DORSET ART WEEKS 2018 (26 MAY - 10 JUNE)

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240. Dansel Gallery
WORK IN WOOD
Visit Dansel Gallery to see cutting edge contemporary woodwork made
by over 200 designer craftsmen working in the UK including many from
the South West.
Set in a thatched stable block near the centre of Abbotsbury, Dansel
houses a superb collection of high quality handmade items with
everything on display made in wood and chosen for its design and
quality of finish. The range highlights the inventiveness and versatility of
the woodworker and has created a fascinating selection of woodwork
displaying a huge range of timbers. Featured makers Selwyn and Tilia
Holmes.
A small café serves fresh coffee and teas.
Dansel Gallery, Rodden Row, Abbotsbury, DT3 4JL
01305 871515 / 01305 871515
Directions / access: Near the centre of the village of Abbotsbury, close to sharp bend. With own
customer car park. Partial disabled access.
10am - 5.30pm
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239. John Meaker
PAINTER AND TUTOR AT ABBOTSBURY STUDIO
I intend to challenge an immediate response with intelligent and
primitive metamorphoses.
Having studied the craftsmanship and choreography of human figures, I
make images and icons. As narratives I choose ancient and pastoral
myths that have contemporary resonance.
In my recent work I aspire to the tradition of ‘Figurative Transformation’
exemplified by Duchamp’s ‘Nude Descending a Staircase’, de Kooning’s
‘Attic’ and ‘Excavation’, the contemporary paintings of Cecily Brown, and
El Greco’s ‘Opening of the Fifth Seal’.
I experiment with chaos and visualisation, rhythm, tone, and spontaneous
gesture, leading your lively and impatient eye over and around the
painting’s surface.
Abbotsbury Studio, Rodden Row, Abbotsbury, DT3 4JL
07816 850107
Directions: On main road through Abbotsbury, 50 yards from village car park entrance.
Conspicuous sign over the road.
Access: Garden path, single step for wheelchairs.
10am - 5pm
Left to right: Selwyn Holmes, Tilia Holmes