News Archive Jan - Jun 2012
WE BID FAREWELL TO DELAMORE ARTS 2012
1st June
If you have purchased art and are due to collect (or are an artist collecting pieces) please be advised the the collection dates and times are as follows:
Collection: Friday 1st June and Tuesday 5th June - Friday 8th June between 10am and 6pm.
Please note there is NO collection on the 2nd, 3rd and 4th June.
Finally we are very pleased to announce the winner of the Michael Morgan artist first proof, which has been kindly donated by the artist to raise funds for this year's supported charity the RNLI. The raffle saw huge support and the winning ticket is Penelope Blair of Noss Mayo.
FOUR DAYS TO VISIT DELAMORE ARTS 201227th MayThe Delamore Arts 2012 exhibition is due to close on Thursday 31st May. There are still four days to visit us!
If you did need any further visual persuasion then Sculptor Kevin Deery's photographic montage, which includes some of this year's art and the Delamore grounds may just win you over!.
ANOTHER AMAZING MAY DAY24th MayThe stunning summer weather continues this week at Delamore Arts in Devon. We have eight days remaining for this year's exhibition so please do come to see us! Visitors have been taking full advantage of the glorious sunshine to enjoy the sculpture in the Victorian gardens and the two gallerys based at Delamore House and Delamore Park, a short walk across the lake. I think you'll agree our view from the gallery is superb! Sculpture in image by Paul Vanstone, Ian Edwards and Ian Marlow ARBS.
SCULPTOR PROFILE: ALEXANDRA CHETWODE21st MayAfter gaining a BA in Anthropology at Kent University Alexandra Chetwode went on to study Fine Art at Weston College. Working from her Somerset studio Alexandra sculpts in either clay, plasterline, wire or papier-mache. She demonstrates her curiosity about the human condition and her love of the horse, (seen in her handbuilt ceramic work opposite 'Spartacus').
All of Alexandra's work finished in bronze resin is cast locally and available in limited editions of 25. All ceramic pieces are entirely hand built and unique.
LOCAL PAINTER PROFILE: TESSA JANE 17th May Delamore Arts is fortunate to exhibit the work of painters and sculptors based both in the UK and internationally. Over the last ten years of exhibitions we have seen the growth of some hugely talented local artists and continue to forge strong connections with our South West artists.
Tessa Jane is a Devon based painter who works across a variety of media including paint, stitch, collage and wood. 'I want to encourage the observers own ideas and imagination' Tessa tells us ' I capture atmosphere and want to evoke a moment, using a splash of gold or real embedded object, a glimpse of memory'.
RNLI TO HOST KIDS ARTS & CRAFTS ACTIVITY DAY ON SATURDAY 19TH MAY AT DELAMORE ARTS
15th May
Delamore's 2012 supported charity the RNLI will be running a children's 'Arts and Crafts' activity day on Saturday 19th May between 1030am-430pm in the Courtyard Cafe overflow area.
There will be a chance to contribute to a special collage made of children's hands, take part in colouring and sculpture style activities, lifeboat building and poster design - some of which may be published in the RNLI educational magazine 'Shorething'.
Charity contributions would be warmly welcomed. There is no booking requirement.
SHOWCASING NEW TALENT
Delamore is committed to showcasing fresh and dynamic talent and this year is no exception. We are very fortunate to be exhibiting an array of paintings and sculpture by up and coming artists that continue to engage and delight our visitors. Cornwall based Rob Braybrooks is one such artists. Rob has created a series of paintings for Delamore using the medium of wood relief birch.
Depicting seasonal patterns and habitats of fauna and flora in West Cornwall's beautiful outdoor environment, Rob uses minimal, high contrast media of light wood and dark paint to capture silhouettes created as the sun is low in the sky. The result is both clever and striking.
THE NUTS AND BOLTS OF IT......
10th May
If you have already visited Delamore's sculpture gardens you may caught site of the stunning 'Bolt' sculpture created by Karl Wilby and Dan Fermor. The Bolt sculpture was created especially for Delamore Arts 2012 and is situated near the avenue leading to the cromlech. The piece took over a week to complete on site at Delamore and is a striking vision.
