Tuesday, 27 April 2010
About Pete Ross
“Since 2005 my painting has been autobiographical and relate to growing up in South Wales in the 1950/60’s, this current work is in galleries in Brecon and Cardiff and I have a major exhibition at the Riverfront Arts complex in Newport in the Summer 2010.
The work in this exhibition falls mainly into 3 categories. Portraits, Couples and Conflicts. The work from these themes started with the large heads in 1993 and developed into couples and later into conflict pictures until 2005. The portrait and couple paintings are straightforward interpretations from photographs which were chosen for various reasons. Some are well known people, some are not, but all have physical characteristics which appeal to me. The conflict pictures are more complex are better explained face to face, though in simple terms they convey a misunderstanding and conditioning of conflicts by us, the observers.” Pete Ross
The work in this exhibition falls mainly into 3 categories. Portraits, Couples and Conflicts. The work from these themes started with the large heads in 1993 and developed into couples and later into conflict pictures until 2005. The portrait and couple paintings are straightforward interpretations from photographs which were chosen for various reasons. Some are well known people, some are not, but all have physical characteristics which appeal to me. The conflict pictures are more complex are better explained face to face, though in simple terms they convey a misunderstanding and conditioning of conflicts by us, the observers.” Pete Ross
Press release for Eleven exhibition
Eleven is the first exhibition by Oxford based Creative Collective, showcasing work by 11 up and coming young artists from across the county.
All 11 artists are aged between 18 and 20 and currently study art-based subjects at universities around the country, four of which are current students on the art foundation course at Oxford Brookes University.
The exhibition stretches across all mediums and included in the exhibition are illustrators Lara Hawthorne and Rachel Hardwick; fine artists Joe Carter, Anna Munday, Henry Franks and James Lomax, photographers Rishi Mullett-Sadones, Kenz Leverne and Jamie Clark; designers Zoe Regoczy and Rossie Edenbrow. On the preview evening former fine art student from Oxford Brookes Lauren O’Day will be providing a live performance piece from 9pm onwards.
Alison Honour, course leader of the Art & Design Foundation and Head of Arts at Oxford Brookes commented, “These young artists should be commended for the ambition and determination required in organising and creating work for an exhibition which will provide them with the valuable experience of exhibiting as professional practicing artists.”
Creative Collective are keen to support local artists that show enthusiasm, passion and commitment that is reflected within the work they produce. Rishi Mullett-Sadones of Creative Collective comments: “The original idea to do this came to me back in March last year, realising there are very few opportunities to exhibit work in a professional environment inside the city unless you are either a professional or post-graduate artist. Being a photographer myself, I wanted to solve this problem giving likeminded individuals the opportunity to promote their work at an early stage in their careers, while highlighting the fresh innovative talent being produced in Oxfordshire.”
With no set theme, young artists were simply invited through the Facebook groups to submit pieces of work that represented their own views or style. Giving them complete freedom to express themselves as artists and what they have produced is a real testament to the brimming creative talent that exists here in Oxfordshire.
All 11 artists are aged between 18 and 20 and currently study art-based subjects at universities around the country, four of which are current students on the art foundation course at Oxford Brookes University.
The exhibition stretches across all mediums and included in the exhibition are illustrators Lara Hawthorne and Rachel Hardwick; fine artists Joe Carter, Anna Munday, Henry Franks and James Lomax, photographers Rishi Mullett-Sadones, Kenz Leverne and Jamie Clark; designers Zoe Regoczy and Rossie Edenbrow. On the preview evening former fine art student from Oxford Brookes Lauren O’Day will be providing a live performance piece from 9pm onwards.
Alison Honour, course leader of the Art & Design Foundation and Head of Arts at Oxford Brookes commented, “These young artists should be commended for the ambition and determination required in organising and creating work for an exhibition which will provide them with the valuable experience of exhibiting as professional practicing artists.”
Creative Collective are keen to support local artists that show enthusiasm, passion and commitment that is reflected within the work they produce. Rishi Mullett-Sadones of Creative Collective comments: “The original idea to do this came to me back in March last year, realising there are very few opportunities to exhibit work in a professional environment inside the city unless you are either a professional or post-graduate artist. Being a photographer myself, I wanted to solve this problem giving likeminded individuals the opportunity to promote their work at an early stage in their careers, while highlighting the fresh innovative talent being produced in Oxfordshire.”
With no set theme, young artists were simply invited through the Facebook groups to submit pieces of work that represented their own views or style. Giving them complete freedom to express themselves as artists and what they have produced is a real testament to the brimming creative talent that exists here in Oxfordshire.
Wednesday, 11 November 2009
Forthcoming John Piper Exhibition
click here for oxford mail review of John Piper exhibition......http://www.oxfordmail.co.uk/archive/2009/11/11/Art+%28ot_art%29/4733318.John_Piper_Prints__The_Jam_Factory/
Opening Night for 'Wonderland'
The opening night for the 'Wonderland' exhibition included live performances from speakowire and AI/DS
Wonderland
The opening night for the 'Wonderland' exhibition included live performances from speakowire and AI/DS
Opening Night
The opening night was a huge success with over a hundred people arriving to see the exhibition.
Made in Oxford Exhibition
The exhibition is the brainchild of a group of 30 local photographers
who live, work and study in the Oxford area, most of whom had only met
online before they decided to arrange this exhibition. They are here before
term starts and they are here when the tourists have jetted back to their
own cities. And whilst it’s an outstandingly beautiful city to live
in, it can get awfully boring photographing the Dreaming Spires again
and again. So what they've set out to do is try and show you their Oxford
instead.
Here we are
The Jam Factory opened in 2006 and is located in the former premises of Frank Cooper’s Marmalade Factory and is now an arts centre, restaurant and bar in Oxford’s west end.
The Jam Factory doesn’t just provide a relaxed and welcoming venue to meet and dine, but is now built up its reputation to be an arts centre in its own right, providing tutored art classes, rehearsal spaces for theatre productions and discussion groups as well as exciting exhibitions ranging from graduate shows to works from Shegal. We are accessible for anybody passionate about the arts. Exhibiting works from established artists yet still providing a platform for emerging talent.
Our mission is to ignite and sustain a passion for the arts that is accessible to a wider variety of people. It's not about convincing people we are the same as other galleries, as were not, and this is what makes our lovely Jam Factory Gallery special.
The Jam Factory doesn’t just provide a relaxed and welcoming venue to meet and dine, but is now built up its reputation to be an arts centre in its own right, providing tutored art classes, rehearsal spaces for theatre productions and discussion groups as well as exciting exhibitions ranging from graduate shows to works from Shegal. We are accessible for anybody passionate about the arts. Exhibiting works from established artists yet still providing a platform for emerging talent.
Our mission is to ignite and sustain a passion for the arts that is accessible to a wider variety of people. It's not about convincing people we are the same as other galleries, as were not, and this is what makes our lovely Jam Factory Gallery special.
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