Glenn Ibbitson- Consignment

Glenns preview for his next major exhibition takes place on Saturday @ 2pm- all welcome

Nine Lives- The Exhibition - Art Matters at the White Lion Street gallery

Just a selection of the pieces now on show in Tenby.

The nine artists involved in this exhibition are from the Teifi Artists group and meet regularly to discuss work, network and exchange opportunities.

Tag members are  Andie Clay

Wendy Evans

Helen Gillam

Glenn Ibbitson

Carole King

Nigel Pugh

Peter Rossiter

Philippa Sibert

and Diane Walkey

Art Matters can be found at http://www.artmatters.org.uk/ 

See website for details of current exhibition and opening times.

Nine Lives- The Teifi Artists Group at Art Matters in Tenby

Members of the Teifi Artist Group have exhibited individually with Art Matters at the White Lion Street Gallery in Tenby for many years. Each time we visit it is a real pleasure to be met with with a smile by John or Margaret, sometimes both and made to feel so special. This time we  are showing as a group.

Seaweed

The gallery is always a  delight to visit with a monthly change of main exhibition accompanied by smaller spaces full of work by their carefully chosen  group of artists. They have work on many themes but they say the majority is landscape because 'thats what they bring us'. There is a whole selection of artists original prints- (they don't do reproductions) with work by national and internationally renowned printmakers.
The TAG group formed a long while ago to provide mutual support for those involved, for discussion, networking and cake.They occasionally exhibit together. In April we will be presenting a personal selection of pieces from nine of the members, inevitably showing the diversity of talents and interests within the group.
Tag members are  Andie Clay

Wendy Evans

Helen Gillam

Glenn Ibbitson

Carole King

Nigel Pugh

Peter Rossiter

Philippa Sibert

and Diane Walkey

Art Matters can be found at http://www.artmatters.org.uk/ 

See website for details of current exhibition and opening times.

Glenn Ibbitson at Theatr Clwyd

Glenns current show at Theatr Clwyd.

 Around 85 paintings from the last 10 years spanning themes of Consignment, Sleight of Hand, landscape and portraiture all together at Mold. 

For those in North Wales this is a treat not to be missed.

For further info about Glenn's work go to http://www.smokingbrushfineart.com/

Theatr Clwyd   19 January – 02 March 2013 Raikes Lane Mold, Clwyd CH7 1YA —

Consignment - Glenn Ibbitson

Ffin y Parc gallery, Llanrwst latest show opens tomorrow afternoon with this uncompromising exhibition about human trafficking. The human body is depicted, confined in a packing case, as it moves around the space in attitudes of desperation and despair. 

Read literally or metaphorically, the compound effect of the human figure in torment, can not fail to impress

See for yourself.......

Preview

Sunday 12th February 2-5pm

Ffin y Parc. Betws Road, Llanrwst, Conwy, North Wales UK LL26 0PT

 gallery:  www.welshart.net

Glenn Ibbitson : www.smokingbrushfineart.com

What the artists says:

“Consignment is an ongoing multi-media project comprising paintings, prints and film. The work developed from an initial theme of escapology into a meditation on the contemporary social environment. The composition of the figure physically enclosed within the confines of the frame, was chosen for its universality; it suggests simultaneously both cell and refuge or hiding place. It is employed here as a visual metaphor for the individual as the object of:

1 political oppression; the suspension of human liberties and the enforced submission of the individual.

2 human trafficking. The high risk strategies employed in acts of global transmigration, either voluntary or coerced, place people in situations of extreme endurance; conditions into which they are willing to place themselves and/or others, in the vain hope of improving their economic circumstances.

The paintings and prints are all square in format, with dimensions ranging from 10cm to 92cm, and have all been painted and designed to hang any way up.

The short film: “Consignment”, accompanies the exhibition and has a running time of about 5 minutes.

                                                                                       Glenn Ibbitson

Glenn Ibbitson and Carole King in Artists and Illustrators Magazine

Glenn Ibbitson and I have been featured in an article by Jenny White in the December issue of Artists and Illustrators magazine. Jenny spent a long time with us, talking about the many aspects of our work and what it was like to live and work alongside another artist- I hope you will enjoy reading it.