' I have been sculpting since about 1990' Karl tells Delamore Arts 'my preferred materials are stone, metal and wood and I am continually developing my ideas and skills through various projects and commissions. I enjoy using traditional tools and methods as well as using more modern techniques'
In the past Karl has worked as a special effects artist and prop maker and has been involved in various building and restoration projects. Karl also collaborates with other artists creating art for festival sites, public events and organisations. His sculptures are primarily figurative and he believes he is mainly influenced and inspired by nature, technology science, cave paintings and cartoons.
The 'Bolt' can be viewed throughout Delamore's month long exhibition.
ASSOCIATION OF BRITISH NAIVE ARTISTS EXHIBIT OVER 40 ARTISTS AT DELAMORE 8th May Delamore Arts has been joined in its 10th anniversary celebrations by the Association of British Naive Artists. There are over 40 ABNA artists showcasing their vibrant and striking paintings at the second Delamore Arts gallery. The gallery, which can be reached following the sculpture trail to Delamore Park has re-opened exclusively for the month long exhibition. Artists include Judy Joel, Anne Currie, Brian Pollard, Sandy Wager and Caroline Appleyard.
DELAMORE SCULPTURE GARDENS
5th May Delamore's sculpture gardens are open to the public for the full month of May. We have already seen some impressive numbers of visitors enjoying the sculpture gardens, gallery and ABNA exhibition. If you happen to be admiring the lawns in the sculpture garden we have Delamore's 'Man that Can' Graham to thank. Here's Graham having a well earned break and taking in Nigel Cann's 'Mountainside Stone' sculpture.
DELAMORE HITS THE HEADLINES 3rd May Delamore has some great mentions and images in the national press today covering Henry Bruce's Delamore Pink Tree Art Installation. Pictures have appeared in the Telegraph, Guardian, Sun and Daily Mail to name a few. The Delamore Arts exhibition has a strong mention in the Mail which is grand! Follow the link below to read the article. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2138406/Oak-tree-thats-painted-fluorescent-PINK.html
DELAMORE ARTS 2012 OPENS TO SUNSHINE *correct at time of press*! 1st May Delamore Arts opened to the public today for its month long exhibition. We seem to have finally been blessed with some sunshine (hooray! I hope we didn't speak too soon) which is wonderful for enjoying the sculpture gardens even more. There is an array of impressive indoor sculpture and paintings to view in the main gallery. You can also take a scenic stroll through the sculpture trail to the Delamore Gallery, which is host to over 40 artists from the Association on British Naive Artists. Remember we also have more art and ceramics on display in the courtyard cafe so you can peruse more delights whilst you enjoy some light refreshments!
DELAMORE ARTS 2012 OPENS TO THE PUBLIC ON TUESDAY 1ST MAY 30th April Delamore Arts will be opening to the public on Tuesday 1st May. Gates will be open from 10.30am - 4.30pm. The weekend's severe weather conditions, which resulted in a number of trees coming down on the Delamore estate, sadly meant the artist preview show had to be called off. For those artists and their guests who were due to attend the artist's preview afternoon on Sunday 29th April please be assured that your preview invitation will permit you free entry at any point during the public exhibition. Its been a dramatic start to our 10th anniversary exhibition and we are looking forward to an exciting show throughout May! We have seen some great pre-sales for both sculptures and paintings and am sure that you will be 'blown away' purely by this year's talented array of artists!
SPECTACULAR ART PROJECT TAKES SHAPE AT DELAMORE 26th April Today Delamore's Gavin Dollard spoke to Radio Devon about the forthcoming exhibition and the spectacular art project currently taking place at Delamore House. It's already sparked some interesting debates. You can listen to the interview on BBC I-Player by following this link (interview can be heard at 2:31:35) http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p00qmfj4 Re-knowned Artist Henry Bruce is undertaking his largest possibly most controversial art project to date in the grounds of the Delamore Estate. As part of the art and sculpture exhibition at Delamore Henry will paint a massive skeletal 21 metre high oak tree flourescent pink to celebrate the beauty of nature and the evolving life of trees. Delamore founder Gavin Dollard hopes the project will also highlight the issue of the destructive phytophthora, known as 'plant destroyer and the lack of action to deal with the consequences of the disease. "Landowners across the South West are felling seven square miles of Japanese Larch to combat the tree killing fungus which was discovered in 2002" says Gavin "Nearly 1000 acres of infected larch have been removed by the Foestry Commission, while private landowners have been ordered to fell 4000 acres of timber by March, some 300,000 tons. There is no compensation whatsoever for landowners, The sculpture will make the issue facing landowners known to the public".
