Exhibition
Angela Lizon 'Bird Watching'
8 Jun 2018 – 30 Jun 2018
Regular hours
- Friday
- 11:00 – 18:00
- Saturday
- 11:00 – 18:00
- Tuesday
- 11:00 – 18:00
- Wednesday
- 11:00 – 18:00
- Thursday
- 11:00 – 18:00
Cost of entry
free
Address
- 17 Christmas Steps
- Bristol
England - BS1 5BS
- United Kingdom
Recent paintings by Bristol based artist Angela Lizon
About
This body of work is an assemblage of paintings made from a collection of discarded old photos and slides, from anonymous sources, of unknown subjects.
The shots are flawed - badly taken or positioned, worn, or with distorted colours and bleached faces.
The collection of photos are categorised - visually linking images, themes and ideas. There is pictorial repetition of subject matter, often of imagery that does no justice to the original - big waves, flowers, small birds, a magnificent sunset. The repetition echoes the mass of visual material that surrounds us.
The images connect us to a universal collective memory and experience. Painting them immortalises the fleeting moment, rendering the subjects universal and eternal - an unforeseen result from the original throwaway snap.