BRINK Present a 'Special' Exhibition at the Talisman Theatre & Arts Centre

The ‘I Want More Life...’ exhibition , featuring the work of Horace Panter, is the second in an exciting season of on-going exhibitions, organised by the Kenilworth-based arts organisation at the Talisman Theatre and Arts Centre.

BRINK is proud to present the work of Horace Panter at the Talisman Theatre, from 5th May until 26th June 2012.

Although more well-known as the bass-player of The Specials, Horace Panter, aka Sir Horace Gentleman, has always been involved in art.

Horace's formal education started with a one year course in Art at Northampton College in 1971. In 1975, he graduated with a degree in Fine Art from Coventry’s Lanchester Polytechnic, now Coventry University. While confirming his skill and passion for painting, his time at Lanchester Polytechnic introduced him, in his second year, to Jerry Dammers. And, together they formed what would become one of the defining bands of the decade.

Whilst studying Fine Art in the mid-Seventies, Horace was immersed in art theory and conceptualism, exploring and interpreting the art of ancient civilisations, such as the Mayans. Even then, Horace's influences were eclectic, ranging from the minimal sculptures of Donald Judd and Robert Morris to the post-abstract-expressionist paintings of Kenneth Noland, Morris Louis and Robyn Denny.

The artist’s work reflects a broad range of influences, ranging from Pop Art to iconic forms of religious and political propaganda, culminating in colourful, highly stylised, ultra-modern images. Panter creates his own unique form of iconography, admitting he is fascinated with orthodox icons, seeing them as art with a purpose: “You want your crops to grow you pray to an image, that’s purposeful”.

While acknowledging their functionality as venerated objects, he simultaneously recognises their beauty as cultural artefacts. The subjects of his paintings, often, lone figures against stark backgrounds, beg the question “who and what is important enough to take centre-stage, to be idolised”? This could also be a subconscious reference to his own experience as a musician on the stage, translating his experience of a performer, thrust into the limelight, in his paintings, where, as Pop Art dictates, the object is .elevated' from the ‘mundane’.

After the success of his first solo exhibition at The Strand Gallery in London in November 2011, Horace has recently exhibited at the White Room, in Leamington-Spa and Bath, and the Penny Lane Gallery in Liverpool.

In the ‘I Want More Life...’ exhibition, which will be held as part of the MOSAIC Art Trail, during the Kenilworth Festival, BRINK will be presenting a series of works featuring Horace Panter’s iconic Robots and Hoodies. Alongside these works, BRINK will also be showcasing a small series of unique, one-off, mixed media works by Tim Robottom.

The private view will be held on Saturday, 5th May 2012 from 7pm.

The Talisman Theatre and Arts Centre is open 7:00pm show nights (visit www.talismantheatre.co.uk for details) and 8:00pm every non-show Friday.

Food for Thought Participatory Art Installation

‘FOOD FOR THOUGHT’ is a public, paticipatory, sculptural installation by BRINK Co-founder and artist Tim Robottom. The installation piece is being created for the BRINK ‘MOSAIC’ Art Trail, which will be held as part of the Kenilworth Festival.  The finished work will be on display at Kenilworth Books, in Talisman Square,  from from 12th – 20th May, 2012.

Canned food will be labelled by the artist with a selection of the general public’s favourite book titles. From sci-fi novels, manuals and handbooks to autobiographies and children’s favourites, this interesting new work places empahasis on the famous phrase “You can’t judge a book by its cover!”. “As we all know”, explains the artist, “it is the contents of a book that is the most important element of any author’s intention; this is what nourishes the imagination and stimulates the creative pallette.”

The installation is also a reference to Andy Warhol’s ‘Campbell’s Soup’ prints, Damien Hirst’s series of pharmaceutical packaging replaced with working class food, entitled ‘The Last Supper’, and Pierre Manzoni’s ‘Artist’s Shit’, where the artist canned his own excrement. The work, which is a commentary on consumerism and branding, also focuses on the abstraction of information in material goods and how customers are drawn to products by imagery and packaging.

If you would like to take part, please fill in the slip provided at Kenilworth Books, stating the title of your favourite book and author, and put it in the box. Alternatively, participants can mail the name of the book and author to timrobottom01@gmail.com.

For further information on  ‘Food For Thought’, please e-mail the artist at the above e-mail address.

Artist’s website: http://www.wix.com/timrobottom/info

BRINK website: http://www.wix.com/brinkevents/home

MOSAIC Art Trail website: http://www.wix.com/brinkevents/mosaic

Nature's Stage

BRINK is proud to announce a new collaboration with the Talisman Theatre and Arts Centre. The debut exhibition, which will also mark the inauguration of the award-winning theatre’s newly refurbished bar and foyer, will feature a small selection of large-scale photographic works by London-based nature and landscape photographer David Anthony Hall.

This internationally renowned artist has exhibited as far afield as New York and Singapore and his works are held in private collections worldwide. In the UK, Hall has exhibited in over twenty-two group shows, as well as holding two West End solo shows.

Hall is currently working on a number of public art projects and has spent the last two years producing a new body of work which is so detailed it can be printed at sizes of up to 20 x 5 meters. His vision for these works, which have been created with hospital environments in mind, is to create a shift in the way people view medical facilities, from cold and sterile to warm and welcoming, changing the atmosphere by humanising the environment – a concept that is gaining influence in many areas.

More recently, he has been collaborating with Marie Curie on their new hospice in the West Midlands, which will include bespoke pieces in sizes of up to 3 x 6 meters for the reception, public areas and the twenty-four bedrooms, where the aim is for his pictures to have a positive effect on the staff, visitors and, most importantly, the patients. Hall is also working with Maggie’s Cancer Centres on similar projects for their purpose-built centres across the UK.

In 2011, Hall exhibited at the Chelsea Flower Show, where his work formed the main focus and was the inspiration behind a concept garden design, raising a good £13,000 from the proceeds of one of his artist’s proofs, which he donated to the Children’s Acute Transport Service Charity. Similarly, in his 2009 solo show, the photographer raised a further £9,000 for cancer charities from the sale of his work.

In the ‘Nature’s Stage’ exhibition, Hall takes us on a journey to discover the natural world, enticing the eye with sharp and luscious details, in what could almost be described as a homage to nature.

The exhibition, curated by BRINK Co-founders Tim Robottom and Sarah Silver, will be open to the public from Saturday, March 3rd 2012 until Monday, 30th April 2012. The private view will be held on Saturday, 3rd March from 7pm.

Situated in Barrow Road, Kenilworth, Warwickshire, The Talisman Theatre and Arts Centre is open 7:00pm show nights (see www.talismantheatre.co.uk for details) and 8:00pm every non-show Friday.

For further information on BRINK or to arrange an appointment to view the show call t. 07960 – 043 395.

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http://www.photohall.com/DAH/David_Anthony_Hall.html