DELAMORE ARTS WELCOMES BRITISH POP ARTIST COLIN SELF 25th April We are lucky to have so many talented artists this year and with such a variety of styles and subjects. Amongst our artists this year is Colin Self. We are lucky to be able to showcase some of Colin Self's etchings 'From the Springs Fireplace Road' suite. Colin is a pre-eminent British Pop Artist, who was a student at The Slade from 1961–63, a contemporary of David Hockney and Peter Blake. In 2009 Hockney, while discussing that year’s Royal Academy Summer Exhibition, described Colin Self as ‘the best draftsman in British art living today’. Self’s work is held in major collections worldwide, including the Tate Gallery, and figures in the exhibition currently running at Tate Liverpool co-curated by Marianne Faithfull and featuring artists such as Francis Bacon,Robert Mapplethorpe and Lucian Freud. This series of etchings is part of a suite of 30 produced over the past few years. A number of editions in the suite have sold out. Each image is ingeniously created from found objects or is based on earlier drawings by the artist, and incorporate a variety of etching techniques. These signed etchings are created in very small editions, limited by the nature of the original materials employed in making them: ‘Green Man’ for instance was etched on to the centre of an engraved copper tray; ‘Hot Dog’ on to a box of dates.
HENRY BRUCE'S 'HORIZON CUBE' ARRIVES AT DELAMORE 18th April Henry Bruce's installation peice 'Horizon Cube' is now in residence at Delamore. Standing 20ft high and made of Steel and Aluminium it is a visually stunning piece. You can view all our sculptures and paintings from May 1st when the exhibition opens to the public.
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SCULPTURE GARDENS LOOKING PEAR SHAPED - LITERALLY! 17th April Delamore's sculpture gardens are host to some incredible pieces of work for this year's exhibition. Joe Smith's Slate 'Pear' travelled all the way from Scotland (with help naturally) and looks completely at home at Delamore on the edge of Dartmoor! See image right. Henry Bruce is delivering some of his pieces today and by the looks of the unloading it promises to be interesting on completion of installation. More images to follow!
DELAMORE'S RHODODENDRONS IN BLOOM 11th April Delamore's garden's are already a bloom with colour, the sunshine and showers have seen a burst of pink flowers from the rhododendron's in particular! The gardens have some very old rhododendrons, believed to have been brought here by Sir William Parker, who was one of Nelson's Captains at Trafalgar, and later ADC to Queen Victoria.
Originally designed by St Aubyn the gardens have been altered and changed over the years but are now in the process of restoration including the Millennium Avenue with 52 lime trees and the largest cromlech on Dartmoor.
ONLINE 2012 CATALOGUE'S ARE NOW LIVE 10th April We are thrilled to announce that the online catalogue for the main Delamore 2012 exhibition and the catalogue for the Association of British Naive Artists at Delamore 2012 are both now available to view on our website Please note we'll be adding to the main Delamore online catalogue over the new few weeks.
ARTIST DELIVERIES FOR 2012 UNDERWAY! 9th April Its a wet and windy day here at Delamore on Easter Monday as we see the first of the 2012 pieces of art and sculpture delivered. Our spirits aren't at all dampened by the weather as the first views of the paintings and sculptures have got us hugely excited about out tenth anniversary exhibition! You'll be able to get an online preview of all the work on show this year very soon when the 2012 catalouge goes online. Keep posted!
MICHAEL MORGAN'S RARE ARTIST PROOF TO BE DONATED TO RNLI CHARITY FUNDRAISING The print, which has never been released as a limited edition will be raffled during the course of Delamore's month long exhibition,with all proceeds going to this year's supported charity the RNLI. Entry to the raffle will cost £1 and the winner will be drawn at the close of the exhibition.
SUPPORTED 2012 CHARITY THE RNLI TO HOST ART & CRAFT ACTIVITIES DAY AT DELAMORE ON THE 19TH MAY
Nigel Millard will be displaying his artwork in the Old Kitchen Café through the month of May. Nigel Millard is a photographer based in Devon, who is also a volunteer RNLI crew member at Torbay lifeboat station.
