Current Exhibition
Adrian Wiszniewski
Prints and Paintings
7 June – 19 June 2011
He was a prominent member of a group of artists known as the ‘new Glasgow Boys’ who challenged the dominance of abstract, minimal and conceptual art with paintings that involve the human figure and narrative.
The exhibition has been chosen to coincide with the show A Passion for Prints at Pallant House Gallery which focuses, though not exclusively, on Scottish printmakers. Work by Adrian Wiszniewski is included in the show.
Wiszniewski calls himself a British artist working in Scotland and he has achieved success and recognition across the world. There is work by him in the Tate, the V&A, the Setagaya Art Museum in Tokyo and MOMA in New York.
The exhibition at the Merston Gallery does not attempt to embrace the full range of media associated with this artist who has collaborated on architectural projects, designed rugs, textiles and tapestries and now collaborates with a composer in musical theatre. The exhibition is, nonetheless, a showcase for Wiszniewski’s eclectic approach to printmaking.
The artist’s relaxed, uninhibited and experimental approach is evidenced by the range of print processes he has employed including etching, lithography, silkscreen, woodcut, lino prints and even mono prints.
About
Merston Gallery specialises in one-person shows of fine art and design.The gallery will make a distinctive contribution to the impressive range of art venues in the region and the work shown will offer challenge, interest and reward to the community and visitors to the area.
Merston Gallery is a contemporary exhibition space inside a listed early Victorian school room. The school room is situated near to the thirteenth century church of St Giles at Merston, close to Chichester. Pevsner describes this as ‘a disarming building’ set in ‘a delightful situation’ with ‘a simple village effect’. The setting is rural and unspoilt but easily accessible.
Merston Gallery is managed in partnership by Paul and Sylvia Kopecek.
Opening times
Tuesday to Friday 10 – 4 (including late Thursday 6 – 8)Saturday and Sunday 2 – 5
Closed Mondays
The next Exhibition opens on the 2nd July with the work of Cartoonist Hunt Emerson ! So treat yourself and get down there !
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