Join artist Tom Robinson for an online preview of his inaugural exhibition at Messums Wiltshire.
Tom Robinson grew up in Dorset and trained at The Royal Drawing School in London. He moved from London to Jersey before settling in Norfolk where he now lives and works.
Join us online or come along to the Long Gallery for the preview of Tom Robinson's exhibition 'Red Day'.
6pm online preview
6:30pm gallery preview (in person) Followed by supper from 7pm, book separately here
Tom starts a painting with a one-dimensional idea of colour and form and gradually establishes a structure and colour key, describing his work as ‘reaching for something hovering behind the surface of the drawings’. The paint is applied thickly, soaking brushes in pots of paint rather than a palette. Then reworking the paint, scraping it back with chisels or small planes of wood.
Preview of the Elisabeth Frink exhibition 'Man is an Animal' in the barn gallery at Messums Wiltshire on Sunday 26 September.
Man is an Animal is the most extensive collection of large-scale sculptures by Dame Elisabeth Frink to be shown in this country.
Join us for the preview talk & tour of 'Showtime' by documentary photographer Sophie Green, her first solo show in our Wiltshire gallery. Sophie Green’s photographs celebrate the joy, uniqueness and eccentricities of under-represented subcultures in Britain, often in playful and humorous ways. Merging portraiture and still life images, Green’s photographs are imbued with a feeling of surprise and a love for the unexpected. Her work pushes the boundaries of traditional social documentary with a balance of spontaneous realism and styled constructions. A selection of photographs from the series ‘Gypsy Gold’, ‘A Day at the Races’ and ‘Dented Pride’ will be combined in an original display designed to offer a glimpse into her colourful and refreshing photographic practice.
Join us for the preview of 'No Boundaries - Contemporary Canadian Ceramic' featuring artists Walter Ostrom, Gregory Payce & Linda Sormin in the Long Gallery shown alongside a solo exhibition by Linda Sormin in the tithe barn.
