Posts by Richard Turkington

Led by a desire to popularise art and by technical improvements, the 1950s saw a dramatic revival in printmaking by a new generation of artists keen to capture everyday scenes in new forms, as well as reworking more traditional subjects such as architecture and landscape.   A collection of prints from across Europe has been combined…

We’ve already had over 200 visitors to our latest exhibition at the Chapel Gallery in Bromyard and the response has been incredibly enthusiastic. Here are just a few comments people have left:   ‘Brilliant exhibition’.   ‘Just fab!’   ‘Amazing!’   ‘Wonderful! Great to have discoveries as well as old favourites’.   We’re open until…

This free exhibition brings together the work of four artists working in the 1950s and 1960s, each of whom adopted a distinctive approach to capturing the countryside. John Piper and Robert Tavener are renowned printmakers who produced vibrant and colourful representations of rural life and landscape. Rowland Suddaby caught a countryside undergoing dramatic change, a…

‘JOHN PIPER AT ELMSLIE HOUSE’ – work will be uploaded from 5th June   Our major exhibition of John Piper’s work attracted over 800 visitors, way beyond our expectations. Jamie Cramp’s pastels, which are strongly influenced by John Piper, resulted in a near sell-out.   The hall at Elmslie House proved the perfect venue, its gothic style reflecting Piper’s…

We joined the very popular Vintage Home Show on 7th May which featured over 60 specialist dealers in mid-century furniture, retro lighting, ceramics and vintage textiles and where we provided a great selection of original prints and paintings.   The Show took place and will be held again on 29th October at Sports Connexion, Leamington…

This is our third year exhibiting at the Weavers Gallery in Ledbury – but with a difference. This year’s exhibition combines original paintings and vintage prints from the 1950s to the 1980s with a complementary selection of landscapes by Val Randle, who is a contemporary artist, all of which are for sale. The exhibition also includes a…

We’ll be joining this Lady Bay Vintage  Fair at the Nottingham Rugby and Sports Club, 1 Holme Road, Lady Bay, Nottingham, NG52 5AA from 11-4 pm on Saturday 10th December. This well-established event attracts a wide range of dealers in mid-century ceramics, fabrics, furniture and lighting – and we’ll be adding our distinctive contribution of Fifties Art, including…

This superb exhibition is open until 2nd October at Compton Verney in Warwickshire, a country house and park with a reputation for innovative shows. We’ve been pleased to support it by loaning a few items of ceramics including the ‘red table’, you can’t miss it if you go! Full information is available at: http://www.comptonverney.org.uk/thing-to-do/britain-in-the-fifties/2016-07-09/

We’ll be joining the Vintage Home Show at the Paintworks, Bath Road, Bristol from 11-4 pm on Sunday 25th September. This well-established event attracts a wide range of dealers in mid-century ceramics, fabrics, furniture and lighting – and we’ll be adding our distinctive contribution of Fifties Art, including paintings, original prints and work by Henry Moore…

Following our successful conversion of St Denys’ Church in Worcestershire into an arts centre last November, we repeated the exercise in July with a summery theme. Fifties Art was joined by a range of designer makers including printmakers Carol Stiff and Sue Farr; wildlife photographers Clare and Paul Lloyd, Jamie Cramp with his architectural art…