Category: Artist Review

This is a curatorial review of Angélica Guerrero in the 2024 Show of the work: Le Jardin des Delices Artistiques (2024). Guerrero’s Le Jardin des Delices Artistiques (2024) is filled with iconic art history references, from Yayoi Kusama’s yellow polka dot Pumpkins to Duchamps Fountain (1917) (which perhaps should also be credited to Elsa von…

This is a curatorial review by our curator Joshua Obara Norwood of Charles Parry’s work in the 2024 Show. Whitby Abbey is the abbey featured in Stoker’s 1897 Dracula- though Dracula is a fictional character, the abbey itself is in ruins. It thus gives a haunting and dreary atmosphere, which this painting perfectly encapsulates. Especially…

This is a curatorial review on Holly Nerreters work; Shame Must Change Sides (2024) in the 2024 Show. Nerreter has successfully and meticulously rendered every wrinkle and fold and shadows. These features show the endurance and the lived trauma that Madame Gisèle Pelicot has experienced. The drawing’s heavy detail and texture in the strokes and…

This is a curatorial review on Andrew Stevens’ work in the 2024 show. The above artwork Dali’s Minotaur II (2024) is a great reinterpretation of the iconic Lobster Telephone – this reference is even more reinforced as you will notice the lobster claw. However, the lobster, has been replaced with the minotaur which stands above…

Philip R Westcott’s work in The 2024 Show includes: Bridgewater Hall Manchester, Winter Tram Stops Manchester and Rush Hour Eccles. Westcott’s Rush Hour Eccles showcases the rush hour in the early morning with the skies beautifully set against the highway while the artificial lights create a dreary scene within the work. As the highway has…