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London group centenary exhibition

If you would like to see my work then please come to the London Group’s centenary exhibition at the Cello factory which opens from the 28th May to the 7th June at 33/34 Cornwall Road,London SE1 8TJ from 12- 6pm daily. “Next doors garage” will be on show there amongst the other London group members. I am very happy to have been invited to exhibit anlongside the London group artists and it promises to be an interesting and eclectic show.

Wimbledon Art Studios Summer exhibition

Well doors opened yesterday and really good to see so many faces all engaging with m work.

Had some great feedback about my latest images “Au bord de la mer” which is now up on my website and is a story all about my trip to Vancouver in the rain. So many great things to see and do in this great city – i hope i managed to get some of the spirit of the place over in this image

Nicholas Gentilli solo exhibition in Adam Street, Private Members Club

This runs from Wednesday 3rd April to Wednesday 5th April at the Adam Street, Private Members Club in Adam Street London WC2N 6EZ – (www.adamstreet.co.uk) just off the Strand in London. I will be showing my imagined places series of collaged photographs and will be able to exhibit the entire collection to date as the gallery space is sizeable.it will be great to have some space to really stand back and take them in as some of the pieces are up to 2 metres big ! It is open to anyone that wants to come in!

I am working on a new piece which i am hoping to show either for this show or my open studios on 16th -19th May at Wimbledon Art Studios . I am in studio 310 in the blue building and will hope that many of you can make it to this or that show!

Foe more information about the times of the show please visit this site http://www.wimbledonartstudios.co.uk/open-studios/what-is-it/

Gentilli discovers the Trestles of Vancouver island

Working on some new pieces for my next exhibition of my imaginary photographic art which will come out of a trip to Vancouver, Canada. I rather fell in love with the pioneering railway spirit and especially the trestles that the trains used to cross the valleys that rather predominate Vancouver island. These extraordinary bridges , all man made are structures that i am looking forward to working on as part of a new series of images all about this theme of travel, pioneering and the man made built environment. Wood wood wood!

Wimbledon Art Studios Open show

Had loads of wonderful visitors and some great comments about the work i have done recently especially my “next door garages” which has had some great feedback and a surprising number of people know that this is from the Elephant and Castle. Thanks to all of you that made the effort to trapse round and any comments feel free to post them!

next door’s garage, new art by Gentilli

the garages in this Hayward Estate and their graffiti were just too good to miss. The estate is in Elephant and Castle, London and i have done a photography essay on the graffiti all over the estate. Some great expression and wonderful muted colours on this autumn day. the collage work took me several weeks and the final artwork that is over 2m long looks fantastic on wall in studio 262 at the

Wimbledon art studios open days that are happening this week. Come check them out all the way through to Sunday 25th November. I am showing there and looking forward to seeing you!

Nicholas Gentilli next artwork on Spanish metal caps for wimbledon art studios open

After a brief trip to Spain to gather material for my next artworks that i am hoping to show at Wimbledon Art Studios in November – i have come back armed with new material.

After 2 days in Toledo staring at the floor and roads, I became besotted with the different types of metalwork in the street. All the utility companies have been securing their holes in teh ground for what looks like ages with fantastic patina and array of metal plates.

have a look at one iof them here I hope to create a tableau with these metal plates that will be full of tone colour and texture. Keep your eyes peeled as they say ….

nicholas gentilli at Yvonne Arnaud Theatre with Guildford Arts

I am just finalising my exhibition which is to to start on 11th July to 26th July at the Yvonne Arnaud Art Exhibition in the Mill Studios next to the Theatre in Guildford. I hope it will be a good show and to see many of you there at the preview evening the night before. I have some new work that i am putting into the exhibition which is smaller than normal and a little more intense. Would love to get any feedback from the show through posts or comments. Enjoy.

i hope also in the net few weeks to e able to announce a pop up show in Piccadilly, London. Watch this space …

exhibitions coming up

the next two months are set to be quite busy as i am showing at two exhibitions. the affordable arts vol 2 at the Vibe Gallery in London and then a group show in Guildford at the Mill studios right next to the Yvonne Arnaud theatre. I shall be there for a few weeks.

 

Lots of new artworks to see including some of the artworks i showed at my open studios. i hope to see all of you there.

 

More information at the links below:

Nicholas Gentilli exhibition at Yvonne Arnaud Theatre

Nicholas Gentilli at the affordable arts vol 2 , Vibe Gallery London

 

 

Sand prints

This is my most recent artwork. Just up in time for my Open studio at wimbledon art studios which is on now today 10 May.

It started in Margate when I went to see the Turner gallery newly opened and I was struck by these footprints in the sand. By repeating them i have created a walkway through the landscape and the footprints go in no particular direction. Sometimes elevated and sometimes raised in relief and there are even some really natural prints as well. The sand echoes and repeats in a myriad of colours. This latest imaginary artwork is special as it moves away from the beach – that quintessential British thing and becomes a journey into the mysterious. I guess for me the architecture is in the footprints. The mystery in wondering whose they are and where they are going!