THE STORY OF ART
Exhibition 2023
16th March - 16th April
Byard Art
+44 (0)1223 464646 www.byardart.co.uk Byard Art, 14 King's Parade, Cambridge, CB2 1SJ
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The Story of Art A Byard Art Exhibition
Once upon a time, there was an art gallery situated in the middle of Kings’ Parade in the historic centre of Cambridge.
Welcome to The Story of Art, a stunning exhibition exploring themes of narrative, fiction, non-fiction, self, place, and life. Stories are the way in which we understand and communicate with the world around us, and this exhibition celebrates the diverse ways in which art and stories intertwine.
Featuring artwork with a strong focus on storytelling, and artwork using printed media such as books, magazines and more, this exhibition truly is a feast for the eyes.
From abstract, conceptual designs by Frances Bloomfield to detailed, intricate sculptures by Emma Taylor. From thought-provoking, pensive ceramics by Carolyn Tripp to characterful, tounge-in-cheek sculptures by JJ Vincent.
Contents
6 - Alison Pullen
10 - Emma Taylor
16 - Alison Stockmarr
22 - Carolyn Tripp
26 - Frances Bloomfield
32 - JJ Vincent
36 - Marcelle Milo-Gray
40 - Betty Pepper
46 - Elisabeth Lecourt
50 - Diane Griffin
Alison Pullen
118cm x 91cm (Framed)
Mixed Media Collage
£2,850
Cambridge Reception Room
Alison Pullen’s interiors are created using a mix of paint and collage. She always works in situ, both beginning and ending in the room itself in the creation of these atmospheric, mix-media works. Her career has taken her to exhibit across the UK and at major art fairs in New York, Stockholm and Brussels.
Christchurch Cathedral
89cm x 119cm (Framed)
Mixed Media Collage
£2,850
Oxford Private
97cm x 102cm
Mixed Media
£2,850
Private Dining Room - ‘A Sense of Place’ 102cm (Framed) Media Collage
Emma Taylor
Water Music (Great Crested Grebes)
28cm x 14.5cm x 21.5cm
Mixed Media, Paper
£600
Emma repurposes secondhand books to create intricate sculptures which appear to emerge directly from the paper pages giving life to ideas, information or stories contained within the books. By playing with scale her fascination with detail can be fully realised as fine strips of text are transformed into rigging on a seafaring galleon, printed words become feathers, or singular letters form the bricks of grand buildings.
The Leaf and the Tree
29cm x 23cm x 23.5cm
Mixed Media, Paper
£650
30cm x 23cm x 32cm Mixed Media, Paper
£700
Hear Their Roar
River to River
29cm x 16cm x 23cm
Mixed Media, Paper
£575
Mouse Tales
26cm x 7.5cm x 24cm
Mixed Media, Paper
£475
Alison Stockmarr
I is for Insects
72cm x 59cm (Framed)
Giclee Print
£245
Alison Stockmarr’s work has an ethos of storytelling and repurposing at its heart. All materials are recycled into scenarios that at first glance allude to the past, but with closer inspection often offer an ironic nod to the present. These assemblages of everyday archaeologies afford the viewer glimpses of invented stories and alternative narratives.
The Meaning of
Art
72cm x 59cm (Framed)
Giclee Print
£245
Great Thoughts from Master Minds
72cm x 59cm (Framed)
Giclee Print
£245
Le Lieux de Pecherie
72cm x 59cm (Framed)
Giclee Print
£245
Carolyn Tripp
Love, What Would You Have Me Know?
23cm x 14cm Ceramic
£375
Dream Of You
20cm x 15cm Ceramic
£280
Carolyn Tripp abstracts, through tearing and cutting, the stories told in collected imagery and text of lives past and present centring around the human condition from significant to trivial. New meanings are created through visible fragments which hint at the narrative.
Cascades of Memory
19cm x 12cm
Ceramic
£200
And Time Takes Time
16cm x 10cm
Ceramic
£180
Change What You See 16cm x 10cm Ceramic £170
Francis Bloomfield
Toile de Mystere, 34cm x 53cm x 9cm
Mixed Media
£900
Francis Bloomfield creates fascinating dreamscapes, exquisitely created in three-dimensional collage. Each piece plays with space and perspective to draw the viewer into the artist’s curious imagined worlds. Although her subject matter is drawn from the world we exist in, her work always contains a suggestion of parallel realities. However, the meanings are far from prescriptive and the viewer is invited in to contemplate and reflect upon these mysterious scenarios.
