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For Immediate
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10 May 2004
Kurt Jackson:
Two Woods
AN evocative
new exhibition by one of Britain’s most exciting landscape artists
is to get its world premiere at the Victoria Art Gallery in Bath
from Saturday, May 15 to Thursday, July 15.
For this exhibition at the Bath &
North East Somerset Council-run Art Gallery, Cornish artist Kurt
Jackson has created a series of paintings encapsulating the
atmosphere and feel of two West Country woodlands as they change
with the seasons.
To create these stunning images, the
artist undertook residencies at Skewjack Wood in the far west of
Cornwall and Ashcombe Wood just to the north of the city of Bath
during the course of a year.
Jon Benington, Curator of the
Victoria Art Gallery, said: “Bath & North East Somerset Council is
very proud to stage this wonderful exhibition.
“The paintings were done
out-of-doors and successfully recreate for the viewer the feeling of
being in the woodland itself. Leaves and soil are sometimes
incorporated into the pictures, which measure up to eight feet
square.
“We are delighted to be working with
a conservation body on this exhibition. The Woodland Trust is a
registered charity and owner of Ashcombe Wood. Thanks to
sponsorship, we have been able to print an exhibition catalogue,
sales of which will benefit the Trust.”
Born in 1961, Kurt Jackson has
always had a fascination with nature and studied zoology at St
Peter’s College in Oxford during which time he attended art courses
at the Ruskin College of Art.
In 1984 he moved to Cornwall and has
used the local coastal landscape as a key motif in much of his work.
During the past 22 years he has
exhibited extensively and has had numerous solo shows. Two Woods is
the latest in a series of residency projects at galleries across the
country.
To celebrate the opening of the
exhibition, Kurt Kackson will be giving a free talk at the Victoria
Art Gallery on Saturday, May 15 from 11.30am-12.30pm. As places are
limited, listeners are advised to attend punctually.
Full details about the exhibition
are available on the Gallery’s website at
www.victoriagal.org.uk
or by calling 01225 477233.
The Victoria Art Gallery is open
Tuesday to Friday 10am-5.30pm, Saturday 10am-5pm and Sunday 2pm-5pm.
The Gallery is closed on Monday and admission is free.
Notes to Editors:
Bath & North East Somerset Council’s
art gallery houses the area’s permanent collection of British and
European art from the 15th century to the present day.
The Gallery has one of the best
temporary exhibition programmes in the region, ranging from prints
to sculpture, including national touring exhibitions and major
retrospectives. There are frequent workshops, holiday activities and
a full
For further
information and images contact:
Jon Benington,
Curator of the Victoria Art Gallery, on Tel: 01225 477772 or e-mail
jon_benington@bathnes.gov.uk
Patricia Dunlop, Commercial
Marketing Manager - Heritage Services, on Tel: 01225 477759 or
e-mail patricia_dunlop@bathnes.gov.uk
For comment,
contact:
Cllr Nicole
O’Flaherty, Executive Member for Tourism, Leisure and Culture, on
Tel:01225 310341 or e-mail nicole_oflaherty@bathnes.gov.uk
Issued by: Bath &
North East Somerset Press Office, tel 01225 477827 or 477283, email:
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