Artists reveal their hidden work - in the gallery now!

Steven Ingman

2008-03-15T04:34:00.000-07:00

Steven graduated in 2007 with a BA degree in Fine Art. He specialises in painting and in particular using oil.

He has two pieces in the show, Rooftops, Lincoln £595 (above)and Avondale Street £450 both oil on canvas.

Ruth Templeton

2008-03-15T03:54:00.000-07:00

Born in Worksop in Nottinghamshire Ruth has exhibited work since 1972 in various venues enclosing St Botoy London, Leeds Playhouse Gallery and St Mary’s Church Nottingham. An Imaginative artist with a love of symbolism and myth. Ruth agrees with the statement by Nikolaus Berdyaev that “The whole meaning, importance and value of life are determined by the mystery behind it, by an infinity which cannot be rationalised, but can only be expressed in myths and symbols.”

Ruths work has been published in ‘In her Minds Eye” by Pyramid Press and has won numerous awards for her work including and award for painting ‘The Little Prince’ in mandala form from Angel Row Library in ‘99.

The work featuring in this exhibition includes two pieces inspired by greek mythology and two inspired by the life and works of DH Lawrence. Ruth uses mixed media with free and experimental techniques or drawing and mark-making to create vibrant and thought provoking artwork.

Ruth lives and works in Nottingham and is married to Homeopath Wynford Lloyd Thomas.

Jessie Chambers, watercolour collage on paper, framed, 40 x 40cm £75 (above)
Medusa and the Swan, watercolour collage on paper, framed, 42 x 52cm £75
Lady Ottiline Morrell, watercolour collage on paper, framed, 47 x 57cm £75
Leda and the Swan, watercolour collage on paper, framed, 48 x 58cm £75 SOLD

Hannah Bullen

2008-03-15T03:44:00.000-07:00

As a textile designer, Hannah has developed a range of distinctive fabrics inspired by structure and constructed formations. Her level of risk- taking and use of multi-media have produced innovative, visually exciting and distinctive tactile designs. She has developed a unique way of working off the loom, hand construction to create woven pieces. This allows her work to seamlessly flow where otherwise be constricted if I chose to work on-loom and questions the approach to the traditional concept of weaving. She loves exploring and altering the copper mesh and copper sheet, whether is it is embossing or colouration. Her woven techniques are simple but the choice of material and combination of different manipulations excel once put together. The combination of the textures of the mesh and the copper sheet produce a beautiful contrasting effect, especially when the pieces have light reflecting off them. Her experimentation with metallics continues to break boundaries in the interior market. These three pieces are part of a larger collection.

Untitled 1, Hand-woven patination punched off loom weave, 36 x 76cm £150(above)
Untitled 2, Hand-woven copper mesh off loom weave, 36 x 76cm £125
Untitled 3 Hand-woven embossed waffle effect patination, off loom weave, 36 x 76cm £150

Charlotte Thomson

2008-03-15T03:39:00.000-07:00

Charlotte Thomson is a Nottingham based artist & illustrator well known for creating art and design for the UK burlesque scene. She specialises in creating evocative images of the female form, especially portraiture, & is highly influenced by the fashions of eras such as the 1940s & 50s & the ‘Belle Epoch’.

Charlotte is also known for her exhibition organisation with a year spent as gallery coordinator at View from the Top Gallery and ongoing projects such as 'Ooh La La!' and 'Danse Macabre'.

Charlotte's work has been exhibited internationally and has been featured in publications such as Scarlet Magazine, Artists & Illustrators Magazine and 'All Allure' a book of contemporary erotic art.

Charlotte Thomson's website

Make Up Mirror, charcoal & mixed media on paper 56 x 75 £150
Waiting, charcoal & mixed media on paper 56 x 75 £150 (above)

Jonathan Kipps

2008-03-15T03:32:00.000-07:00

Using layers of oil and acrylic paint Jonathan explore techniques in which paint can flow over canvas or be washed away with very little control from my own hand. Jonathan studies the relationship between traditional brushwork techniques and the natural flow of colour. He tries to produce work that has a level of ambiguity and the hardest thing to realise is when his work is finished.

