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26/07/2023

Pareidolia is the innate ability recognise faces or objects in objects... Does what you see change depending on the orientation of Ananda's work?

23/07/2023

"I am based in the real visual universe, collective and common to everyone, but I bring in my personal parallel universe of my dreams and deja vus into my creations. I use a language of its own that approaches pareidolia (the psycho-cognitive phenomenon in which individuals assign forms in random data of non-relational origins). From unintentional free gestures, I create pictorial and graphic structures in which I seek to rescue and recognise forms of beings and places I visualise or imagine." - Ananda Kuhn

19/07/2023

"To truly laugh, you must be able to take your pain, and play with it" - Charlie Chaplin

17/07/2023

Max says: Don't let life turn you into a lemon! YOU DESERVE BETTER!

16/07/2023

Max Middlewood’s unique painting style creates its own mini universe, filled with emotion and intensity. There is often a mix of serious, thought provoking subject matter with humour and irony. Originally used as a way to cope with physical and mental illness, his work explores everything he experiences, incorporating figuration, symbolism, text and abstraction, all mashed together to form a sense of organised chaos.

14/07/2023

09/07/2023

Ages by Ananda Kuhn

“Like the universe, everything starts from the chaos. In a chaotic system, small changes can cause large-scale effects. My dreams and memories are my sources of the searching-finding recognizable shapes game. Sharing dots without connecting them. There are shapes of things to come that have been gone. Mutations, imperfect copies from/for recollections. Creating new places and new landscapes. Time + space mental travels. Past, present and future associated by an amalgamation of gestures and synapsis. What I respond to in my artwork is the struggle against my limitations. It's in the act of making things and creating my work that I figure out who I am.” - Ananda Kuhn

07/07/2023

My Wild One by Ceinwen Birrell

The contrast between acid green and deep purple in broad strokes makes this painting so striking! The woman's face is hidden behind a chaotic mess of black curls, with a kitten gathered in her skirts and bolts of energy exploding all around her. My interpretation is of a witch, an embodiment of feminine power that colludes with nature that some might see as dangerous and others as deeply instinctive. What do you think about this painting and the progression between the versions of it?

“My hopes and dreams and desires are inextricably tangled up amongst the places and people that have been beside me on my life’s journey and in fact are inseparable from the complex web of my ancestors and their communities’ lives and life choices. This body of work embodies my family, my community and my history, reimagined through my own lens- through my own unconscious filter.” - Ceinwen Birrell

05/07/2023

75 years ago, a revolutionary healthcare system was born – the National Health Service! In its 75th year, let's celebrate and recognize all the amazing work the NHS has done for our communities over the years. From groundbreaking innovations, to providing healthcare to everyone, to simply being a source of comfort and care – the NHS has left an incomparable impact on our lives. What impact has the NHS had on your life?
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03/07/2023

Final places are available for our Poetry Evening to celebrate 75 years of the NHS on Wednesday, 5th July. Published poet, retired midwife Helen Shepherd, and neonatologist Beth Osmond will headline our readings. We are delighted to host this evening alongside our current exhibition The Self, a perfect opportunity to reflect on our lives and appreciate the support and security that the NHS provides!