Theatre of Lost Dreams
72cm x 52cm x 9cm
Mixed Media
£1100
Les Mots Perdus 1
63cm x 30cm x 6cm
Mixed Media
£800
Tales of the City 1
72cm x 28cm x 7cm
Mixed Media
£975
Lunedi 1
44cm x 44cm x 6cm
Mixed Media
£600
Lunedi 2
44cm x 44cm x 6cm
Mixed Media
£600
JJ Vincent
Proto-Graffiti
35cm x 22cm x 21cm
Mixed Media
£550
JJ Vincent is fascinated by clay- the fact that we can take what is essentially mud, and, using a little imagination, produce something that has the potential of invoking emotional response for decades, if not centuries. In the artist’s own words, “I will probably not be around then, but it is reassuring to think that my fingerprints will be.”
The Astronoscope 62cm x 37cm x 20cm Mixed Media £1350
The Earth is Flat!
70cm x 35cm x 30cm Mixed Media, Mechanical Components
£2000
Marcelle Milo Gray
£3,000
A Wisdom of Owls
40cm x 51cm
Mixed Media
“My work is inspired by the Gothic paintings of Europe and their joyful celebration of an elevated reality. I aspire to their luminous palettes enhanced with the elegance of gold and copper leaf. My imagery is a celebration of the timeless joys of gardens, meadows, birdsong and afternoon tea. These paintings are all on carefully prepared gesso panels, painted in egg tempera; and over painted in oils”.
A Scurry of Squirrels
50cm x 50cm
Mixed Media
£3,000
Betty Pepper
Living on the Edge 192: Moving Story
12cm x 19cm
Mixed Media Sculpture
£510
Betty Pepper makes her work from found materials; discarded books, old fabrics, forgotten papers. She breathes life and magic into these objects, creating fantastical, miniscule worlds populated with tiny animate houses and filled with their stories.
Living on the Edge 184: Energy Bill
23cm x 18cm
Mixed Media Sculpture
£510
Living on the Edge 139: Growing Pains
13cm x 16cm
Mixed Media Sculpture
£375
Living on the Edge 185: La Vie en Rose
14cm x 22cm
Mixed Media Sculpture
£510
Living on the Edge 177: World Series
19cm x 19 cm
Mixed Media Sculpture
£510
Living on the Edge 191: The Care Home
19cm x 13 cm
Mixed Media Sculpture
£620
Elisabeth Lecourt
De la Lumière dans Mes Boucles Dorées
84cm x 59cm x 30cm
Mixed Media, Paper
£3,500
After studying Fine Art in France, she moved to London to study at Kingston University and Central St. Martins. In 2001 she achieved her Masters from the Royal College of Art. Since then, Elisabeth has enjoyed a successful career exhibiting her map dress installations and paintings worldwide.
Mon baiser de Crapaud
84cm x 59cm x 30cm
Mixed Media, Paper
£3,500
L’eau du Parapluie Rainbow
84cm x 59cm x 30cm
Mixed Media, Paper
£3,500
Mon Plongeon de Saumon
84cm x 59cm x 30cm
Mixed Media, Paper
£3,500
Diane Griffin
Embossed Scroll Vases (Small)
Porcelain
18cm x 9cm
£120
The paper-like scrolls in Diane’s work were inspired by a trip to Jerusalem many years ago. Here she visited the Wailing Wall and was intrigued by the thousands of wishes and prayers written on paper and crammed between the stones in the wall. She was inspired by the collective focus for so many peoples’ hopes and wishes at this ancient site and their interaction with it.
Embossed Scroll Vases (Large)
25cm x 9cm
Porcelain
£135
Scroll Vase Selection
Various Sizes
Ceramic
£35 - £65
All artworks available to purchase immediately online or over the phone.
Call us: +44 (0)1223 464646
Email us: info@byardart.co.uk
Just click the artwork to buy online!
We ship worldwide. Contact us for a quote.
All prices VAT deductable if shipped outside the UK.
Interest free credit available on artwork over £100 using the Own Art Scheme.
Follow us on social media for gallery updates and information. Come and see the show in person 9am - 5:30pm Monday to Saturday 12pm - 5pm Sunday Join our mailing list and be kept up to date with gallery news, exhibitions, and art fairs
By Toby Hoten
+44 (0)1223 464646 www.byardart.co.uk Byard Art, 14 King's Parade, Cambridge, CB2 1SJ