CHRISTMAS GROUP SHOW 11 NOVEMBER - 20 DECEMBER 2014 81 Charlotte Street, London W1T 4PP 0207 580 5332 www.darrenbakergallery.co.uk
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CHRISTMAS GROUP SHOW EXHIBITION 11 November - 20 December 2014 PRIVATE VIEW 18 November 2014, 6 - 8 pm DARREN BAKER GALLERY ARTISTS: Darren Baker Benjamin Buckley Michelle Fielding Claire Johnson Chris Morgan Gemma Nelson WYCHWOOD ART ARTISTS: Nick Jeffrey Olivier Marc Thomas Leger Juliana Manara Christopher Townsend
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DARREN BAKER GALLERY 81 Charlotte Street London W1T 4PP 0207 580 5332 www.darrenbakergallery.co.uk
Darren Baker Gallery is pleased to announce the opening of its Christmas show, which will include contributions from Wychwood Art. Running between the 11th November and 20rd December, this group show unites an eclectic mix of styles and media to showcase works by both established and emerging artistic talent. Royal artist Darren Baker will be exhibiting from his limited edition series. Inspired by the detail found in the works of the Great Masters, he creates spell-binding images of the world around him that both captivate the viewer and draw us in. London based artist Benjamin Buckley creates eye-catching original edition prints mounted on di-bond or acrylic reverse, which are then float framed. Inspired by the Japanese woodblock prints of artists such Hokusai, Buckley’s works often concentrate on the theme of water, one of the five essential elements for life in Japanese philosophy. He adds a modern twist with the insertion of fast food and take-away joints, which evoke the sense of a collision between the new and the old, and suggest Consumerism as a new fundamental element in modern life. Yorkshire born painter Gemma Nelson creates works that delve into a mystical, fairy-tale like world. Her rich palette of psychedelic colours and obsessive patterns address themes such as female sexuality and the organic growth of webbing and nets. Reminiscent of Kaleidoscope images, these paintings are jewels of detail to which the viewer can continually return assured in the fact that each viewing will reveal an intriguing new perspective. The works are created using Indian inks and mixed media on what are often sizable canvases, which serves to juxtapose the intricate minuteness of the patterning. Abby Hope Skinner is an emerging talent, whose artistic career is the subject of much acclaim. At twenty years old she has already created an impressive body of work in a range of media from ink to digital. The works demonstrate a playful fascination with the styles and compositions of other artists, which she incorporates with a personal twist, often by focusing on self-portraiture. The subject of fairy-tales is another recurring theme although Skinner’s approach is more brothers Grimm than Disney.
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Claire Johnson draws upon her experiences whilst travelling to create works inspired by the natural beauty of nature. Working in mixed media, she often incorporates recycled materials in order to encapsulate the idea of alchemy, whereby something valueless is transformed into a thing of beauty. Although her inspiration is the real world, her paintings encapsulate an idea of the ethereal, drawing out the hidden beauty that so often goes unobserved. A sense of serene solitude pervades the works and inspires tranquil reflection in a world that so often seems to lacks these qualities in daily life. Inspired by her academic studies in Fashion and Textiles, Michelle Fielding’s sculptures and paintings address a range of social issues through recycled media. With a focus on detail and pattern, the works are aesthetically pleasing. They often incorporate an array of jewel-like colours, which serves as a contrast to the solemnity of the themes of ‘War, Remembrance, death, memory, home, disorders, issues of the body and identity in society’. Hyper-realist painter Chris Morgan creates contemporary scenes with the attention to detail of fine art portraiture. His works elevate the ordinary to the realms of extraordinary, turning everyday objects into ‘something of high impact’. Having received no formal training Morgan is completely self-taught, which is an astounding fact given the realism of his subjects. He works in oil paint, as it provides a greater freedom and the ability to reproduce colour more precisely. Born in Luanshya, Zambia in 1975, Nick Jeffrey has created original art forms born out of a fascination with the natural world. Working with butterflies, insects, flowers and fish, Nick celebrates the colours, textures and patterns found in the fleeting brilliance of nature. Increasingly well-known for his spectacular butterfly artworks, Nick combines raw and modern materials such as Perspex, resin and mirrors with real butterflies from the sustainable farming industry, helping to protect the species with the conservation of their habitats. Using light, reflections and shadows to replicate movement, Nick has pioneered and adapted new techniques to capture the transient beauty of the species in life and art. Most recently Nick has also taken inspiration from ancient techniques such as 15th century fresco painting and traditional Japanese art forms, including Shinto shrine screen paintings and gyotaku fish prints, combining art with natural science and entomology.