Drip Painting No. 4, Oil & acrylic on canvas 100 x 100cm £225(above)

Rob Parker

2008-03-13T11:09:00.000-07:00

The three images are taken from a body of work that focuses on forgotten spaces and time passing. Dungeness is on the southeast coast of England, which protrudes out into the seas on a spit of land. The area is dominated by a vast nuclear power station, which is surrounded by watchtowers and barbed wire. In the shadow of the power plans, strung out along the track, stands a community of old fishing shacks. The remnants of busy fishing community are littered along the shore like a drift wood, fishing boats lay like dying carcasses with bones exposed to the harsh elements. The area has a profoundly quiet atmosphere almost deafening. It is like no other place I have ever witnessed.

Untitled 2, photographic print on canvas - 40 x 30cm, £75-SOLD
Untitled 3, photographic print on canvas - 40 x 30cm, £75-SOLD
Untitled 1, photographic print on canvas - 40 x 30cm, £75(above)

Nicholas Wright

2008-03-13T11:01:00.000-07:00

The works in this series by Nicholas Wright convern the television as icon. The artist uses the iconic ideal of television to subvert its own cause.
See his blog for more details

Blue Metropolis, Indian Ink & watercolour on board, 71 x 101cm £250
Surfing(channel 2), Acrylic, spray paint & enamel on canvas, 76 x 101cm £250
Surfing(channel 1), Acrylic, spray paint & enamel on canvas, 76 x 101cm £250
Surfing(channel 3), Acrylic, spray paint & enamel on canvas, 69 x 74cm £250(above)

Mick Day

2008-03-13T10:57:00.000-07:00

Swedish Cafe, Framed Photographic print, 32 x 43cm £45(left) - NOW SOLD!

Kate Clark

2008-03-13T10:55:00.000-07:00

The primary concern of Kate’s work is with the interaction of colours. By their positioning, colours respond and react to each other and can be manipulated to create unusual effects and movement. Kate uses a range of bold colours and lines to enhance this process, also creating the illusion of depth and space in otherwise two-dimensional works. Her paintings are based on complex colour codes, yet the aim is for serenity and harmony despite tonal dissonance. Kate takes inspiration from seasonal modes and vivid moments of colour in everyday life.

Billy - Acylic on Board, 52 x 52cm £95 (above)

Samantha Vinsun

2008-03-13T10:45:00.000-07:00

Samantha’s work is about process and paint manipulation. She likes to use paint in a way in which it wouldn’t normally be used. In her latest series of works she covers the canvas with gloss and peels back the layers – she finds hat by doing this she can uncover more about the work. Her work is also about trial and error, which incidentally is how she came across this current process. Samantha works in a very methodical way and finds that she does things without intention, the end result being a completely abstract piece.

Black & White - Household gloss on canvas 74 x 91cm £195(above)

Georgina Vinsun

2008-03-13T10:39:00.000-07:00

Georgina's current practice focuses on the night sky, cloud formations and spontaneous gestural mark making. The spontaneous element is of particular importance, prominent in her drawings and hidden underneath shimmering veils of varnish-rich oil paint in her paintings. Georgina covers significant amounts of her impulsive scribbles and thoughts in this manner, giving he works a sense of hidden depth and youth – as the marks look almost graffiti-like. This, combines with the figurative element gives the viewer an abstract image of the sky.

Flo - oil, marker, pen & pencil on canvas, 60 x 60cm £165
Mo - oil, marker, pen & pencil on canvas, 60 x 60cm £165 (above)

Nikola Michael

2008-03-13T10:34:00.000-07:00

Narcissus IV, Framed Photographic Print 28 x 30cm £45 (Left)
Narcissus I, Framed Photographic Print 38 x 30cm £45

Narcissus II, Framed Photographic Print 38 x 30cm £45
Narcissus III, Framed Photographic Print 38 x 30cm £45

Pericle Zanchetta

2008-03-13T10:30:00.000-07:00

Everything that the photographer wants you to know is contained on a piece of paper. Each of Pericle’s photographs is a graphic presentation of his vision.

