Fine Art Collector | Autumn 2013

Fine Art Collector | Autumn 2013

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Introduction

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The most memorable being the time I sawYves Klein's 'Monochrome Blue' at theMuseumof Modern Art in NewYork and was enraptured, enthralled, excited, and just, blown away. The intensity of the blue was like nothing I'd ever seen before. What I hope with this new collection is that you can find a piece within which to lose yourself, that you can connect with something you see today, that evokes a spirit inside of you. We proudly present to you our collection for the autumn season. GlynWashington

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Peter Smith

1 The Cantering Caketacular Queen of Bakes Canvas edition of 150 Image 23" x 23" Framed £525

MISSION IMPOSSIMAL Following on from the Lost Impossimals, Peter Smith’s wild and rampant imagination truly runs riot in his new collection Bloodlines , featuring the iconic, imaginative creatures in a darker and altogether more sinister murder mystery world T he Impossimal world is one that Peter Smith created in 2002 and has inhabited dates, together with objects or people at that time, so for exam- ple in The Cantering Caketacu- lar Queen of Bakes the character

ever since. His fan base is set to grow with Bloodlines , as he opens up a mysterious realm of historical intrigue and double takes. The most ambitious collection to date, it allows Smith’s historical narrative to of murder mystery clues in eight new paintings. “This collection is based on my personal nar- rative of a parallel Impossimal history,” explains Smith, who has created a fictitious dos- sier of letters and back stories to accompany the collection. Although the stories describe a parallel timeline to our own, they key into specific historical run amok as he unveils a series

is based on the real life Eliza Acton whose work ‘Modern Cookery for Private Families’ was written in 1845 and was the blueprint for Mrs Beaton’s ‘Book

of Household Management.’ For his debut public presentation of Bloodlines , collectors

“This collection is based onmy personal narrative of a parallel Impossimal history.”

were ushered into a dark room where the doors were shut and Smith could take them on his imaginative narrative journey. “Without exception everyone ‘got’ it, and became more and more intrigued,” explains Smith who says it is the imaginative plot lines that drive the work; a sophisticated combination of storytelling and art.

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“My love of reading history books started this journey” he says, and each painting in the series has a true historical link. What he amusingly refers to

Smith's initial clay model of The Cantering Caketacular Queen of Bakes

as a "mentally unstable dash" through history, is a triumph of both art and entertainment from a self- taught artist whose brightly coloured

Impossimals have become something of a feature on

the British landscape.

He says his most informa- tive artistic influences have

always been illustrations from children’s books. “My earli- est memory is of a Christmas present that changed my life. It was a small book of black and white illustrations; the book was called 'The Magic Painter' and came with a paintbrush but no paints. To this day I remember the exact feeling I had when I realised that this was a very special book indeed, you 'painted' the pages with water and the colours magically appeared - I was hooked!” Other influences include the

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Peter Smith

3 The Flamboyant Wriggling WonkyWonder Canvas edition of 150 Image 203/4" x 30" Framed £595 2 The Rampant Jekylled Whatabanker Canvas edition of 150 Image 26" x 161/4" Framed £450

4 Menacing Moriarty Marauder Canvas edition of 150 Image 28" x 183/4" Framed £565

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Bloodlines took Smith over twelve months to create and it was a technically challenging project.

kitchens, meadows, shops, clock towers, not to mention a fortune telling amusement cabinet. Each one helped him to better visualise the completed painting and allow for accurate shadows and depth to be captured in the studio. To all this were added three hundred random objects from sandwiches, bank notes, guns, false teeth and balloon whisks along with a sprinkling of hidden items and codes for collectors to try and break, turning the collection into a veritable twist of popular cultural icons and historical •

quirkiness of American painter Will Bullas with his strong characters and whimsical titles, and unsurprisingly the surreal- ist painter Salvador Dali, "whose work offered me an unusual slant on the world,” although ultimately, as most critics would agree, Smith’s inspiration comes from his own unstoppable fertile imagination. Bloodlines took Smith over twelve months to create and it

was a technically challenging project. Sixteen works were either discarded or remodelled into something else; two shared the same backdrop, but from alternate angles and one was so heavy it collapsed overnight due to its sheer weight! Smith’s construction of each scene in tiny detail is testament to his extraordinary dexterity and skill and thirty models were built in miniature, featuring streets,

