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Modern Art Press Releases Press releases about Modern art from Red Rag Bath Art Gallery Listed below are some recent Red Rag Gallery press releases covering news in the Red Rag Modern art world. Throughout the year there is always news and reviews from Red Rag covering Modern art activities. Journalists and publications are welcome to subscribe to the gallery updates. To stay informed with the latest Modern art news from Red Rag Gallery email the gallery to request registration. 20 June 2012 - Still Life Show at Red Rag Stow PRESS RELEASE
The Still Life Show This month at Red Rag Gallery there is an inspiring mixed exhibition of art works by leading British artists who specialise in painting Still Life pieces. 'The Still Life Show' features art works from a number of British artists including: Liz Knox, Simon Laurie, Mhairi McGregor, Bill Selby, Dawn Sidoli Carole Teagle, Gallery Manager at Red Rag Gallery, said, "It is a delight to see such wonderful paintings with such a breath of styles celebrating the Still Life genre. For anyone with an interest in the fine art of Still Life painting it is a must to see the show." The exhibition commences on 24 June and continues until 7 July at the Red Rag Gallery in Church Street, Stow on the Wold, Gloucestershire. The gallery is open each day from 10:00 Notes for Editors: Red Rag Gallery specialise in original paintings, sculptures and limited edition prints from leading British and Irish contemporary artists. The gallery which is one of the most well known in the UK has over 250 works of art on display at any one time. It is based in the historic town of Stow on the Wold. Opening hours are: 10 am to 5 Monday to Saturday. 11 am to 4 Sunday Further details from Red Rag Gallery on 01451 832563 Red Rag Gallery for British Art 04 April 2011 - David Barnes Modern Art Show
DAVID BARNES: FIRST SOLO EXHIBITION AT RED RAG MODERN ART GALLERY The ancient, bold and rugged landscapes of Wales, Anglesey and the North Wales coast will take centre-stage in a new one-man show, celebrating the work of artist David Barnes, at the Red Rag Modern Art Gallery in Brock Street, Bath, from 17 April 2011. David has spent much of his free time over the years walking in the mountains of Snowdonia and on the coastline of North Wales and Anglesey; and it is his response to this landscape that inspires much of his work. Barnes has a growing reputation for his highly textured, evocative paintings of this cherished landscape; and for his enthusiastic, confident still life compositions. David works with oils and a palette knife, with a thick impasto technique, and produces bold strokes that suit the often rugged nature of the landscape which is his principal subject. This method of painting adds strength and texture to his painting, giving it a sculptured feel and evoking the very character and personality of the landscape. He generally uses a palette that reflects the often dark brooding colours of the North Wales landscape. However, he is increasingly using more vibrant colours and painting other landscapes that he loves ' Scotland, Cornwall, West Wales and Ireland ' and which will feature in the modern art show. David Barnes admires and is influenced by the work of the Welsh artist Sir Kyffin Williams, who used a similar impasto technique; but it is his response to the landscape of North Wales and Anglesey that has most inspired his work. David has exhibited widely in the UK but this is his first solo exhibition with the Red Rag Modern Art Gallery. The Red Rag Modern Art in Bath is open seven days a week from 10:00 daily. The David Barnes Modern Art Solo Exhibition will run from 17 April 2011 to 01 May 2011 at the Red Rag Modern Art Gallery Notes for Editors: Red Rag Gallery specialise in modern original paintings, sculptures and limited edition prints from leading British and Irish contemporary artists. The Bath gallery which is one of the most elegant and impressive locations in the UK has over 100 works of modern art on display at any one time. Further details from Red Rag Gallery Bath on 01225 332223 Red Rag Gallery ' modern British and Irish Art 31 January 2011 - Magic and Fairy Tales Art Show
