do you have for other practicing artists in Cambridge?

Make your art your home. Trust where it leads you. Remember how important you are to your community.

http://www.cherylwarren.com/

A flier with dates (1st-7th December) for Karen Stamper's exhibition

Exhibition: Karen Stamper

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A flier with dates (1st-7th December) for Karen Stamper's exhibition

The Cambridge Art Salon is delighted to host Karen Stamper and her beautiful, intense paintings.

Exhibition: Reflections on Milongas

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The Cambridge Art Salon invites you to attend an exhibition of the work of Golnar Malek-Frickelton, continuing on the 26th, 27th and 29th November, between 10am and 5pm. Golnar’s work concentrates on surface and bold colour, in abstracted figures and worked paint. It includes gold leaf and pen and ink with equal boldness. There are over twenty works on display.

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Exhibition: Drawing Inspiration

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The Cambridge Art Salon is hosting Diana Probst’s show ‘Drawing Inspiration’ until Wednesday 16th November. She is showing original still life and portraiture and a selection of limited edition screen prints and monoprints.

Visit between 10 and 6 to meet the artist and see what she has done over the past year.