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Past
Print Made Perfect, a celebration of 10 years of printmaking workshops by Rebecca Vincent and Carol Nunan featuring their students, was a great commercial success. See page 25 for more information about fine art prints. The ‘When Lives Collide’ exhibition was used as the backdrop for the launch of the regional Mobile Phones road safety campaign. Local businessman Rob Kilsby’s exhibition featured his award winning work including the photograph that reached the finals of the ‘One Love Football Art Prize’
Present
You are invited to a preview of The Biscuit Factory’s Summer Exhibition on Friday the 8th of June 6.30 till 9. Visit the Byker Vista Café and its sheltered terrace, the ideal place to enjoy a light lunch or a delicious cake. Or why not pop in for a relaxing after work drink? As you know The Biscuit Factory is not only a place where art is shown but also where it is created. Alexander Millar recently joined Roy Kirton, Karen Tait, Sarah-Jane Szikora, Jacquie Boyd, Mick and Ali, George Welch, Jonathan Chapman and many more.
JACQUIE BOYD | SIM
JACQUIE BOYD | EMMELENE
Brighten up your room with a funky pop art portait Jacquie Boyd will assist you in choosing the best photographs and colours for your artwork. Her painting commissions are done in acrylic and gouache on quality hand-stretched canvases. A painting like the ones illustrated (80x80cm) would cost about £295. For further information ask at reception. RT. HON MR.ALAN MILBURN OPENS THE HORSLEY PRINTMAKER’S SHOW
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MA Glass & MA Ceramics from the University of Sunderland: Vetrospective 13th – 25th July 2007 Once again The Biscuit Factory is delighted to present the work of the MA students from the University of Sunderland. For more information on the show, see page 10. Autumn Show at The Biscuit Factory from September the 7th The Autumn Show will include original paintings by much loved print artist Mychael Barrett and a new body of work by the popular duo Tom Marine and Christine Relton.
ROB KILSBY | VENETIAN
If you find yourself near the Byker Vista Cafe on the first Wednesday every month you might happen across a bunch of people in deep discussion, glass of wine in one hand, dog-eared paperback in the other. If you do, don’t be alarmed, these people are incredibly friendly and collectively known as The Journal Culture Club Book Group. The Culture Club Book Group meets every month and sessions are free. The groups have so far proved very popular but always welcome new members.The Book Group is part of The Journal Culture Club’s annual program of activity and participants must be Culture Club members. Annual membership costs £10 and allows you to enjoy a range of discounts on cultural activities and services across the region all year long.
GEOFFREY KEY | THE WINE GLASS
MYCHAEL BARRETT | LOVE AND ORIGAMI
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MAGIC ICE
SLOW BUILD
BLOSSOM
SUZANNE PARTRIDGE Suzanne Partridge’s work is both abstract and expressionistic, with each painting representing a response to her feelings, both emotional and physical. Suzanne draws from life but is not satisfied with identifiable imagery. Instead, she favours a more ambiguous picture plane to which the viewer can apply their own experience, allowing them to produce their own personal conclusion about what Suzanne’s work represents. 4
‘Colour stops me in the street, invites me to breathe it in and take it with me. Colours resurface as I paint, as do past and present experiences. I am able to manipulate the colour and present moods, from initial gestural marks into a balanced composition.’
CHILDREN WILL PLAY
WHAT TIME IS IT NOW?
VINYL
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THE WINE GLASS
STEEPLES
GEOFFREY KEY‘Expression and interpretation Born in 1941, Geoffrey Key is a painter who lives and works in the North West of England. With an international following, his work can be found in galleries and public and private collections world wide. As a result, Geoffrey Key is widely regarded as one of the most important artists working in Britain today. For his show at The Biscuit Factory, Geoffrey has chosen a wide range of subject matter to illustrate how his work has evolved over time. Consequently, his exhibition has something of a retrospective nature.
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DANCE HALF FIGURES
‘I am delighted to have been come from distilling imagery invited to exhibit my work at with the minds eye, or as I term the Biscuit Factory. While I it, the ‘mental sketchbook’. have shown widely in the UK Similarly, glimpses of people, and overseas, this is my first and just the world around me exhibition in the North East of are stored up consciously or England.’ subconsciously, later to appear on paper or canvas.’
