Field of Vision
Exhibition continues until 8th November 2014 Paintings: Peter Ceredig-Evans David Ralph Simpson Ceramics: Sarah Purvey Glass: Gillies Jones Silk scarves: Penny Seume
Contents Peter Ceredig-Evans
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David Ralph Simpson
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Sarah Purvey
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Gillies Jones
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Penny Seume
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Field of Vision
11th October - 8th November 2014 A multi-media exhibition exploring the subject of landscape through painting, ceramics, glass and silk. Peter Ceredig-Evans, David Ralph Simpson, Sarah Purvey, Gillies Jones & Penny Seume. Peter Ceredig-Evans, recent graduate from Bath Spa University, and David Ralph Simpson are two painters from the Westcountry, who have both developed their own distinctive semi-figurative approaches in their response to British landscape painting. Ceramics by Sarah Purvey use references to earth, horizons, clouds and sky within each piece. The use of different clays provides beautiful textures, tensions and sense of atmosphere. Drawing inspiration from the rural surroundings of the Yorkshire Moors, Gillies Jones, a husband and wife team, have created a beautiful range of bowls and vases in glass. These bold one-off pieces are hand-blown and then etched on a diamond lathe with designs examining patterns in the landscape. Textile designer Penny Seume has created a very unique range of silk scarves using designs from her own paintings of the local scenery of Bath. This exhibition provides great variety and interest, both in terms of each artist’s approach of interpretting their chosen subject of ‘landscape’, as well as through the different mediums that they work in.
Ireland oil on canvas 50 x 40cm ÂŁ625
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Peter Ceredig-Evans Peter Ceredig-Evans graduated from Bath School of Art and Design in 2011 after growing up in Cornwall. Working in oils, Peter depicts subjects from rural landscapes, creating a sense of place with visual suggestions of memory that allow the audience to connect with the work on a personal level. His inspiration for these atmospheric, dream-like paintings comes from his time by the sea in Sennen, Cornwall. Peter describes “an overwhelming sense of isolation and space�, which he relished, and it is these emotions that he reproduces in his work.
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Duet II oil on canvas 50 x 50cm £675
Half Full oil on canvas 30 x 40cm ÂŁ485
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Hot Sand oil on canvas 50 x 60cm ÂŁ750
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Les Houches oil on paper 40 x 60cm ÂŁ450
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David Ralph Simpson Born 1963 in Plymouth, David Ralph Simpson studied Fine Art at Newcastle University in 1985. David Ralph Simpson has held regular solo exhibitions in London and galleries across England since 1987. His work has also been included in numerous group exhibitions including the Royal Academy Summer Exhibition. David Ralph Simpson has undertaken commissioned projects for Land Securities, London 2005, Glyndebourne Opera 2004, Glyndebourne Opera 2000, Exeter City Council 1995, Television South West 1989 and the Royal School for the Deaf, Exeter 1988. Prizes include Bridport Open Prize 1994, Laing Competition 1994 & ’90 and Brewhouse Open 1986. His work can be found in private collections throughout Europe and the United States of America.
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Crepuscular oil on canvas 90 x 120cm ÂŁ5,500
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Wood Walk V oil on board 28 x 28cm £1,400
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Wood Walk IV oil on board 28 x 28cm £1,400
Aven oil on board 28 x 28cm £1,400
The Thames River oil on board 44 x 94cm ÂŁ3,600
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Barraca & Isla del Portitxol, Jarvea watercolour on paper 15 x 20cm ÂŁ550
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Monreal del Campo, Aragon watercolour on paper 20 x 20cm ÂŁ595
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Quillan watercolour on paper 45 x 45cm ÂŁ1,800
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Off Gallantry Head, Clovelly watercolour on paper 36 x 36cm £1,600
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Shipload Bay, & Black Church Rock, Hartland, Devon watercolour on paper 36 x 36cm £1,600
Above Exmoor oil on board 53 x 53cm ÂŁ2,600
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Resting Crow oil on board 58 x 79cm ÂŁ4,200
A Very Local World Service, Rampisham, Dorset oil on board 41 x 92cm ÂŁ3,600
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Autumnal Allotments, Finchley Centralis oil on canvas 69 x 90cm ÂŁ4,200
Hayling, Hampshire oil on board 13.5 x 21cm £795
Cookham, Berkshire oil on board 16 x 21cm £795
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Sarah Purvey Sarah Purvey gained both her BA and MA qualifications at Bath Spa some twenty years apart receiving her MA in ceramics in 2009. On completing the Masters programme Sarah remained a Resident Artist at the University’s Ceramic Research Centre at Corsham Court in Wiltshire, the former home of Bath Academy of Art. Sarah’s ceramic ‘Landscape Series’ have been exhibited nationally and internationally including private collections in Tokyo and New York, her ceramic also forms part of the Bath Spa University collection at Corsham Court. In 2014 Sarah joined the Cavin Morris Gallery New York and the Medici Gallery in Cork Street Mayfair. Her work has been exhibited widely in the UK including solo shows in St Ives and Shaftesbury. In 2012 Sarah had two works selected as part of the Threadneedle Prize Exhibition and with the Society of Womens Artists at the Mall Galleries London in 2014. 22
Ridge ceramic 40cm x 41 x 28cm ÂŁ695
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Embrace ceramic 42 x 35 x 26cm ÂŁ795
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Enclose ceramic 36 x 40 x 31cm ÂŁ680
Enclose ceramic 36 x 40 x 31cm £1,095
Ochre ceramic 43cm x 43cm x 32cm £895
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Gillies Jones To date, glassmakers Stephen Gillies & Kate Jones have their work in the permanent collection of the V&A, and the specialist glass collections of The Museum for Modern Glass Coburg Germany, Broadfield House Glass Museum Dudley and Ebeltoft Glass Museum Denmark. Stephen Gillies is the glassmaker, his driving force is the making of each piece to the best of his considerable ability. Kate Jones trained as a painter and has adapted her visual skill to mark making on glass. The partnership, established in 1995, continues to explore the unique qualities of the material. Their current work, ‘Landscape Studies’, is informed by the visual experience of the remarkable landscape in which they live and work. Gillies Jones have exhibited their objects in numerous exhibitions including touring with The British Council, The International Exhibition of Glass Kanazawa Japan & 8thChenongi Craft Biennale, Korea & Taste, Geneva. Works are in the permanent collections of The Farringdon Collection Oxford, Bolton Museum & Art Gallery, Cartwright Hall Bradford, Cannon Hall Barnsley, The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge and National Museum Scotland.
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Landscape in Blue & Green Blown cameo, wheel-cut and sand-carved glass 34 x 20cm 27 ÂŁ2,200
Landscape, Lilac Over Blue 33 x 23cm £2,800
Landscape, Lilac Over Blue 45 x 15cm £2,800
Landscape, Blue Over Pink 12 x 15cm £740
Landscape, Blue Over Bracken Gold 13 x 20cm £840
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Penny Seume Penny Seume is a textile designer using site specific imagery from rural and urban landscape as inspiration for atmosphere, texture and colour. By marrying traditional fine art techniques and contemporary digital print, she creates bespoke and limited edition high quality fabrics and products for interiors. Her unique designs reference the original location in a subtle way and capture some of the inherent mood and magic. This collection of scarves has been selected specifically for this landscape exhibition, comprising landscapes of Bath. They have been printed onto silk and have been created in the UK.
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Silk tie scarves 120 x 18cm £58 Silk scarves 120 x 120cm £235
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