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Bingley Gallery Summer Exhibition 2025
The Bingley Gallery’s annual Summer Exhibition aims to test the public’s appetite for artists who have not showed there before, alongside new work from returning and permanent artists. That means the walls of the exhibition area are pretty well packed with considerable variety of genres, styles and media. As always, the gallery maintains its commitment to promoting local artists.
It is always interesting to learn from the artists the inspiration behind their artworks. For Matthew Duckett, his landscapes can result from local views or even movies (many of the titles are quotes from ‘Ice Cold in Alex’). Ian Tothill’s mixed media /collages result from chance finds or encounters. One, ‘Tumbling Hills’ derived from a chance encounter with an oud playing Car Wash Owner, met whilst the artist was searching for a rare, above ground glimpse of Bradford Beck. Richard Smiths works relate to historic weaving in our region. Some of these are the original artwork, often annotated. Others include the point papers used as an intermediate step in translating the design to the punched cards used by Jacquard looms to create the woven pattern. Technical perhaps, but beautiful and redolent of the styles of earlier years.
Nostalgia is a bit of a theme in the characterful watercolours of Andrew Storrie. These reflect northern life, often with a twist of humour and, a subtle nod to the bantams, with claret and amber scarves evident. Bev Morton’s mixed media beautifully focuses on the forms and colours found in the natural world. Stella Verity and Rob Thomson bring more conventional watercolours, but, for this show, they too are experimenting; Rob with the inclusion of mixed media and Stella with neurographic artwork. This artistic approach uses free-flowing organic lines and is considered as being therapeutic and meditative. There are dreamy land and seascapes from Rachel Hines, big bold abstracted landscapes from Leyla Murr and much more. Variety for all!
It is always interesting to learn from the artists the inspiration behind their artworks. For Matthew Duckett, his landscapes can result from local views or even movies (many of the titles are quotes from ‘Ice Cold in Alex’). Ian Tothill’s mixed media /collages result from chance finds or encounters. One, ‘Tumbling Hills’ derived from a chance encounter with an oud playing Car Wash Owner, met whilst the artist was searching for a rare, above ground glimpse of Bradford Beck. Richard Smiths works relate to historic weaving in our region. Some of these are the original artwork, often annotated. Others include the point papers used as an intermediate step in translating the design to the punched cards used by Jacquard looms to create the woven pattern. Technical perhaps, but beautiful and redolent of the styles of earlier years.
Nostalgia is a bit of a theme in the characterful watercolours of Andrew Storrie. These reflect northern life, often with a twist of humour and, a subtle nod to the bantams, with claret and amber scarves evident. Bev Morton’s mixed media beautifully focuses on the forms and colours found in the natural world. Stella Verity and Rob Thomson bring more conventional watercolours, but, for this show, they too are experimenting; Rob with the inclusion of mixed media and Stella with neurographic artwork. This artistic approach uses free-flowing organic lines and is considered as being therapeutic and meditative. There are dreamy land and seascapes from Rachel Hines, big bold abstracted landscapes from Leyla Murr and much more. Variety for all!
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Thurs to Sun 10-5 until Sept 7No admission charge
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