MIROSLAV JOVANIC Born in 1962, Miroslav Jovancic is an artist and jazz musician who lives in Subotica, Serbia. After graduating from the Higher School of Arts in Belgrade and the Academy of Arts in Novi Sad respectively, Miroslav held his first independent exhibition in 1999, followed by a further nine shows in Serbia. The exhibition at The Biscuit Factory will be his first in the UK. Jovancic likens his paintings to music, and feels that the influence of these canvases goes far beyond visual impression. He describes them as audible, like carriers of distinct tunes. The impression of music is emphasized by the vigorous rhythm of sketching and in playful shades of colours. Entitled ‘In the Garden,’ this series of paintings features prevailing symbols including the woman, the man, the softly swaying water and embracing, rampant nature:
CONCILLATION
‘In the Garden, in this mythical place, we are attempting to find ourselves, our human nature.’
ON THE APPLE TREE
OUR SONG
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WAITING
LOOK BOTH WAYS
CHRIS JONES Born in 1963, Chris Jones studied at the University of Sunderland, specialising in painting and gaining a degree in Fine Art. Influenced by the American artist Edward Hopper, Chris’ exploration of the compositional possibilities created by figures in an urban environment illustrates his fascination with Hopper’s combination of solitude and the experience of city life.
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ENGLAND
Elevated viewpoints are used to transform pavements into backdrops for strong, pictorial compositions. Atmospheric, frozen moments are created from everyday scenes, often exploiting strong sunlight, shadows and the muted tones of winter. Silent figures, sometimes dramatically foreshortened, go about their daily routines seemingly oblivious to each other.
‘My work provokes contemplation and conveys both a sense of stillness and movement. I enjoy giving the viewer the opportunity to engage with a narrative or simply to enjoy the elements of shape, colour, light and dark which are so important to me.’
PLANT
LONG GREEN WAVE IV
RENATA BARCELOS Born in San Paolo in 1969, Renata Barcelos is a self taught artist who began her career in 1993 at the workshop of renowned sculptor Pedro Pinkalsky. Water acts as a constant theme in Renata’s work, most obvious in the carving of sea waves and sculpting of flowers: “I love the freedom sculpting gives me to freeze an ephemeral natural phenomena like a wave or a drop of
water or to capture the fragility of a flower.” This inspiration is prompted by her native Brazil where she spent her time swimming in the sea and in rainforest waterfalls. Renata initially worked with soap stone but now uses a variety of materials including limestone, quartzite and onyx. However her preference is to work with marble due to the quality of detail it affords.
‘I carve stones because I have loved and collected them all my life. I am fascinated by their beauty and by the possibilities for creativity they offer. Above all, I want my work to be tactile, like nature itself. I don´t want people to admire my work from a distance, I want them to be moved to touch and stroke it and feel the pleasure of being in contact with the energy that is all around us.’
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VETROSPECTIVE2007 MA Glass & MA Ceramics from the University of Sunderland 13th – 25th July 2007
Housed in the National Glass Centre, the University of Sunderland’s Glass & Ceramics department enjoys international status, due to it’s student successes, research, distinguished staff and leading edge facilities. This is the sixth time that MA students have shown at The Biscuit Factory and once again, internationally renowned, Professor Sylva Petrova will curate the show. At the time of writing, the students are still formulating their ideas, so we don’t know as yet, exactly what will be on show. The images shown here, of work in progress, hint at what might develop by July. In previous years, the works have shown a great diversity and the intriguing potential of both glass and ceramics to express creative ideas. This year will be no exception, especially as there is an exciting cultural mix, including representatives from China, Hong Kong, South Korea, Thailand, and Norway as well as from around the UK. Although an ending in some ways, this show should really be viewed as just the beginning, since exhibitors will now be taking their creativity in new directions and contexts. We hope that you will enjoy the show! Kevin Petrie
VETROSPECTIVE | 2006
ALLISON ALLUM | ASBO
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HELEN SCHELL | WORK IN PROGRESS
MARGARET BURBIDGE | 2006
RUBY WOO | GLASS CAKES
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GALLERY
KAREN TAIT | SEASHORE PEBBLES III | OIL
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OF TWO MINDS | £1230 | GRAPHITE AND PASTELS | 102X84
THE JANUS FIGURE | £640 | GICLEE PRINT | 67X83
THOUGHTS FROM THE PAST £1230 | GRAPHITE AND PASTELS | 102X84
Familiar Faces: NEWCOLLECTIONS
MARIE LAYWINE Born in Canada, Marie has lived and painted in Dorset for the past twenty years. In her paintings, 14
Marie works with what she calls ‘the interior landscape.’ She uses images and ideas from her
dreams to help represent visually the mountain ranges and coastal plains inside a person.