5 Edison's Sherlock Sidewinder Resin Sculpture Edition of 150 Height 13" £295

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caricatures posing as some- thing weirdly mysterious and tantalising. Made from a variety of materials including Plasticine, balsa wood, cardboard, wire and even old curtain material, along with battery operated lighting rigs to act as lamp posts, and with candles and spot glows

in the background, Smith says he had completed a major construction job before even a layer of paint touched the canvas! Using oil paints which he describes as "a very evocative and sensual medium," Smith always relishes the smell and intensity of colour that oil allows. His technique is as unconventional as his art, and Smith started work on each painting

6 Dalisaurus Surrealius Resin Sculpture Edition of 150 Height 131/2" £295

by pushing the oils into the canvas with his fingers before moving on to smaller

brush sizes until the detail starts to appear. Staining effects were achieved using transparent glazes of colour while copious amounts of scrunched cling-film added an interesting texture. Sponges, rags and brushes were used to finesse areas while the crisp edges were given a thin layer of linseed oil, rubbed and then wiped off to help with the movement of the brush across the surface. “It's this process that has taken me so long to master and the thrill is turning a mass of colours and shapes into a picture locked in the imagination” says Smith – a feat which he has achieved on a grand scale in Bloodlines . Writing the storyline for the plots of each Bloodlines painting gave Smith almost as much pleasure as coming up with the names. “Now that was great fun!” From the purple and black sinister images of the avaricious The Rampant Jekylled

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Just some of the stages Smith goes through to create his masterpieces

7 Agatha’s Watson Wriggler Canvas edition of 150 Image 26" x 161/4" Framed £450

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Carpathian Von Porl Canvas edition of 150

Image 26" x 161/4" Framed £450

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9 Tuppenny Pennysaurus - Remarqued Edition Canvas edition of 75 Image 171/2" x 30" Framed £1,450

10 Zanbar Canvas edition of 150 Image 24" x 191/2" Framed £495

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“It's this process that has takenme so long tomaster and the thrill is turning a mass of colours and shapes into a picture locked in the imagination.”

Whatabanker and Menacing MoriartyMarauder to the softer and more childlike images of The Cantering Caketacular Queen of Bakes and the neon colours of Tuppenny Pennysaurus, Smith has created an absorbing world in which the collector can delve as deeply into the fictitious and real historical narrative of the paintings as they wish. Add to these, two new free standing hand painted resin sculptures from the debut Lost Impossimal series; this is undoubtedly Smith’s boldest and most innovative collection to date.

“I have definitely moved from a world that looked bright and colourful and comfortable to something a little bit edgy," says Smith, who sees Bloodlines as only the start of a continuing saga in which his imagination is set to run wild for years to come. “For me, art is escapismwith nostalgia thrown in, so there is plenty more to go," laughs the intriguing Mr Smith. Gallery Bloodlines can be seen in Castle Galleries across the UK with certain galleries hosting a personal appearance from Smith himself, visit website for more details castlegalleries.com

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MY FAVOURITE Famed for her irresistible,

loveable cows, Caroline Shotton - one of the UK's favourite artists - invites us into her life as she reveals what brings joy to her world

