The Artist in Our Midst: Suffolk and Norfolk - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0955814707 ISBN 13: 9780955814709

Publisher: Green Pebble, 2008

Synopsis

The Artist in Our Midst celebrates many of the courageous and singular artists who form an important part of the rich cultural heritage of East Anglia. These are not overblown celebrities, but hardworking and perceptive men and women who live in our community, who help to form its very fabric, and who painstakingly capture and express some of life's more elusive, elemental qualities. They are the reporters and commentators you will not find on TV or radio, but whose works so richly illuminate the history of our times.

Also in The Artist in Our Midst:

88 colour images by 48 leading Norfolk and Suffolk contemporary artists,

The artists' own statements describing their works,

The opinions of Norfolk and Suffolk's foremost galleries on the works of the featured artists,

Artists' biographies (including details of their membership to local and national artistic societies),

A comprehensive list of the galleries showing these artists' works

About this title

Review

"...a new book showcasing the work of 48 Norfolk and Suffolk contemporary artists..."
-- Eastern Daily Press, June 9, 2008

Excerpt. © Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved.

Colin Self

"As children, we thought ourselves classless and back then, as now, it wasn't an issue. But at the Slade in 1961, my working class traditions, childhood family's needs and two negative Slade college tutors made me realise I was going to have to develop a streak of tough self reliance to survive as an artist... Early friendship with the likes of David Hockney, who introduced my work to his dealer John Kasmin, was utterly life changing in helping me become a respected member of the international Pop Art movement."

Tessa Newcome on 'Cutting out the Hearts (of Artichokes)'

"...Drawings means sitting in one place observing small events and not having time to wander. This man was removing the outer leaves of artichokes, chop, chop very quickly under those wonderful red tarpaulins that appear in lots of people's pictures of Venice."

Chappel Galleries on Brüer Tidman

"A colourist in broad fields of paint, drenching the canvas, Brüer Tidman is a dedicated modernist... Taking on the new medium of acrylic, his work developed into simplified paintings about man/woman relationships, having an immediate impact on his audience."

Bircham Gallery on Robin Welch

"...He is an exceptional artist whose work is driven by dedication and passion and a creative mind which, even at the age of 71, will not allow him to rest on his achievements."

Thompson's Gallery on Paula Nightingale ARCA

"...A versatile artist, her paintings have a magnetic, timeless quality. Working in oils with an emphasis on strong colours and a striking approach to light interiors and still life... she has exhibited widely and her work is held in many private collections worldwide".

Edition details

• Publisher: Green Pebble
• Publication date: 2008
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0955814707
• ISBN 13: 9780955814709
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 100
• Editor: Ormerod Ruby