WILD WINDY DAY | £1100 | OIL | 50X40
DANCING HARE | £1100 | OIL | 35X30
BLACK CAT TALE | £1050| OIL | 58X47
DAVID SHANAGHAN Having been raised in southern Ireland, the world David grew up in was dominated by two powerful stories, the primary one being Catholicism, with its stories of
angels and passivity, of repressed sexuality and the possibility of resurrection. The other stories tend to be much more earthy; late night tales, full of talking birds and animals,
of shape shifters, lonely ghosts, nature goddesses and dying Kings. As a result, these themes continue to inform his work, providing him with a rich, iconic feast of subject matter.
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BIRD TALK | £525 | ACRYLIC | 29X33.5
DUET | £750 | ACRYLIC | 50X45
THE BREMEN MUSICIANS | £1450 | ACRYLIC | 70X85
KRASTYO TODOROV Krastyo Todorov was born and raised in Bulgaria. His paintings reflect the colourful world and his genuinely sensitive soul. The colours that he uses in his work are soft and 16
poetic, and the figures are humorous and romantic. His work carries pure and human feelings and experiences, such as love, bravery and passion.
Todorov captures uniquely the sun, light and love towards everything human.
GOLDEN HIND | OIL | 30X40
GENEVA (DETAIL) | OIL | 25X80
LOOKING UP | £335 | BATIK | 77X77
TRIUMPH (DETAIL) | OIL | 40X50
Alexandre Levich
SUNDANCE (DETAIL) £220 | BATIK | 81X66
LANDSCAPE 186 (DETAIL) | £550 | MIXED MEDIA | 40X102
MOONRISE OVER WATER (DETAIL) £225 | BATIK | 60X60
Peter Winstanley
FOREST 2 (DETAIL) £550 | MIXED MEDIA | 120X80
LANDSCAPE 187 (DETAIL) £750 | MIXED MEDIA 60X120
Glynnis Carter
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GREEN DANCERS | £600 | OIL | 70X80
LOST IN THOUGHT (DETAIL) £325 | OIL | 56X45
RED DANCER (DETAIL) £90 | FRAMED PRINT | 38X30
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JUST BEFORE DAWN | £195 | ACRYLIC | 35X46
CAMOUFLAGE | £400 | ACRYLIC | 60X60
WHERE RIVERS MEET (DETAIL) £95 | ACRYLIC | 61X91
GAME TROPHY (DETAIL) £750 | ACRYLIC | 60X90
ONE SUNNY DAY (DETAIL) £295 | ACRYLIC | 76X50
Susan Lincoln
I’M LOVING IT (DETAIL) £850 | ACRYLIC | 90X90
Francesca Hudson
COFFEE POT AND EARLY DAFFODIL | £445 | ACRYLIC | 51X51
SKY(DETAIL) | £1750 | OIL | 53X78
KITCHEN TABLE ANEMONES (DETAIL) | £595 | ACRYLIC | 73X63
MOUNTAIN (DETAIL) £1750 | OIL | 61X64
BREAKFAST AT LUZ (DETAIL) | £445 | ACRYLIC | 92X71
Elaine Turnbull
DECEMBRE A VENICE | £1425 | OIL | 36X36
EARTH (DETAIL) | £1750 OIL | 55X77
Jake Badderley
LE MAITRE D’HOTEL (DETAIL) | £2300 | OIL | 30X60
SAN GIORGIO MAGGIORE (DETAIL) | £1425 | OIL | 36X36
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ETUDE | £445 | OIL | 51X51
IN GREEN (DETAIL) | £1950 OIL | 60X870
DEW | £400 | Acrylic | 80X80
IN BURNT REDS (DETAIL) £1950 | OIL | 60X870
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ROSE (DETAIL) | £400 Acrylic | 80X80
SEASHORE DIPTYCH (DETAIL) | £800 | OIL | 100X50
LILY (DETAIL) | £400 Acrylic | 80X80
Jason Pierson
SEASHORE TRIPTYCH (DETAIL) £700 | OIL | 90X70
Karen Tait
DAPPLED (DETAIL) £450 | OIL | 69X39
SCULPTURE, CERAMIC & GLASS
DAWN BENSON | WALKING THE DOG | £1175 | Bronze | 19X37
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DOUBLE RIDER | £180 | Ceramic | 20X27
DOG IN WIND (DETAIL) £55 | Ceramic | 30X7
SLEEPING HARE (DETAIL) £115 | Ceramic | 10X30
OYSTER SHELL VASE | £130 | Glass | 8X22
ZIGURAT BOX | £145 | Wood | 24 HIGH
VOLCANO SHELL BOWL (DETAIL) | £130 | Glass | 6X23
LIGHT CHRYSLER BOX (DETAIL) | £115 | Wood | 20X9