'MAGIC and FAIRY TALES modern art exhibition Enchantment, magic, fairy tale and whimsy collide fantastically in a colourful first exhibition of the New Year, Magic & Fairy Tales, at the Red Rag Modern Art Gallery in Brock Street, Bath opening on Sunday, 20 February 2011. Tales of enchantment ' of fairies, magic, the whimsical and the wonderful ' come to life brilliantly in this unusual, engaging modern art exhibition. The show embraces the wide variety of the fantastic and imaginative, from works of fairytale vibrancy and vivid colour (Stephanie Lambourne, At the Bottom of the Garden), to the extraordinary and surprising (Gordon Mitchell, Rise and Fall and Laptop), to mystical reflection (Stuart Buchanan, Solstice). Scottish artist (Catriona Campbell, particularly well known for her imagery of the circus and her fine portrayal of horses, offers a fascinating perspective of the 'fabulous'; while David Schofield and (Gary Walton also make distinctive contributions to create a marvellous gallery of the imagination. The Red Rag Modern Art in Bath is open seven days a week from 10:00 daily. Notes for Editors: Red Rag Gallery specialise in modern original paintings, sculptures and limited edition prints from leading British and Irish contemporary artists. The Bath gallery which is one of the most elegant and impressive locations in the UK has over 100 works of modern art on display at any one time. Further details from Red Rag Gallery Bath on 01225 332223 Red Rag Gallery ' modern British and Irish Art 15 October 2010 - Snowdon to London - Contemporary Landscapes
'Snowdon to London' ' a journey in contemporary Landscape painting Three contemporary landscape artists travel through middle England and North Wales on a visual journey from Snowdon to London, in an exhibition showing at the Red Rag Modern Art Gallery in Brock Street, Bath from Sunday, 14 November 2010 until 28 November 2010. The three ' David Barnes, Colin Carruthers and Michael Kidd ' share their interpretation of these precious, sometimes remote or unseen, landscapes in very distinctive styles, finding harmony in their love of the vibrant colour and gentle grandeur of the English and Welsh countryside. The three artists provide contrasting insights on this cross-country journey ' David Barnes offers highly textural, sculptured images of North Wales; Colin Carruthers gentler, atmospheric paintings of the quintessential Cotswolds and central England; and Michael Kidd strong, bold and imaginative paintings of the Cotswold landscape and the city, London. The journey involves an invitation from each artist to consider these fascinating country and urban landscapes afresh, whether that is by removing obvious references to 'offer up space for thought' (Carruthers); or by playing with mathematics, patterns, colour, perspective and reality to create a simplified striking image (Kidd); or by the use of bold strokes, strong textures and colour to capture the sculptured feel of place (Barnes). There is then a challenge in the journey ' even beyond enduring aesthetic pleasure the exhibition provides opportunity for thought and contemplation. The gallery is open seven days a week from 10:00 daily. Notes for Editors: Red Rag Gallery specialise in original paintings, sculptures and limited edition prints from leading British and Irish contemporary artists. The Bath gallery which is one of the most elegant and impressive locations in the UK has over 100 works of art on display at any one time. Further details from Red Rag Gallery on 01225 332223 Red Rag Gallery ' modern British and Irish Art 16 July 2010 - Bath Scenes
'Bath Scenes' ' contemporary, fresh views of familiar places in the City We move through it daily, travel its streets and spaces or rest in its familiarity; sometimes caught in our own thoughts ' looking without seeing; sometimes surprised or excited by what we see; the City. In a new exhibition running from 25 July 2010 at the Red Rag Modern Art Gallery in Brock Street, a select group of distinguished artists ' David Farren, Ian Hargreaves and Bath-based artist Bruce Yardley ' convey their own unique impressions and interpretations of familiar and less well known places in the famous Georgian City of Bath ' its architecture, atmosphere and people. In so doing they open our eyes to look again at familiar places in a new light. All three artists work in the impressionist tradition. David Farren has built a reputation as a modern impressionist, painting in oils and acrylic, using open brushwork and colour to represent the energy and movement of the urban landscape and to capture the ambience and everyday life of the City. Ian Hargreaves paints mainly in acrylic; and imbues the everyday with fresh insight and meaning. Bruce Yardley , painting confidently and exclusively in oils, is fascinated with the varied effects of light and shade; and has the ability effortlessly to evoke a sense of