Just because things break... Update!

Congratulations to Jakob Belbin and Karol Michalec for a VERY successful private view! The gallery was full of art enthusiasts, and all seemed very impressed by the work on show, so much so, we've decided to extend the show to through out May! So there's plenty of time to catch it, it's definitely worth a look. 

Here's a few snaps from the evening:

The combination of Jakob's paintings and Karol's sculptures compliment each others perfectly

 

A piece of pottery that was found and returned by a lucky member of the public

A celebratory cupcake

The bustling private view

A very happy artist and the people who purchased his delicate prints

Close up of one of Karol's limited edition prints

And a close up of Jakob's limited edition prints too!

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Just because things break....

Today is the exciting day that we start to install our new exhibition! Featuring the work of Jakob Belbin and Karol Michalec, the exhibition will combine beautifully dark paintings, with striking contemporary sculptures, and a participatory arts 'treasure hunt' of handpainted fragments of pottery, scattered around the streets of Brighton.

 

Jakob Belbin

Jakob Belbin

Karol Michalec

Karol Michalec

I can't wait to see it up, it promises to be a submersive exhibition, opening Tuesday 16th April 6pm-9pm.

Hopefully you'll find some pottery and we'll see you there!

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We need your help!

Over the weekend we've got some publicity happening for our next exhibition, in the form of local artists, Jakob Belbin and Karol Michalec dressing as geisha's whilst they hand out flyers promoting their event. As well as this they will also be distributing pieces of broken pottery, each piece hand painted with one of Jakob's haunting images, and with a label attached, asking them to bring the piece to the private view of their event, where the fragments will all be re united and joined to form a a ceramic mural. The fragments will be scattered around Brighton, in the hope people will be curious enough to pick up the item and follow its instructions!

As this event requires quite a lot of public interested and hype, I was wondering if you could assist us with this, in any way you can! We've got articles about to go live on both our website and blog about it, but still we have a rather limited audience, any assistance you could offer with this huge task would be greatly appreciated! I have a flyer, a poster, and an image of the flyering that was happening today, if you're interested! If not, just look out for them around town!

For more information email: thepaintingpotterycafe@gmail.com 

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Light, Water, Reflection

We're currently exhibiting the work of 'The Light-Hearted' three women with a passion for creative photography, with three main interests: Light, water and reflections (which happens to be the name of their refreshing exhibition).

This is the first time Cindy D’Roza-Mortimer, Aya Yoshimura and Fiona Wilson have ever exhibited their work, and they've done a fantastic job. All three have lived in other cities before making Brighton their home, their images often provide subtle clues towards the environments they've encountered and the marks they have left of the way they perceive the world.

Come and see their unique interpretation in this exhibition running from 23rd March -14th April

(you'd better rush as this is the last weekend!)

All work is for sale, and reasonably priced between £25-75, framed and unframed available, as well as charming postcards priced at only £1.

And here's a selection of our favourite photographs:

Aya Yoshimura

Cindy D'Roza Mortimer

Cindy D'Roza Mortimer

Aya Yoshimura

Fiona Wilson

Fiona Wilson

Aya Yoshimura

Aya Yoshimura


Interested in exhibiting with us? Email: thepaintingpotterycafe@gmail.com with a selection of images you would like to exhibit.

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The 2 Show

And now we reach the 2nd month of the year, and our 2nd show, and the conveniently named '2 Show'.

''2 Artists, 2 Exhibitions, 2 Different approaches to art.

The 2 Show brings together the work of Jonathan Chan and Denzel Limerick, 2 second year students from the University of Brighton, in which they will be displaying almost all of their major works to date, including sculptural, illustrative and photographic works. The majority of the works being shown have been completed from before and during their time at university and many are on view for the first time to the public.

The exhibition explores a wide range of mediums and ideas, each containing a unique cultural perspective from each of the artists' respective practices. From the humour of cultural faux pas to society's frustration, these two artists bring together the relationship between a new approach to class identities and mixed-media experiences.''  

Here's a selection of images from the private view provided by the artists.

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Brighton Bold

So here starts the look back over all the exhibitions we've held since the relaunch!

We opened our doors on in December 2012, and we started off with a bang! Brighton Bold consisted of five local artists, each searching for their own sense of identity within the realms of colour and pattern, making for a really vibrant and exciting show.