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FLOWER SHELL BOWL (DETAIL) | £130 | Glass | 6X23
DARK CHRYSLER BOX (DETAIL) | £195 | Glass | 24X10
Martin Whitby
PUFFIN | £195 | Raku | 25X12
RECTANGULAR FORM VASE (DETAIL) | £200 | Raku | 38X9
Tony White
SMALL TEAPOT 2 | £113 | Ceramic | 13X15
PLATTER (DETAIL) £120 | Raku | 37 Diameter
BALL TEAPOT (DETAIL) £130 | Ceramic | 20X17
GREEN VINE LEAF BOWL | £130 | Glass | 11X15
SMALL TEAPOT 1 (DETAIL) £112.50 | Ceramic | 15X14
Hennie Meyer
BLACK LONG LEAVES BOWL (DETAIL) | £130 | Glass | 11X15
ROSE PINK BOWL (DETAIL) £80 | Glass | 11X15
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SMALL BOWL | £60 | Ceramic | 10X14
SMALL JUG (DETAIL) £85 | Ceramic | 17X12
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SEED POD AND HUSK | £80 | Raku | 9X9
MUG (DETAIL) £45 | Ceramic | 11X11
TUBE VASE (DETAIL) £60 | Raku | 17X9
Eric Moss
OAK DERBY QUART | £400 | Wood | 8X21
CIRCLES PLANET POT (DETAIL) | £120 | Raku | 10X20
BEECH BOATER PINT (DETAIL) £180 | Wood | 4X14
BEECH TOP HAT GALLON (DETAIL) | £700 | Wood | 13X26
Andrew Hall
Printmaking After the success of the Print Made Perfect Exhibition held at the gallery, we are taking the opportunity to present a collection of fine art prints available at The Biscuit Factory. Prints are available in many well established forms, created using different techniques can be very valuable and collectable in their own right. Over the next few issues of Fresh, we will be highlighting some of the different hand made printing techniques. CHRIS SALMON | SMALL DOG AND FEET | £225 (Framed) | 40X30
Etching has been used since the 14th century to decorate metalwork, but was probably not used for print making until around the 16th Century. Since then, different techniques have been developed, including different ways of applying the acid to make new textures or by using light sensitive acid to reproduce photographic images. Etching is a process where incised lines are created on a metal plate. This plate forms the foundation from which the print can be created. Originally, this
plate was made of copper however, nowadays, the plate is most commonly made from zinc. Preparation occurs through coating it with an acid-proof hard ground of asphaltum, beeswax, rosin and solvent. The artist then draws the image into this and immerses the plate in acid. Wherever a mark has been made, the metal is ‘bitten’ creating deep lines. The longer the plate is left in the acid, the deeper the lines become. The ground is then removed and ink is applied
to the plate. Subsequently, the excess ink is wiped off. The plate is then put through a high pressure printing press, along with a sheet of paper (often moistened to soften it). The paper picks up the ink from the etched lines, creating a print. Artists featured in The Biscuit Factory who use this technique include Chris Salmon, Anja Percival, Mychael Barrett and Trevor Price. Please ask at reception for details of our bespoke framing service. 25
Prints
SHAKESPEARE IN LOVE (DETAIL) | £270 (Framed) | 65X55
RUBIKS CUBE CONUNDRUM | £270 (Framed) | 60X57
BIKELINES IV | £115 (Framed) | 32X32
PURSUIT OF HAPPINESS (DETAIL) £270 (Framed) | 60X70
SHOWERING II (Detail) £250 (Framed) | 60X70
BIKELINES III (Detail) £115 (Framed) | 32X32
LOVERS OVER LONDON (DETAIL) £270 (Framed) | 60X70
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Trevor Price
WHILE MAN SLEEPS THE WOMAN LEAPS (Detail) £270 (Framed) | 60X70
Anja Percival
CAFE LIGHT II (Detail) £475 (Framed) | 76X76
WE ARE NOT AMUSED | £295 (Framed) | 62X64
LOVE IS IN THE AIR | £200 (Unframed)
