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Zelda Eady, ‘Red Field’ linoprint, 30x30cm, 2016
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Julie Caves, ‘Wilma’ oil on linen, 15x15cm, 2016
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John Adams, ‘London Square Series’ screenprint, 30x42cm, 2016
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Laura Gompertz, ‘Fig 2’ oil on canvas, 61x61cm, 2016
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Bozena Czyz, ‘Looking Beyond Predictable II’ acrylic and oil on canvas, 100x100cm, 2016
Exhibition
Seeing Red
31 Jan 2017 – 12 Feb 2017
Event times
31 January - 12 February 2017
Opening times: Tuesday-Friday 1-7pm, weekends 11-7pm, final Sunday 12 February 1-5pm (closed Mondays)
Address
- 159 Bethnal Green Road
- London
- E2 7DG
- United Kingdom
Travel Information
- Bus: Number 8, 388 bus, Brick Lane stop, walk 1 minute to 159 Bethnal Green Road
- Train: Liverpool Street
The ‘Seeing Red’ exhibition, showing for two weeks at Espacio Gallery in East London, fills the two floors of the large beautiful space with glowing colour.
About
The colour red grabs your attention; it fascinates and captivates.
The ‘Seeing Red’ exhibition, showing for two weeks at Espacio Gallery (31 January - 12 February), fills the two floors of the large beautiful space with glowing colour. Whether scarlet, crimson, maroon, vermilion, berry, ruby, rose, burgundy, carmine, brick, or cerise - red is both satisfying and exciting. The strong feelings suggested by the colour red - passionate love, blood and anger - are always stimulating!
Artists understand colour and use it to great advantage - as Matisse famously said: "A thimble full of red is redder than a bucketful." The 18 colourist artists in the exhibition celebrate the many ways to see the colour red. Red can boost your energy, it exudes confidence and is life-affirming, so this show is a great place to visit in the middle of a dreary London winter.
With a focus on painting, the artwork in this group show also includes some printmaking, collage, drawing and photography. The subjects of interest to the artists in this show include: extinction of species, histories of Asia, human impact on the landscape, the natural world, landscape painting, the colour of flowers, the urban environment, the current political situation, food, nighttime seascapes, portraits, and pure abstraction. The artists exhibiting in ‘Seeing Red’ are: John Adams, Terry Beard, Tania Beaumont, Liz Brown, Paul Butler, Christine Calow, Laurence Cammas, Julie Caves, Bozena Czyz, Kanwal Dhaliwal, Zelda Eady, Laura Gompertz, Raina Goran, Sally Grumbridge, Philip Leevers, Laura New, Tina Viljoen, and Cary Whitworth.
Organiser Sally Grumbridge, who has organised exhibitions themed around colour before, says: “I hope the exhibition will show how colour can inspire artists and help them communicate. The Espacio Gallery walls will be alive with vibrant, exciting work in all hues of red. The show should appeal to people who love colour, people who are interested in the meaning of colour and people who wish to be cheered up on a grey February afternoon!”
