NEXT EXHIBITION AT EDGE
'Urban Myth' by Caroline Yates
Saturday 4th May - Saturday 25th May
Caroline works from photography in oils on canvas, capturing patterns and different forms in crowds and multiples from everyday life. These spontaneous images use colour to manipulate the mood of the crowd, making for a thoughtful and vibrant exhibition.The work consists of several layers of oil paint over a watercolour drawing or coloured ground, and finally transparent coloured glazes.
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2013 EXHIBITIONS AT EDGE
'New Beginnings' by Shane McCoubrey
Saturday 16th March - Saturday 6th April
Through painting Shane found a way of expressing his awe for the unpredictable drama of nature. Much of the work has a dynamic energy of brushwork, uninhibited colour and range of techniques which create depth, shadow and texture. The result of these are stunning, large original works.
Shane McCoubrey graduated from the Royal College of Art in 1993, with a desire to work internationally in art, fashion and design. Shane has gone on to work for some of the worlds most successful luxury brands such as Gucci, Ferrari and Louis Vuitton.
During his travelling Shane loved to study the colours and beauty of the horizon line at sunset and dawn. He was always sketching the landscapes and decided to turn his understanding of the earth's texture, form and changing colours.
After moving to coastal Kent with the help of Kirsty and Phil from Channel 4's 'Relocation, Relocation', Shane's painting attracted national fame as well as a growing interest from The US, Australia and the Middle East. He now continues to be showcased in private collections and galleries worldwide.
To see artwork from this exhibition please visit our Shane McCoubrey page
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Lhouette solo exhibition
Saturday 13th April - Saturday 27th April
The contemporary art works of Lhouette can be described as ' impressions of pop culture and fashion' drawn from Lhouette's interpretation of the world around him. A painter with an urban touch Lhouette uses a particular stencilling technique in much of his work, filling the outlines with high impact coloured patterns, symbols, images and text. His mixed media work is built up of acrylic and aerosol on rough ply canvas finished with a clear lacquer resin. 'I'm obsessed with colour and texture it plays an important role in my paintings, acting as a kind of grab line for an audience before hopefully discovering further meaning to a piece'.
'Urban Myth' by Caroline Yates
Saturday 4th May - Saturday 25th May
Caroline works from photography in oils on canvas, capturing patterns and different forms in crowds and multiples from everyday life. These spontaneous images use colour to manipulate the mood of the crowd, making for a thoughtful and vibrant exhibition.The work consists of several layers of oil paint over a watercolour drawing or coloured ground, and finally transparent coloured glazes.
Lovelys Open Exhbition 2013
Saturday 29th June - Wednesday 31st July
.Lovelys Open Art Exhibition 2013 - An exciting and diverse exhibition by South East artists, featuring original paintings, hand produced prints, photographs, textiles, sculptures and ceramics from artists across the South East. The exhibition provides artists of all ages and abilities the opportunity to display their work to the public, possibly for the first time. All items are for sale to the general public. To enter, please visit our website.
Jack Vettriano
Saturday 5th October - Saturday 19th October
Lovelys are looking forward to hosting a major exhibition of Jack Vettrianos work, featuring 25-30 signed limited editions.
Born in Fife, Scotland in 1951, Jack Vettriano left school at sixteen to become a mining engineer. For his twenty-first birthday, a girlfriend gave him a set of watercolour paints and, from then on, he spent much of his spare time teaching himself to paint.
In 1989, he submitted two paintings to the Royal Scottish Academy’s annual exhibition; both were accepted and sold on the first day. The following year, an equally enthusiastic reaction greeted the three paintings, which he entered for the prestigious Summer Exhibition at London’s Royal Academy and his new life as an artist began from that point on.
Over the last twenty years, interest in Vettriano’s work has grown consistently. There have been sell-out solo exhibitions in Edinburgh, London, Hong Kong and New York.
2004 was an exceptional year in Vettriano’s career; his best known painting, The Singing Butler was sold at Sotheby’s for close to £750,000; he was awarded an OBE for Services to the Visual Arts and was the subject of a South Bank Show documentary, entitled ‘Jack Vettriano: The People’s Painter‘.
From 1994-2007, Vettriano was represented by Portland Gallery in London but the relationship ended in June 2007. In 2008, Vettriano undertook a variety of private projects, including the launch of a new book, Studio Life, and commissions to paint portraits of Sir Jackie Stewart and Zara Phillips, the latter of which was part of a charity fund-raising project for Sport Relief, the experience of which was captured in a documentary broadcast on BBC1 in March 2008.
In 2009, Vettriano was commissioned by the Yacht Club of Monaco to create a series of paintings to mark the centenary of their world famous yacht, Tuiga. The subsequent exhibition, ‘Homage a Tuiga‘, premiered in Monaco as part of Classic Yacht Week in September 2009, before touring to the UK in 2010.
In 2010, an exhibition of over forty new paintings, ‘Days of Wine & Roses‘, was officially opened at the Kirkcaldy Museum & Art Gallery in Fife, by First Minister, the Rt Hon Alex Salmond SNP. The exhibition then toured to London, opening at Heartbreak in September 2010.
In December 2011, Vettriano’s self-portrait, ‘The Weight‘, went on long-term display at the Scottish National Portrait Gallery in Edinburgh, when it re-opened after a major three-year refurbishment programme.
Lovelys Christmas Show 2013
Saturday 2nd November - 31st December
Our annual Christmas exhibtion featuring original paintings, prints, ceramics, and sculpture by acclaimed Kentish and local artists.
There will be the chance to buy lots of great gifts for Christmas including paintings, prints, ceramics and pottery and previously unseen handcrafted items by local artists.
PHOTOS OF EDGE
Please click here to see mores photos of our contemporary exhibition space - Edge.