I was really pleased to be able to provide a piece of work for inclusion in the annual Nottingham Trent University Fine Art Auction held on April 13th in the Bonington Building atrium.
Coherent Points (Surface) is a limited edition silk screen print developed from work using scanned laser light onto a rotating structure. One of the artist proofs was part of a wide range of lots on the night which ranged from painting, construction, photography, ans sculpture.
There was a stunning collection of work from staff, students (current and past), visiting lecturers and friends of the course. Funds from the sale of work are used by the third year fine art students to produce and promote their end of course degree show and catalogue.
Bidding was 'energetic' and there were some rather 'stellar' prices with students and staff competing to grab their favourite lots. A great evening with some of the best food I’ve had at a student event - all lovingly prepared and given away free of charge by the organising students. They know how to draw punters!
Massive congratulations to the team which organised the auction which raised several thousand pounds on the night.
I managed to get hold of a pice of work from an artist I have had my ‘eye on’ for some time and have been outbid in previous years. This year was certainly my year!!
As part of the Performing Drawology exhibition at the Bonington Gallery, Andrew Pepper will be artist in residence on Thursday February 4th.
Starting in January 2016 the Gallery will be traced back to an open white space: a surface on which to draw and experience drawing.
Over the course of one month artists are invited to spend a period of time in the Gallery creating lines, marks and tones that explore and respond to the space through a variety of drawing processes. The exhibition will celebrate the expanded field of contemporary drawing and will include: paper, performance, moving image, installation, projections and three-dimensional drawing.
Vantage points will be made available in the Gallery throughout the exhibition to encourage visitors to witness and engage with the work as it continuously unfolds and takes form.
The artists welcome responses from the public and have designated specific discussion events when visitors are invited to meet the artists and to pose any questions they might have about the work taking place.
For more information about the exhibition and a full list of participating artists visit www.boningtongallery.co.uk
Image: humhyphenhum (Deborah Harty and Phil Sawdon)