Nigel has been working with the RNLI since 2005, providing them with iconic imagery. He is currently working on a major new project for the RNLI. Some of Nigel's images can be seen to the right.
Nigel will also be on hand to offer his photography advice on the 19th May when the RNLI education volunteers will be offering a fun filled day of art and craft activities where families can learn all about the work of the RNLI.
Activities involved include: Help to build a big picture of the RNLI Build a Lifeboat and see if it floats Colour in the RNLI fleet of Lifeboats Design a beach safety poster Quizzes
Further details will be available shortly.
DELAMORE'S CAFE KITCHEN TO SHOWCASE STUNNING CERAMICS
We will again be using the cafe in the Old Kitchen courtyard and offering a chance to refresh and recharge with homemade soup, sandwiches, cakes and ice cream. We will also be showcasing some fabulous ceramic work by artists such as Alex McCarthy, Jacqueline Leighton Boyce, Sarah Nichol and Matthew Marsh,which will be on view and for sale in the kitchen cafe. (Matthew Marsh's teapots and Jaqueline Leighton Boyce's 'Pink Tulip' Ceramic both pictured right).
DELAMORE TO SUPPORT RNLI AT ITS 2012 EXHIBITION
Delamore Arts has confirmed that it will be supporting the RNLI for its 10th Anniversary exhibition work during May 2012, at Delamore Park, Cornwood. The South West’s leading arts and sculpture exhibition on the edge of Dartmoor, will donate a portion of its entry fees to the RNLI. Delamore founder Gavin Dollard said: “The RNLI continues to do a fantastic job watching over our coastline, which is particularly vital in the South West, and saving lives. We felt this year we really wanted to give them our support” “Events such as this exhibition help us to weather the economic storm and continue to save lives at sea,” said Claire Timbrell, RNLI. “We are very excited and extremely grateful to be involved with Delamore Art's tenth anniversary of presenting such fantastic artwork set in beautiful surroundings" "Our lifeboat service in the UK receives no Government funding. Each year the charity must find £145.4M to keep our lifeboats and lifeguards operating and make sure every penny donated is spent prudently.
ASSOCIATION OF BRITISH NAIVE ARTISTS TO JOIN DELAMORE'S 10TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATIONS AND EXHIBITION.
The ABNA will be featured along with sculpture and artworks by over 100 artists in the main house and gardens. Visitors will be able to follow a sculpture trail to the Delamore Gallery to see original works by over forty of the Association’s members whose brilliant colours and playful imagery epitomise naive art. Featured naive artists will include Anne Currie, Brian Pollard, Sandy Wager and Caroline Appleyard. “Naive Art has become increasingly popular in recent years for its honesty, simplicity and accessibility. It is unusual to get a chance to see so many fine examples in one place, that’s why we’re really excited about the ABNA agreeing to exhibit at Delamore for 2012.” said Gavin Dollard, Director of Delamore Arts. Daphne Stephenson chairman and Judy Joel director of ABNA are also delighted to have a chance to bring their members together for this one off show. Judy says “We are very happy to have been invited to join in the 10th Anniversary of Art@Delamore. We too have many reasons to celebrate. It is the 10th Anniversary of ABNA, and we have just had our first book published, which will be launched during the exhibition. We look forward to an exciting month at Delamore and to meeting many new friends"
A BIG THANK YOU TO OUR ARTISTS!
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The oil, watercolour and pastel originals are expected to fetch between £1,000 and £15,500 each.The latest paintings include scenes from Kieron's home county and abroad. Kieron's last exhibition at the Norfolk gallery in 2010 caused a stir across the art world, with his collection of works selling out in 30 minutes.Fans camped outside the gallery days before the sale, with people from as far away as Arizona in the US snapping up his paintings. His last exhibition was at the Delamore Arts Festival in Devon in May, where his works sold out before the event began. For the full story please click on the link below: |
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Lee McCarthy Night Time Falmouth Annabelle Gregory, St Ives
Charlie O'Sullivan, Between the Lines, Arcylic on Wood.
David Cooke, Salmon, Bronze,
David Greenhalgh, Huts, Boat at Portland, Collage
Richard Snowden, Upper Pool Fish, Mixed Media |
