Monday 30 January 2012

Travel




Nobohiro Nakanishi brings a new dimension to the idea of travelling through space, showing minute changes with each image.

Travel




Stanley Spencer's paintings of ship builders at a ship yard on the River Clyde portray the industry behind travel which could also apply to mechanics and factories producing all kinds of vehicles.

Travel




Contemporary artist Liam Spencer whose subject matter often features typical everyday scenes, roads and traffic, at various times of the day. Chunky mark-making and simple colour palettes create atmospheric paintings. 

Travel




Lancashire based artist David Farren often depicts scenes of wet, busy roads, people and various modes of transport. 

Travel




Otto Umbehr - Photographer using an interesting viewpoint documenting long shadows almost like silhouettes

Travel





Edward Hopper's paintings of people in public places often feature figures in transit. 

Travel





Lorraine Shamesh - Interesting portrayals of underwater figures, an unusual interpretation of travel

Travel




Henry Moore's Shelter drawings made in the underground tunnels of London during the Blitz. He documented people taking shelter from bombings and depicted the layers of bodies and people clustered on platforms and in stations. 

Travel





L S Lowry - Prolific painter who documented the industrial working life, typically the commute to work, common to many northern towns. His work can be seen first hand in the extensive collection at the Lowry gallery in Salford.

Travel





Bill Jacklin - people on the daily commute

Structured 2D Relief




Henrique Oliveira - Structural 2D relief sculptures using recycled materials

Figurative Painters




Ismael Fuentes - Figurative painter using a limited colour palette. Interesting combinations of overlapping figures.





Igor Kragulijac - beautiful classical painting style with a theme of movement