NEIL PINKETT
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NEIL PINKETT Beauty in Function
09 September – 14 October 2017
New Craftsman Gallery 24 Fore Street . St Ives Cornwall TR26 1HE 01736 795652 newcraftsmanstives.com 3
NEIL PINKETT Even the simplest object has a sincere beauty, when described in a way outside of its function. Neil Pinkett 2017
Artist Neil Pinkett is widely respected for his skill as a landscape painter, but takes a unique turn in this collection of works, towards the traditional genre of still life. Created especially for the 2017 September Festival exhibition, and reflecting the New Craftsman Gallery’s long-standing engagement with contemporary ceramics, these twenty new paintings are inspired by the artist’s own collection of ceramic bowls, bottles and vases, many of which are made by potters working or showing in St Ives. Demonstrating his unrivalled ability to describe form through a near perfect understanding of colour and tone, Neil’s still life paintings consider questions of function and beauty, exploring shape and texture, light and shadow, and the aesthetic effect of differing arrangements of ceramic vessels.
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Silk and Pottery 35 cm x 90 cm 5
Long Shadows 40 cm x 60 cm 6
Studio 25 cm x 30 cm 7
Three in a Box 34 cm x 59 cm 8
Four Mugs and One Other 30 cm x 40 cm 9
Pottery 36 cm x 58 cm 10
Cool Pots 28 cm x 55 cm 11
Five in a Row 30 cm x 56 cm 12
Soft Elegant 28 cm x 45 cm 13
Five Pots 24 cm x 60 cm 14
Beauty in Function 20 cm x 60 cm 15
Mugs Row 21 cm x 52 cm 16
Vase, Tea Bowl, Fruit 30 cm x 55 cm 17
Tea Time 29 cm x 37 cm 18
Kettle and Bowl 30 cm x 40 cm 19
Beach and Kitchen 19 cm x 52 cm 20
Found 18 cm x 30 cm 21
Succulent 30 cm x 30 cm 22
Cactus 60 cm x 64 cm
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