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Olivier Marc Thomas Leger creates fantastic creatures and animals fabricated into worlds that contain their own ecosystems and habitats. Leger likes to think of the works as living planets, perhaps inhabiting other worlds or existing as a single life sustaining entity moving through space. He aims to make drawings of such intense details that they give the impression of an unlimited degree of visual exploration and discovery. Juliana Manara works with photographs as her main tool using different cameras from small format to large format (4x5), mixing between digital and analogue. Manara creates scenarios in the studio or finds landscapes with mysterious informations or manipulates the spaces. The creative process comes after it has been printed as a “sketch print� . Darren Baker Gallery in collaboration with Wychwood Art invites you to join us on the 18th November for the opening of this exciting exhibition that encapsulates a diverse synthesis of the contemporary art world.
Darren Baker ............................p. 6 Benjamin Buckley ................ p. 25 Michelle Fielding ................. p. 29 Claire Johnson ...................... p. 31 Chris Morgan ........................ p. 34 Gemma Nelson ..................... p. 35 Abby Hope Skinner ............. p. 42 5
DARREN BAKER Twilight Print (Artist Proof ) 29 x 20cm Unframed 66 x 58 cm Framed 6
Price: £395 Framed- £295 Unframed
DARREN BAKER Country Window Print (Artist Proof ) 27 x 20 cm Unframed 66 x 59.5 cm Framed Price: £395 Framed- £295 Unframed
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DARREN BAKER Piccadilly Circus Print (Artist Proof ) 20 x 26 cm Unframed 59 x 65.5 cm Framed 8
Price: £395 Framed- £295 Unframed
DARREN BAKER To Tango Print (Artist Proof ) 21 x 21cm Unframed 60 x 60 cm Framed Price: £395 Framed- £295 Unframed
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DARREN BAKER How Sow Pastel/Pencil 15 x 19 cm Unframed 50.5 x 55.5 cm Framed 10
Price: ÂŁ4,400 Framed
DARREN BAKER Chick Chick Pastel/Pencil 23.5 x 18.5 cm Unframed 52.5 x 48 cm Framed Price: ÂŁ6,200 Framed
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DARREN BAKER Classic Horse Print (Artist Proof ) 26 x 20 cm Unframed 65.5 x 59 cm Framed 12
Price: £395 Framed- £295 Unframed
DARREN BAKER Ballet Reflection Print (Artist Proof ) 21 x 28 cm Unframed 58 x 66 cm Framed Price: £395 Framed- £295 Unframed
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DARREN BAKER Blue Glass Print (Artist Proof ) 29 x 20 cm Unframed 65.5 x 59 cm Framed 14
Price: £395 Framed - £295 Unframed
DARREN BAKER Delicate Silk Study Print (Artist Proof ) 54 x 47 cm Price: ÂŁ8,500
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DARREN BAKER Stewing Original Pastel on Paper 20 x 24 cm
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Price: ÂŁ8,200
DARREN BAKER Car Dreams Original Pastel on Paper 16.5 x 15 cm Price: ÂŁ5,250
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DARREN BAKER Pug in Muck Original Pastel on Paper 14.5 x 13.5 cm
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Price: ÂŁ6,850
DARREN BAKER Study of Venice Print (68/195) 27 x 19 cm Price: £295
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DARREN BAKER Paris Study Print (94/195) 27 x 19 cm
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Price: £295
DARREN BAKER Ballet Dreams Print (Artist Proof ) 30 x 24 cm Price: £295
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DARREN BAKER Classical Horse 2 Study Print (Edition 77, 58 of 195) 27 x 19.3 cm 2014 22