Pericle’s passion for photography started as a child from watching his father take photographs. He was interested in how he was able to see and capture images which Pericle had not initially noticed. Pericle explored the natural Mediterranean landscape, always trying to find new and different patterns in nature as it offers an infinity of views and changing light. Travelling to other countries since he was a teenager (never without a big bag with camera and lenses) has enabled him to expand his view and technique, always trying to capture interesting places and moments in time and make them as beautiful as possible. Since we can’t always be in the places we love, we can at least take the image with us to remember and share with others.

Jokuslaron 2, Framed photographic print, 52 x 43cm £60(above)SOLD

Emma Barber

2008-03-13T10:24:00.000-07:00

Emma Barber is a 17 year old student currently studying A level Art at Mill Hill sixth Form. She will be progressing onto Foundation Art in Derby in September. She creates paintings inspired by her love of nature, animals and the natural world. She works in a variety of styles from realism to stylised landscapes. Vivid colour is an important theme throughout her work.

The End of the Day, oil on canvas, 40 x 30cm, £55
Crimson Snowscape, oil on canvas, 30 x 40cm, £55 (above)

Jess Calke

2008-03-13T09:49:00.000-07:00

Jess has always had a profound love of the natural world and wherever and however she have lived, be it a confusing and resonating city centre or in the grey desolation of isolated wastelands, she has always endeavoured to find and perpetuate beauty and rhythm within her surroundings.

Recently she has arrived at the countryside and this has had a profound effect on her style of creativity. She is inspired to capture in images the essence of differing habitats and all who reside within them and she is awakened to the many hues and the clarity that nature provides.

Photography is the media which she is exploring and developing most of the time although her sketch book is never far away. Recently, she has been fascinated by scope made possible with digital art and she has been experimenting with some post production manipulation of photographs. Although it seems on the surface an easy thing to do, to learn how to use a new software package she is finding that the skill and success comes with recognising and identifying what combinations of treatments to use for which individual image.

Open Wide, framed photographic print, 54 x 44cm £55(above)
My Best Friend, framed photographic print, 56 x 45cm £65
Up Close and very Personal, framed photographic print, 57 x 57cm £65
Stalking Leopard, framed photographic print, 32 x 42cm £45
Magical Swoop, framed photographic print, 42 x 32cm £45

Jeremy Wheeler

2008-03-13T09:34:00.000-07:00

Born in Bath Somerset in 1954 Jeremy attended the Bath Art School. He was then involved in various professions, including company director for Indica Shop Fitting in Bath during the early1980s. Moving to Nottingham in the late 1980s Jeremy practiced as a fulltime hypnotherapist and then as an international professional stage hypnotist up until the mid 1990s. He then retired as a hypnotist, and furthered his studies in the healing arts, and meditation. He has been a member of numerous esoteric schools including the Self-Realization Fellowship, Rosicrucians, Arcane School, Institute of Inner Studies and Astara. He is a member of National Federation of Spiritual healers, and also MCKS Pranic Healing UK. He is a practicing Arhatic yogi, and has recently begun devoting part of his life to art.

Ghandi, oil on canvas - 76 x 102cm £4,500 (above)
Cleanse, oil on canvas - 50 x 40cm £1,800

(20% of the artists fee is donated to charity, feeding the homeless in third world countries)

Allen Coombs

2008-03-13T09:27:00.000-07:00

Allen is a UK based artist working in a variety of media who has exhibited in the UK, Europe and Japan. His work is concerned predominantly with the nature of identity. Heavily influenced by ideas of the grotesque and the absurd his work fluctuates between the representation of the object of study and the medium concerned with making that representation. The works produced are nearly always serial in nature and constructed from the line, that simple and fragile device which perpetually aspires to create an image.

Cartographies of Desire
This series was initiated in 1997 while exploring the work of the dark Surrealists, Bellmer, Bataille, Artaud. From an initial drawing produced through automatism each subsequent piece has been based on the duplication of the previous while engaged in distraction techniques. The result is a record of an evolving organism changed through chance mutations.

Memoirs of a Point in Time
These works are the outcome of experiments with the centrifugal effect and off centered weights, resulting in a simple mechanical device that shuffles around in an attempt to remain upright. Each pane takes up to 12 hours to draw and is arranged with two or more other panes to make up the final pieces. As such the resulting works are more a curatorial process than a traditionally skills based one.

