Past and Present

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The first opening show for OCCUPY MY TIME GALLERY will be Past and Present showcasing an exciting group exhibition. In the painting Past and Present, No. 3 1858 by Augustus Leopold Egg 1816-1863set under the Adelphi arches, by the River Thames. The woman shelters a young child, the result of her affair. These scenes depicting the moralist story of Past and Present have been used as a metaphor for the group selected for PAST AND PRESENT 2012 Using the dictionary definition of PAST AND PRESENT and using Egg's 1858 interpretation artists have been invited to make work that explores our endurance fortitude and resilience for our existence. ARTISTS: Shona Davis and Dave Monaghan,Andy Wicks, Mark Bell, Leanne Bell Gonczarow Ian Gonczarow, Jonathan Alibone, Alexander Small, Marianne Walker, Bea Denton, Patrick Stpaul, Jessica Piddock, Owen Bowden, Maslen and Mehra, Greg Rook, Alessando Columbano and Sophie Hamer, Annabel Tilley,Raimi Gbadamosi, Sara Bevan, Barbara Dean and Sue Cohen.