Here's a selection of our favourite pieces from the exhibition and a bit of info about each artist:

My Americaness, Veronica Blanar
www.veronicablanar.com

''I come from Slovakia and I came to the UK in 2010 looking for a fresh start,

 initially barely speaking a word of English. For a year and a half I lived in London, 

working as an au-pair. My plan was to return home after a year, but I became so 

engrossed with English culture that I did not want to end my ‘travel’ experience yet. 

I studied photography at college in Slovakia (Bratislava) and so instead of returning home 

because of university I decided to apply for a photography degree in the UK.

After a lot of hard work, attending many English courses, visiting photography exhibitions

 all over London, doing plenty of research, looking for inspiration and influence and 

even more studying in the evenings after work- I got in! This was the biggest achievement

 of my life, it made me realise that if I put my mind to something I can achieve it.

Now I am in my second year studying photography at Brighton Uni. 

I enjoy my course and I'm trying to get involved with talks, exhibitions and

 competitions as much as I can to keep me inspired! Documentary photography and 

every-day-life have always fascinated me, but I am also intrigued by portraits, urban and 

staged photography''.

It is a little sweet, and a little sour, Hannah Robson
www.hannahdrobson.tumblr.com

''Since starting my degree I have been exploring the idea of still life.
This has always been something I am interested in, as I think that
objects hold many meaning. I enjoy experimenting with different ways
to represent objects using expressive colours and mark making. Three
paintings I have sent depict a set up of fruit and a mouse or bird.
They are simple, flattened objects and I feel that colour and patterns
are a huge importance in these works. The last is an interior based on
my grandmother’s house but a lot of it is from my imagination. The
objects hanging on the wall and on the mantelpiece are the things I've
always found intriguing.
My aim is to create paintings that are disjointed and flattened by
using bright colours and fluid patterns all over the canvas.''

Hairstyles, B C Hamlin
www.bchamlin.tumblr.com

''I am a local (Brighton) artist. I am mainly a printmaker but I often work in 

other mediums. I gain influence from pop culture, lasting dream imagery 

and vague nostalgic memories. I mix these themes into my own

 illustrative style to create prints. ''

Posts, Daniel Skinner
www.danielmortimerskinner.co.uk

''I discovered the joys of printmaking at Brighton University and was instantly hooked

 on the graphic qualities, the physicality and the thrill of pulling the print off the press.

 Having spent for years immersed in the process of making art I graduated from 

Newcastle Poly

 in 1994 not sure what had happened. I was lucky that at that moment a brand new 

print studio had opened in the area, where I was able to continue making 

prints and after a while find work. 

The cheap cost of living and low cost of materials

 at the studio meant I was able

to really develop my work and printmaking skills over the next 

few years. 

I was slowly able to build a body of work and exhibited widely.

After moving abroad for a while to learn other forms of printmaking I returned to Brighton. 

I now work mostly in relief, working on the same themes in different forms- there is no central tenet,

 everything I see and think about comes out in one way or another through my work.

 Authenticity is the key for me, honesty in your art.''

Bowls, Alice Walter 

alice_walter@hotmail.co.uk

''My paintings are currently exploring that of the quiet, mundane and serene.

Constantly on the borderline of the abstract and the figurative my work encourages imagination

from the viewer rather than declaring a fixed statement for themselves.

This is in part due to the imagery that is in some of the paintings, such as Farm Animals

and Land-Trees, that have connotations of different things rather than being specific

objects that the viewer can identify. The large, simplified brush strokes help form this

ambiguity but also help create visual simplicity and a sense of the uncomplicated

and tranquil in all of the paintings, which the aesthetic colors and close tonal ranges

also contribute to, particularly in paintings such as City and In the Sea.

Ultimately through their aesthetic ambiguity I try to explore the concept of individuality;

being able to maintain an identity that can't fixed or categorised by an outer entity.'''

This was a great success and really got the gallery off to the right start! I'd like to thank all the artists involved for the time, effort and patience they gave our new gallery, thank you all, and  wish you the best of luck with your artistic careers.

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Call for art work!

We're currently on the look our for art work to cover our walls for this summer, we are looking for paintings, photographs, prints, basically anything eye catching and exciting and that can be hung on a wall. We've got vacant slots from early July on wards so get sending us your images!