Memoirs of a Point in Time - pen and ink on card, framed, 92 x 63cm £180
Catergories of Desire-Untitled, framed, 67 x 85cm £160 (above)

David Birkell

2008-03-13T09:17:00.000-07:00

First time photographic exhibitor David Birkill is a freelance visual effects artist whose work for in postproduction has inspired his interest in photography.

He has worked for companies including The Mill and Ragdoll on mainly television commercials, music videos and currently a children's television programme. He has also been involved in fine art projects including Dark Star where he worked in conjunction with Welsh artist Heather and Ivan Morison for their piece which has shown in the Venice Biennale.

He shoots on all camera formats predominantly digital at the moment, he is currently using a Sony DSC-V3, and experimenting with his Ricoh GR1.

Untitled No. 1 - Framed photographic print, 52 x 73cm £70 (Fuertaventura, Spain-above)
Untitled No. 2 - Framed photographic print, 52 x 73cm £70 (Derbyshire, England)

Joseph Kelly

2008-03-13T09:00:00.000-07:00

U.S vs. Them - Engraving on recycled materials,
101cm x 44cm £450(left)
Jo Kelly's website

Louise Williams

2008-03-13T08:53:00.000-07:00

The subject matter of Louise's work tends to be decorative objects such as plants and flowers, cakes, sweets and jewellery.

This current mixed media range combines painting, drawing and machine stitching with collaged materials such as giftwrap, newspapers, magazines, postcards and hand-made papers. The aim is to create colourful, decorative pieces, rich in pattern and texture.

Cherry Cupcake - Mixed media, 22 x 27cm £40 (above)SOLD!
Dandelion Heads - Mixed media, 33 x 43cm £60
Pansies - Mixed media, 32 x 42cm £60

David Severn

2008-03-13T08:50:00.000-07:00

David is a young, budding photographer from Nottinghamshire currently building a full and extensive photographic portfolio, including a range of fine art and documentary photography.

David has been a creative thinker for many years but was struck by photography when he ventured into it at the age of 14. Currently 16 years of age David uses photography as his primary form of creative expression and has already established a strong and mature style. His coastal scenes come from a passion for Cornwall which he visits once a year with his Dad.

RMS Mulheim - Watery Grave, framed photographic print 37 x 37cm £60(above)-NOW SOLD!

Martin Langford

2008-03-13T08:39:00.000-07:00

I don't talk a lot about my work as I put my efforts into communicating an image that doesn't require an explanation - something that people can think about and relate to...

Martin began mezzotint engraving as his tutor at Central St.Martin's college of Art; David Gluck dared him into it. It is a technique he can constantly learn from and develop. Although the preparation is laborious, he enjoys the fact that a certain level of craftsmanship is required to achieve a good result even before the image is worked onto the copper plate. He also loves the tonal variations and effects that can be achieved using this technique.

His work is about the world around us, the environment, about people and society and the situations we all find ourselves in.

He hopes that with a bit of humour he can relay a message simply and effectively, especially if he combines it with quality artwork. He aims to communicate his ideas to as wide an audience as possible.

Ooof! - framed limited edition print, 53 x 56cm £150 (above)

Joseph Burrows

2008-03-13T08:33:00.001-07:00

Joseph studied at Nottingham College of Art and in The Sculpture School at the Royal College of Art under Professor Frank Dobson.

Joseph previously was Head of Creative Arts at the Beckett School, Nottingham. He has paintings in the Nottingham Evening Post building, in Rushcliffe Borough Collection and in other private collections. His main interests are Drawing, Painting and Sculpture.

Drawing - pastel on paper, framed 57 x 77cm £145 (above)- SOLD!

Greenman - papier mache/cement, framed 58 x 48cm £130

Ian Douglas

2008-03-13T08:29:00.000-07:00

Since 1995 Ian has created collages depicting people and landscapes from discarded print, including old magazines, brochures and junk mail. Pages are cut up into dominant colours and recycled in a technique reminiscent of mosaic. Stencils are also used to allow more elaborate images.

On the surface the process is a comment on modern society’s waste of paper, and resources in general. Nearly all the materials in Ian’s pictures have been given to him or found. His work is also concerned with links between identity and place.