Price: ÂŁ295 Unframed
DARREN BAKER Reclining Beauty Print (Artist Proof ) 19.2 x 27 cm 2014 Price: ÂŁ295 Unframed
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DARREN BAKER Hands Print (Artist Proof ) 13 x 18 cm 2014 24
Price: ÂŁ295 Unframed
BENJAMIN BUCKLEY Prawn Island C-Type Fuji Flex Print, mounted onto Di bond Framed: 145 x 94 cm; Unframed: 143 x 93 cm Edition of 5 2014 Price: ÂŁ4,000 Framed
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BENJAMIN BUCKLEY Midway & Treats Giclee Print with a Gold Metalic Ink Screen Print Overlay Framed:136 x 98.5 cm; Unframed: 120 x 84.5 cm Edition of 10 2014 Price: £2,000 Unframed; £2,500
BENJAMIN BUCKLEY Chinese Steakhouse Giclee Print with a 24 Karot Gold hand Printed Overlay Framed:142.5 x 103cm; Unframed: 131 x 90.5 cm Edition of 10 2014 Price: £2,500 Unframed; £3,000
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BENJAMIN BUCKLEY JELLYfish Cocktails Epson Semi Gloss Giclee Print, mounted onto Di bond with a White box frame Framed: 163 x 112 cm; Unframed: 150 x 99 Edition of 5 2014 Price: ÂŁ4,000 Framed Framed
MICHELLE FIELDING Razzmatazz Enamel paint applied by Tete Pipette on Canvas 102 x 76 cm Price: ÂŁ3,000 Unframed
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MICHELLE FIELDING Addiction Bottle tops 182. 8 cm
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Price: £6,000
CLAIRE JOHNSON Temple Tapestry Acrylic and Mixed Media on Canvas 100 x 100 cm Price: On request
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CLAIRE JOHNSON Postcard from Tuscany Acrylic and Mixed Media on Canvas 75 x100 cm
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Price: On request
CLAIRE JOHNSON Moroccan Window Acrylic and Mixed Media on Canvas 75 x 100 cm Price: On request
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CHRIS MORGAN Untitled Oil on Wood Panel 101 x 101 cm
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Price: ÂŁ4,000 Framed
GEMMA NELSON The Trumpet Shall Sound Indian Ink, Enamel and Acrylic on Canvas 150 x 120 cm 2014 Price: ÂŁ6,500 Unframed
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GEMMA NELSON Yaputka India Ink, Enamel and Acrylic on Canvas 120 x 150 cm 2014 36
Price: ÂŁ6,500 Unframed
GEMMA NELSON The Land Of The Rocking Horse People India Ink, Enamel and Acrylic on Canvas 85cm Diameter 2014 Price: ÂŁ4,900 Unframed
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GEMMA NELSON Citadel Of Chair Legs and Various Upholstery India Ink, Enamel and Acrylic on Canvas 59 x 42 cm 2013 38
Price: ÂŁ2,500 Unframed
GEMMA NELSON Growth Indian Ink, Enamel and Acrylic on Circular Canvas 30cm diameter circle 2013 Price: ÂŁ2,500 Unframed
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GEMMA NELSON Mister Owl Indian Ink, Enamel and Acrylic on Canvas 30.5 x 22.5 cm 2014 40
Price: ÂŁ1,800 Unframed
ABBY HOPE SKINNER Alice Missing Watercolour, Ink, Collage on Paper 61 x 50 cm 2011 Price: ÂŁ 1,150
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ABBY HOPE SKINNER Madeleine Acrylic on Paper 15.5 x 23 cm
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Price: £800
ABBY HOPE SKINNER Self Portrtait with Banderole Oil and Graphite on Canvas on Board 29.5 x 24.5 cm 2014 Price: ÂŁ1,100
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ABBY HOPE SKINNER La Dame sans Merci Watercolour and Ink on Paper 18.5 x 28.5 cm 2013 44
Price: ÂŁ900
ABBY HOPE SKINNER Blue Acrylic on Paper 2012 48 x 44 cm Price: £900
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