THE BISCUIT FACTORY (Detail) £195 (Unframed) | 56X68
TOBY FISHWICK (Detail) £185 | 60X46
PRINCE CHARMING (Detail) £295 (Framed) | 67X60
Sarah-Jane Szikora
Sonia Rollo
GUINEA WATCH | £65 (Unframed) | 54X46
WITHIN A WHISKER (Detail) £265
MACOW (Detail) £80 (Unframed) | 68X42
FOXHOUND 1(Detail) £66 (Unframed) | 65X32
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Jewellery Jane Adam Jane Adam’s work is the result of twenty years of constant innovation and experimentation with a modern industrial material – anodized aluminium. With this everyday material, she creates something new and unexpected, pieces that extend traditional jewellery values of beauty femininity and preciousness. Prices range from £50 onwards. RUST NECKLACE | £450
SQUARE RINGS | £90
Jed Green Presenting her work for the first time at The Biscuit Factory, Jed Green designs and makes jewellery using glass combined with silver and etched silver. Inspired by the fragility and lightness of the glass, supported or linked with silver, she creates innovative, contemporary handmade pieces. Prices range from £70 onwards.
OVAL BROOCH | £106
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LONG PEARL EARRINGS | £130
CIRCLES NECKLACE | £145
Jed Green
RINGS | £75
Abbott and Ellwood Showcasing for the first time at The Biscuit Factory, Mike Abbott and Kim Ellwood’s new collection of one-off, hand printed metal pieces explores narrative themes loosely drawn from their own experience and continues their interest with painted and printed metal and the simple concepts of old tin toys. Humour and pathos, colour and surface have always played an important part in their work. Prices range from £50 onwards.
Gerlinde Huth
CLOCK | £97.50
FIGURE BROOCH | £45
SET OF TWO D-SHAPED RINGS WITH GILDED BAND | £165
BOAT BROOCH | £45
Abbot & Ellwood
BUTTERFLY, LEAF AND FLOWER NECKLACE | £237.50
Gerlinde was born and grew up in Germany. She studied Jewellery Design at Middlesex University and went on to the Royal Collage of Art to receive her Masters in 1995. Since then, she has set up her own studio in London producing one off pieces and small series of work. Public commissions include projects for the film industry, with pieces created for Oliver Stone’s ‘ Alexander’ and ‘The Da Vinci Code.’
CHOKER WITH TWO DUOTE DRUMS | £110
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ABERDEEEN
FINN
Photography A photographer at heart from an early age, Jack Lowe has always maintained a passion for the medium and all that accompanies it, particularly in this, the digital era. Jack has been distracted for the last few years providing digital services for fellow photographers and artists, so has found little time for producing his personal work. This exhibition, however, is the beginning of a gentle resurgence in Jack Lowe’s photography… 30
Jack Lowe
Jack’s ultimate aim is for his audience to see the image first, to understand what it would be like to stand in one of his landscapes, to smell the air and feel the breeze on their cheeks. You will see from this exhibition that Jack loves to keep it simple; his images endeavour to evoke a sense of space through elegant, linear construction, perhaps tapping into a lurking emotion but, above all, there to be soaked up and enjoyed.
Beyond the image, Jack strives for technical excellence throughout the whole production process, from capture to print - a process he manages entirely by himself. This combination of beautiful content and prints makes Jack’s work so popular.
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