place and experience. Carine Besse, Gallery Manager, said, 'It is a delight and joy to celebrate the special atmosphere and culture of our wonderful City in this exhibition, through the work of these three gifted artists.' David Farren (b.1972) was born in the region and studied art at Bristol. He has been painting professionally since 2000. Ian Hargreaves (b. 1957) studied at Bournemouth College of Art (1974-6) and is a member of the International Guild of Realism. He has spent many years working in the UK and Europe (especially Germany) and has exhibited in the UK, Germany and the USA. Bruce Yardley (b. 1962), based locally in Bath, is the son of artist John Yardley and has been painting full-time since 1996, after a career in the wine trade. He is an associate member of the Royal Institute of Oil Painters and received the Menena Joy Schwabe Memorial Award in 2000. All three contributors have exhibited widely and their work is held in collections in the UK and abroad. The gallery is open seven days a week from 10:00 daily. Notes for Editors: Red Rag Gallery specialise in original paintings, sculptures and limited edition prints from leading British and Irish contemporary artists. The Bath gallery which is one of the most elegant and impressive locations in the UK has over 100 works of art on display at any one time. Further details from Red Rag Gallery on 01225 332223 Red Rag Gallery ' modern British and Irish Art 07 June 2010 - Still Life Art Exhibition PRESS RELEASE 'Still Life Art Exhibition' at Bath Art Gallery A vibrant, sun-soaked, summer exhibition, Still Life, opens at the Red Rag Modern Art Gallery in Brock Street, Bath from 20 June 2010. Still Life brings together modern art work by both established and emerging young artists in a vivid and colourful mid-summer show. The art exhibition includes still life painting in all its dynamic diversity. Still life painting captures objects in a moment in time, yet imbues that moment ' and often the mystery of the story behind it ' with an enduring quality. The exhibition at the Red Rag Modern Art Gallery includes the art works from artists who exercise this skill with ease. Anji Allen , for instance, captures a sense of story telling in her celebration of the everyday ' a bowl of cherries, a pile of books ' recognizing that her textured paintings are 'an emotional response to memory'; Sophie Harding achieves a similar sense of life captured in a moment in her unusual, endearing naïve style; while Peter Burgess uses a graphic style, thoughtful composition and a fine balance of light and shade to create striking images of timeless elegance; and Andrew Talbot narrates his stories in exquisite, fine detail and deep, rich colour. Michael Clark , Jane Lion and Paul Stone are among other artists exhibiting in this show. Art works are presented in both oils and acrylic. Red Rag Gallery Manager, Carine Besse, notes 'It is a wonderful uplifting experience to see everyday objects ' still life ' viewed in new and inspiring ways with skill and feeling, enabling us to view our world in a fresh light. Still Life will refresh and inspire.' All artists participating in 'Still Life' have exhibited widely in the UK and their art work is held in many art collections in the UK, Europe and elsewhere. The Still Life Exhibition will run from 20 June 2010 to 11 July 2010 at the Red Rag Modern Art Gallery, Brock Street, Bath BA1 2LN. The gallery is open from 10:00 each day. Red Rag Gallery ' modern British and Irish Art 14 May 2010 - Landscape Art Exhibition PRESS RELEASE 'Landscape Art Exhibition' at Bath Art Gallery The rich diversity of the British landscape is reflected and celebrated in a new exhibition at the Red Rag Modern Art Gallery in Brock Street, Bath from 23 May 2010. The British landscape is renowned for its many-faceted character ' from the wilds of Scotland to the mellow warmth of the Cotswolds ' and has been explored in art over generations. In this exhibition, Red Rag have assembled work by a wealth of talented, living artists who are re-interpreting this fascinating and continually changing landscape in contemporary and distinctive ways for a new generation. The art exhibition ranges from local Cotswold scenes ' the crisp, finely detailed imaginative interpretations of Michael Kidd ('playing with perspectives and keeping it simple') and the railway poster-like images of Alan Tyers ' to the enchanting pastel scenes of land and sky of Norman Smith and the charming, intimate wildflower studies of Ann Oram, both of which exude the atmosphere of summer. Hugh Sean