Edward Bell with Micky
9th – 31st May, 2006
Pulse
At Home With Animals
Landscapes
A three-part exhibition
Private Views:
Tuesday May 9, 6.30 – 8.30
Thursday May 11, 6.30 – 8.30
Sunday May 14, 12.00 – 3.00
Viewing by appointment at other times
For further information contact Jonathan Ross:
Phone 07747 807576
or
jross@gallery286.com
There is nothing tongue-in-cheek to these dagger in the heart, symbolic, explosive abstracts. They mean to kick start the
P U L S E
“I believe us all to be a combination of black and white hearts and life about crossing out as many black as possible. Here I depict the varied combinations of black white, tranquil, tortured, grey, craven, colourful, Mickey Mouse, monstrous ….”
Edward Bell 2006
Bell was the ‘man of the moment’ in the 1980s for high-profile glamour portraiture. A former Vogue photographer and graduate of the Royal College of Art, he was pursued for commissions by pop stars, socialites and magazines. His portraits included Elton John, Pierre Cardin and Kim Wilde although he is still best known for David Bowie’s Scary Monsters record cover. Marcus Thomson made a film about him entitled,’ Edward’.
Since the 80s, Edward has explored a new range of styles and subject matter receiving enthusiastic reviews for his dynamic landscapes and erotic nudes (his ‘Sligo Skies’ and ‘Scarlet Women’ exhibitions). The Sunday Times said of the Sligo Skies exhibition, “His focus is on the skies in all their changing moods, which he captures with a vast palette of colour, from dark and brooding vistas to the purples and reds of glorious sunsets.”
Tatler described Edward as ‘a multi-colour visionary’.
Installation Views
