Paintings by Penny Glidewell
15th - 30th September 2005

Private views took place on:

Thursday Sept 15th, 6.30 - 8.30 pm
Sunday Sept 18th 12.00 - 3.00 pm and
Tuesday Sept 20th, 6.30 - 8.30 pm

In the Eye of the Beholder

My recent work explores the ways in which landscape is perceived in the 21st century. Very little of the world today bears no trace of human presence. In my mountain paintings I question whether we find the invasive nature of man made structures an eyesore and irrefutable evidence of environmental damage or as part of the scene, a counterpoint to awe-inspiring natural scenery. In the urban environment, structures which are inherently ugly can have strong visual impact and even appear elegant. Nature infringes upon rusting steel structures, suggesting the constant cycle of decay and regeneration.

These paintings all derive from photographic imagery, the combination of the mechanically produced imagery and the painterly marks is symbolic to me of the relationship between the natural and manmade in the world around us.

List of work in the exhibition with prices.

For further information contact Jonathan Ross
by e-mail or phone 020 7370 2239