O'Rourke's bold paintings of the wide expanses of the Irish Atlantic coast, and David Atkins , with his evocative images of Dorset's Jurassic coast, capture differing moods of the land/sea edge; while Laurence Quigley and Colin Carruthers complete the show with characteristic studies of light and shade as they seek to capture and share their own experience of painting outside in the landscape, particularly in southern England. Red Rag Gallery Manager, Carine Besse, commenting on the forthcoming exhibition, said, 'The quality and variety of work shown in this exhibition is truly astounding and offers a new window for us to see afresh the richness of our treasured landscapes'. All contributors to British Landscape have exhibited widely in the UK and their work is held in collections in the UK, Europe and the US. The Landscape Exhibition will run from 23 May to 06 June 2010 Notes for Editors: Red Rag Gallery specialise in original paintings, sculptures and limited edition prints from leading British and Irish contemporary artists. The Bath gallery which is one of the most elegant and impressive locations in the UK has over 100 works of art on display at any one time. The gallery is open seven days a week from 10:00 daily. Further details from Red Rag Gallery on 01225 332223 Red Rag Gallery ' modern British and Irish Art 01 April 2010 - Prelude Art Show at Bath Art Gallery PRESS RELEASE 'Prelude' Art Show at Bath Art Gallery Red Rag Gallery is delighted to announce an exciting exhibition of contemporary British art at its Gallery in the famous Georgian city of Bath -- the 'Prelude' exhibition at the Red Rag Modern Art Gallery in Brock Street will run from 18 April until 2 May 2010. Red Rag has built a reputation for excellence in showing quality contemporary art from living British artists and 'Prelude' is firmly in this tradition. 'It is a joy to present a visually exhilarating range of distinctive work from such a fine and varied group of contemporary artists,' notes Red Rag Gallery Manager, Carine Besse, 'and we anticipate that this will indeed be a prelude to that which is to come, as we look forward to an exciting programme of shows in the months ahead at the Bath art gallery.' 'Prelude' features art work in a variety of styles and media, giving a broad view of the richness and vitality of contemporary art in the UK. The show will span work in the naïve style of Sasha Harding coastal scenes), in the realm of observational memory and impressionism (such as Tina Morgan evocation of lazy summer days) as well as the representational insight of Jeremy Barlow into the city's daily life, the quirky urban scenes of Gary Walton and the enchanting animal portraits of Robina Yasmin. Others represented in this stimulating mix in the 'Prelude' art exhibition include Mike Bernard , Paul Bursnall , David Farrant , Elaine Fine , Sophie Harding , John Kingsley , Jane Lion, Paul Robinson , Ann Shrager and Alfred Stockham . All of those represented have exhibited widely in the UK and their work is held in collections in the UK, Europe and the US. Notes for Editors: Red Rag Gallery specialise in original paintings, sculptures and limited edition prints from leading British and Irish contemporary artists. The Bath gallery which is one of the most elegant and impressive locations in the UK has over 100 works of art on display at any one time. The gallery is open seven days a week from 10:00 daily. Further details from Red Rag Gallery on 01225 332223 Red Rag Gallery ' modern British and Irish Art 12 March 2010 - Karl Terry Wins Red Rag Award at RBA PRESS RELEASE
British Artist Karl Terry - 'On The Rother' Bath based Red Rag Gallery is delighted to announce that Kent born artist, Karl Terry has been presented with this year's Red Rag Gallery Award ' at the Royal Society of British Artists Annual Open Exhibition ' for his painting 'On the Rother'. The art work is on view at the RBA Open Exhibition at the Pall Mall Galleries, London until 21 March. Karl Terry was born in Ashford, Kent and now lives near the medieval town of Rye in East Sussex. He has drawn and painted all his life but has had no formal training and is largely self-taught. Karl has developed an extensive portfolio of art work, which includes still life, the English landscape, river and coastal scenes and views of London life, as well as paintings recording his travels in the south of France and Thailand. 