Field House Art Gallery
High Street Wadhurst TN5 6AQ
tel: 01892 782 300
fax: 01892 784 449

Mon - Fri: 09:00 - 13:00
Mon - Fri: 14:00 - 17:45
Sat: - F  ri:08:30 - 12:30

Exhibition of Paintings

Our Art Exhibitor for the period Sunday 20 April - 3 May is
Shelley Rose

Shelley Rose began his artistic career as a printmaker for the distinguished artist Michael Rothenstein RA in the early 70’s, and went on to teach at Goldsmith and Central Saint Martins College of Art & Design in London. In time his own work in abstract print and still life and landscape photography has emerged from the observation of the quality and character of light and light phenomena, translated into the medium of printed colour. He has exhibited extensively in London and work by this artist is held in public and private collections.

Still life photography : Reworking one of the great themes, Shelley creates compositions in the style of the old masters, enhancing the artwork using modern technology. The viewer is faced with familiar objects, yet the compositions hold visual surprises. The play with illusionary elements like unconventional lighting, forced perspective and juxtaposed objects characterises the work. This results in everyday objects taking on an intriguing and surreal ambience.

andscape photography : My continued obsession with the great themes has led me to interpret landscape of remote, extreme, and at times uninhabitable character. It is these aspects of nature that I find most exciting and challenging to portray. I aim to capture space by taking five or six pictures. Panning the camera using the tripod I compose each picture to contain its’ own perspective. Having photographed the landscape using conventional film to record atmosphere, I then digitise the pictures and begin stitching the separate images to produce a panoramic view. Further adjustments intensify the light, and render the landscapes as timeless spaces.

This will be Shelley’s first exhibition at the Field House Dental Practice. The exhibition includes framed original limited edition prints. Unframed prints are available on request. To find out more about Shelley’s work visit his website or email .