Burmese Boy Dreams of Home - Framed collage 53 x 67cm £90 (above)

John Knight

2008-03-13T08:22:00.000-07:00

Art Deco Studio is a fashion and fine art photography studio based near Newark. The founder and director of the studio is John Knight, who strives to produce freelance work that has appeal both for the fashion journals and to the public alike.

John prefers the classic to the modern and has worked with several well known models to produce elegant vintage style portraits. Art Deco Studio has a wide collection of vintage and period costumes and period accessories, complimented by a large collection of fine and rare jewellery.

Georgian Lady(Profile)-photographic print on canvas 57 x 85cm £200(above)
Georgian lady(portrait)-photographic print on canvas 57 x 91cm £200
Red Lips - Photographic print 59 x 80cm £150

Paul Shoosmith

2008-03-13T08:16:00.000-07:00

Paul is a disabled photographer struggling to improve his mobility. It would make his life much easier if he could learn to drive.

These photographs of Bob Dylan were made using handheld digital photography techniques. The resulting images are purposefully blurred with bursts of colour by altering the exposure and aperture. Paul wanted to portray an impressionist view of Bob which differed from the usual type of pictures that are seen in music magazines. Through these photographs the viewer gets a different experience, and the excitement and feeling of being at the concert is allowed to come through and portray Bob in a different light.

No.1 Piano Man 45 x 37cm £50
No.2 Portrait 35 x 43cm £45
No.3 Impressionist 40 x 35cm £40(above)
No.4 Electric Blue 40 x 35cm £40

Davide Taristano

2008-03-13T08:10:00.000-07:00

Davide has explored several areas of photography throughout the years (e.g. studio photography) and at the moment his main interest is “abstract photography”.

This involves extrapolating details from their overall context and making them the subject of the picture. The result is that everyday objects can produce an interesting artistic design. This can be achieved using a macro lens combined with light and shadows and also depth of field.

Davide tends to take the camera with him everywhere he goes as the “right” picture is found in the most unexpected of places. In answer to the recurrent questions of why he takes and is so passionate about taking pictures, he believes that photography is a very powerful tool as it allows him to catch images that may only exist for a moment, and it can give life to objects that may otherwise fade away in the rush of everyday life.

Dreaming of Paris(above)- framed photographic print 60 x 50 cm £65 SOLD
The Wheel of Time - framed photographic print 50 x 60 cm £65

John Oscroft

2008-03-13T08:02:00.000-07:00

Paintings inspired by the romantic Tuscan landscape. A vibrant palette and texture has been used to represent this Italian rural idyll with gently curving hillsides, wild poppies and cypress trees on the blue horizon.

John is an emerging Nottingham artist who also paints distinctive stylistic portraits inspired by his interest in contemporary and vintage fashion.

Tuscan Landscape 1(above) 60 x 60cm £195
Tuscan Landscape 2 60 x 60 £195-SOLD!

Innocent Chikezie

2008-03-13T07:07:00.000-07:00

Innocent graduated from MA Fine Art Programme at the school of Art and Design, Nottingham Trent University, UK in July 2007.

He had a very successful period here in England establishing his art practice in both painting (his first and traditional art - blending Nigerian and English visual ideas and symbols about cultural identity and international awareness) and ‘new innovative artworks’.

Other examples of these powerful paintings are his CULTURE SHOCK series made up of 4 different paintings that describes his experiences whilst in Nottingham. In contrast of form but with a connecting content is also his first novel called My first letter home which is due to be published soon.

Recently, he painted a portrait of the Lord Mayor of Nottingham Coun Mohammed Munir. The most fascinating thing about this portrait painting is how he incorporated the landscape of his own village Umuzechi into the background of the portrait, bringing his life from Nigeria into his present life in Nottingham, England. The portrait is currently being displayed in the Council House foyer and is receiving many positive comments.

Culture Shock 1,2,3,4 (Oil on Canvas, each painting measures 102 x 127cm)
Each original painting £595

Artists reveal their hidden artwork in our current exhibition!

2008-03-13T06:04:00.000-07:00

This Exhibition is in no way related to any events or services provided by Hidden Art, the trading name of Mazorca Projects Ltd.