'On the Rother', as winner of the Red Rag Gallery Award, is representative of this broader body of expressive art work, in this case capturing the unhurried flow of the British river in a gentle palette. Karl Terry paints outside in all weathers. He says: "I paint directly from nature and my work is my personal and immediate response to being submerged in the atmosphere. My continued learning to see colour has been a revelation and has opened my eyes to the beauty that surrounds us, even in the mundane" Karl Terry's painting 'Early Morning Faversham Quay' won the Artist Magazine Highly Commended Award at the Artist & Leisure Painter Patchings Exhibition in 2008; and he also was winner of the Winsor & Newton Prize at the Patchings Art Fair in 2009. More recently Karl has been selected as a candidate for the Wapping Group of Artists, which enthusiastically records and interprets life on the River Thames. Notes for Editors: The Red Rag Gallery Award ' is an annual award of the Royal Society of British Artist's, which recognises emerging new talent in contemporary British art. The RBA 2010 Annual Open Exhibition is at the Mall Galleries, London until 21 March. Further details from Red Rag Gallery on 01225 332223 Red Rag Art Gallery for Modern British Art 20 January 2010 - Red Rag Announces New Artist for Bath Gallery PRESS RELEASE
New artist ' Colin Carruthers at Red Rag Bath Art Gallery Leading UK modern art gallery, Red Rag, have announced that landscape artist Colin Carruthers is the latest painter to be showing at the Bath Art Gallery in Brock Street, Bath. Colin Carruthers was born in Antrim, Northern Ireland. He studied at Birmingham Institute of Art, gaining a BA Honours Fine Art Degree in 1997. He produces landscape and seascape paintings, often in the form of diptychs, triptychs and polyptychs which are intended to convey the ever-changing aspects of nature. One of the features of Colin Carruthers art work lies in the fact that he does not use any obvious references. Geographical landmarks, people and the signs of society are all stripped away from view in order to create a space which can be more enticing, raw or subjective. Carine Besse of Red Rag says: 'Colin Carruthers is quickly establishing a name for fine contemporary art. He produces art work of the highest quality and we are delighted to be showing such a talented artist in the Bath Art Gallery.' Colin Carruthers paintings are highly textured pieces which successfully capture the atmosphere of a particular time and place. The paintings being shown at the Bath Art galley are newly painted landscape scenes of the British countryside. Notes for Editors: Red Rag Gallery specialise in original paintings, sculptures and limited edition prints from leading British and Irish contemporary artists. The gallery which is one of the most attractive in the UK has over 100 works of art on display at anyone time. Opening hours are: 10 am to 5 Monday to Saturday. 11 am to 4 Sunday Further details from Red Rag Gallery on 01225 332223 Red Rag Bath Art Gallery for Modern Art 02 October 2009 - Red Rag Announces New Modern Art Gallery PRESS RELEASE Red Rag Open New Art Gallery in Bath Leading UK art gallery Red Rag has announced the opening of a new modern art gallery in the Georgian City of Bath. The gallery will open in late October and is located in Brock Street between the world famous Royal Crescent and The Circus. The new gallery will continue to show and promote the figurative house style for which Red Rag has become so well known with a number of established gallery Artists. A number of new artists will also be showing in Bath for the first time. New artists who have agreed to show with Red Rag include Jeremy Barlow , Mike Bernard , Sasha Harding , Tina Morgan and Austin Moseley Speaking about the new gallery Carine Besse from Red Rag says: 'The City is a one of England's most beautiful places to visit and has a reputation for quality art Galleries in Bath . Our new gallery is a beautiful, spacious Georgian building and we are sure visitors and locals alike will enjoy browsing the art in such a wonderful space. There will be a wide choice of paintings, Sculptures and Limited Edition Prints on display' The gallery will be open seven days a week from 10:00 daily. Notes for Editors: Red Rag Gallery specialise in original paintings, sculptures and limited edition prints from leading British and Irish contemporary artists. The Bath gallery which is one of the most elegant and impressive locations in the UK has over 100 works of art on display at anyone time. Further details from Red Rag Gallery on 01225 332223 Red Rag Gallery ' modern British and Irish Art |
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