Bank Street Arts Members Show Work in Progress

I have been down at Bank Street today taking part in the Members Show.

I set myself up a table and chair in one of the gallery spaces and then I cut up some magazines and newspapers.

I then placed text at various points around the five galleries at Bank Street.

I also made a collage on the floor of one of the galleries

Exhibition at Bank Street Arts

I have an exhibition of Upcycling Paintings in the Members' Room at Bank Street Arts in Sheffield.

Bank Street Arts is open Wednesday - Saturday 11am - 4pm. The exhibition will be up until Saturday 11th July.

Each of the seven paintings exhibited was recently bought from a Sheffield charity shop and upcycled using acrylic paint & collage.

Mallee Wheat 

Earning My Stripes

Table and Chair

A Sense of Perspective

Less Still Life

Gas Works

Intense Pain

More information about the paintings can be seen on the Upcycling Paintings section of this blog.

The cost of the paintings is as follows:

Mallee Wheat £240

Earning My Stripes £140

Table & Chair £95

A Sense of Perspective £205

Less Still Life £185

Gas Works £245

Intense Pain £295

Open Up

Saturday 2nd May

I was at Bank Street today as part of Open Up. 

I made a collage using images from today's Guardian newspaper (2/5/15). 

I will be back tomorrow to make another one.

Sunday 3rd May

Another day, another newspaper, another collage.

I have been back at Bank St as part of Open Up.

As it is Sunday I used today's Observer newspaper (3/5/15).

Monday 4th May

My last day at Bank St as part of Open Up.

Using today's Guardian newspaper I made a third collage.

Now all three collages are on the top of the wall of the atrium at Bank Street.

OPEN UP

I will be taking part in OPEN UP this weekend in Sheffield at Bank Street Arts. I will be making collages in situ each morning on Saturday 2nd May, Sunday 3rd May and Monday 4th May. Bank Street opening times 11am -4pm.

Exhibitions

I have been to London and Margate to see some exhibitions.

Self at The Turner Contemporary

The Turner Contemporary at Margate is an amazing building.

The current exhibition Self is well worth seeing.

 

Christian Marclay at The White Cube Bermondsey

Another great building.

Where I saw an interesting exhibition by Christian Marclay.

Maggi Hambling War Requiem & Aftermath at Somerset House

Yet another great building.

Fabulous paintings which can still be seen until 31st May.

Leon Golub: Bite Your Tongue at The Serpentine Gallery

And another great building.

Leon Golub's impressive paintings are somewhat disturbing. They can be seen until 17th May.

Barbara Kruger Early Works at The Skarstedt Gallery 

Ana Betbeze: Plush Vision at Luxembourg & Dayan Gallery

Magnificent Obsessions at The Barbican

This enthralling exhibition showcased the private eccentric collections of leading artists.

 

A fabulous exhibition that is on until 25th May.

Roman Signer Slow Movement at TheBarbican

This curious exhibition can be seen until 31st May.

Artist House 45

See my review of Artist House 45 on The State of the Arts blog:
http://www.thestateofthearts.co.uk/2015/03/26/artist-house-45/

The Northern Arts Festival 2

See my review of The Northern Arts Festival 2 -http://www.thestateofthearts.co.uk/2015/03/16/sheffields-second-northern-arts-festival-responds-to-political-landscape/