Places Barcelona – this place has everything. Beaches with wonderful public sculptures on display, amazing, ground breaking organic architecture and an electric atmosphere. I’d love to live there one day! Berlin – Berlin for me was dark, grungy and steeped in history... I went there in November and the fog didn’t clear. Great place for taking ‘arty’ photos, seeing inter- national bands in small venues and Bauhaus architecture! London – I was born in London and went to college there. I still love it and regularly go back to see exhibitions. The National Portrait Gallery is my favourite

place to relax when I’m there. Devon – the boys and I had a wonderful old fashioned ‘Enid Blyton style’ camping holiday this year. Playing in streams, running in fields and finding heart shaped pebbles on the beach were just a handful of the wonderful memories we will all treasure! Home – it needs a lot of updating and TLC, but I love it. My stu- dio’s there and it doesn’t matter if I spill paint on the ‘shabby chic’ floor. For me, there’s nothing better than shutting the door on a freezing cold day and snuggling up with my boys in front of the fire with a roast in the oven...

Songs

Lovesong by The Cure (Disintegration) Analyse by Thom Yorke (The Eraser) Never Let Me Down Again by Depeche Mode (Music For The Masses) Sea Song by Doves (Lost Souls) There Is A Light That Will Never Go Out by The Smiths (The Queen Is Dead)

This was incredibly hard to whittle down to five! Anything by these artists is on loop in the studio. Portishead, Air, Ian Brown and Radiohead are also my favourites! It changes all the time and, as music is often my only source of company, song choices change with my mood or what I’m painting... so, today’s top 5 are...

Phrases

1. What doesn’t kill you makes you stronger 2. Carpe Diem 3. Imagination is everything. 4 If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it 5. Keep on keeping on.

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My Favourite Five

Books

The Rolling Stones by Sebastian Krüger

Art reference books - I have built up a large collection over the years. They’re my rock and I’d be lost without them so I’d like to pick them, as a ‘library’ for my first choice. Grand Designs Handbook by Kevin McCloud - I’d love to find a plot of land with far reaching views over the sea and design a self-build one day. I love archi- tecture and creating beautiful spaces. I listen to audio books when painting through the night. Fry’s English Delight by Stephen Fry , and The Success Principles by Jack Canfield are both very inspirational. The Story of the Little Mole who knew it was none of his Business by Werner Holzwarth - This is the funniest children’s books I have ever read. It’s about amole whowakes up onemorning to find that one of the other animals has done his ‘business’ on his head, he then sets out on amission to find the culprit. I read this to the boys over and over again when they were little!

Artists

Dance Of Time by Salvador Dali

My favourite artists have always been the realists. I have such admiration and appreciation for the dedication it takes to create paintings that are true to life. Not just ‘photographic copies’ but realism with a twist.

Mitch Griffiths Michelangelo Salvador Dali Sebastian Krüger René Magritte

The Lovers by René Magritte

1. An endless supply of art materials 2. A wind up DAB radio 3. Matches 4. Knife 5. Suncream To take to a desert island

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Hamish Blakely - The Night Is Hers Canvas edition of 95 Image 24" x 24" Framed £599

Artists use a wide repertoire of techniques to create their works of art. From the traditional disciplines employed by the Great Masters to the new and exciting techniques emerging today, here we take a look at the wonderfully diverse and skillful ways in which artists find to express their creativity Art techniques

St Jerome by Caravaggio

The term tenebrism is derived from the Latin ‘tenebrae’ (darkness). It refers to the use of extreme contrasts of light and dark in figurative paintings. The technique was introduced by the Italian painter Caravaggio (1571 – 1610) and has since been used throughout art history to create dramatic figurative 1. Tenebrism

works filled with emotional tension. In tenebrist paintings, the figures are often portrayed against a background of in- tense darkness, but the figures themselves are illuminated by a bright light that highlights their three-dimensional form. The exquisite works of Hamish Blakely are a modern example of the power of tenebrism.

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Art Techniques

3. Grisaille First practised in the early 15th century when pigments were scarce, grisaille is often used to ‘underpaint’ a piece of art in monochrome, providing the foundations for transparent coloured overlays. Favoured by Flemish artists such as Rembrant (1606 - 1669) and Jan van Eyck (1390 - 1441), it is a technique still used today and can be seen in all of its ethereal glory in the works of artist Bob Barker.

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