NEAC Spotlights UK Figurative Art

Concerns

The NEAC Annual Exhibition deliberately has no theme. Rather preferring for artists to lead the topic of conversation. This allows artists to celebrate the most everyday of sights and things. The exhibition reflects the concerns of the moment and manages to “capture the magic and poetry of everyday life” by turning the most prosaic of things and situations into a piece of art. Amongst the works to be shown is a painting of an electricity meter entitled “The Thief’ by Neil Cunning which reflects the current Cost of Living crisis and a painting of London road works “Road Works SE1” by John Walsom.

NEAC President Peter Brown said; “When commercial pressures are removed from the equation, and artists are given the chance to paint and draw exactly what inspires them, art is able to perform two of its most important functions – to allow us to look at daily life with fresh eyes and to reflect and record what is happening right now. An electricity meter and functional road signs are made a thing of beauty in paint and also provide a snapshot into an unrepeatable moment of time.”

At a time when not one photograph of our travels or holidays is special – thanks to the sheer number most people take on their phones – the exhibition demonstrates the power of art to immortalise the beauty of travel and of place. Many of the works to be shown include notable locations in the UK and abroad, whose unique magic and identity are brought alive by paint and mark-making. Peter Brown said; “The urge to record is always there as a painter. We are always looking for something new. Sometimes we find it far from home and often we find it at the end of our road, on a window sill or in our head.” Mall Galleries offers an art consultancy service which allows you to commission your own artwork. It is a clever way to remember a special holiday or favourite place. See here for more information: Commission Art | Art Consultancy | Mall Galleries

The NEAC Annual Exhibition will run from Friday 23^rd June 2023 until Saturday 1^st July 2023 at Mall Galleries, The Mall, London, SW1.

The exhibition will also be previewed online at:

https://www.mallgalleries.org.uk/whats-on/exhibitions/new-english-art-club-annual-exhibition-2023 from Wednesday 31^st May, where work can be also bought. 

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See also: Halcyon Gallery’s New Mayfair Space