Rebecca Campbell : Bewitched. Bedazzled. Bewildered

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R E B E C C A BEWITCHED

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C A M P B E L L

BEDAZZLED

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BEWILDERED

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Jonathan Cooper Park Walk Gallery

20 Park Walk London SW10 0AQ t: +44 (0)20 7351 0410 mail@jonathancooper.co.uk jonathancooper.co.uk

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R E B E C C A BEWITCHED

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C A M P B E L L

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BEWILDERED

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above:

The Champion of Love oil on linen 81 x 100 cm £5,400 front cover:

The Patriot oil on linen 61 x 50 cm £3,200

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BEWITCHED

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BEDAZZLED

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BEWILDERED

India is all of the above – Bewitching, Bedazzling, Bewildering – and much more. I spent several months there in my early twenties, bombarded from every direction by the colours, noises, smells, and its diverse culture. I was completely captivated.

The beauty, vibrancy and variety of its landscape is overwhelming; from the densely populated cities like Delhi, clogged with traffic, to the vast open landscapes of farmland in Uttar Pradesh and deserts of Rajasthan. Travel south of the country, to Kerala, and you find tranquil backwaters and manicured tea plantations spread over rising slopes.

However, it is the people I’ve met during my time in India that have had the biggest impact on me. Despite the extremes of rich and poor, there is such a generosity and humour. Indian people are so industrious, not a scrap goes to waste.

My experience of India was life changing and there are so many wonderful memories...

Travelling on local buses crammed with people, shopping and chickens, weaving through a sea of bicycles laden with goods. Camels pulling hefty carts, rickshaws packed with school children, enormous lorries, tuk-tuks, taxis and Ambassador cars. In this mayhem, a sacred cow wanders in the opposite direction!

Epic, overcrowded train journeys across the vast landscapes. As the train pulls into each station, vendors rush to the window selling their wares, sweet chai and even sweeter sweets.

Visiting wonderful temples, palaces and forts, including – the most famous – the Taj Mahal. No photograph can do it justice – the sheer size, the glistening white marble and the intricacy of the inlaid semi precious stones – completely breathtaking.

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Seeing Holi, a festival where everyone is showered with multicoloured powder to celebrate the end of winter.

Watching the Fire Ceremony – lead by priests carrying burning candelabras in front of their idols – snake its way through an ancient Hindu Temple, to the deafening sound of bells ringing and the exquisite sound of sacred chants.

On Sundays – at a church in Kolkata – street kids turn up to be washed and fed. We washed them with hoses and soap, as they squealed with laughter.

The biggest treat came when crossing the Western Ghats, looking through the trees to see wild elephants playing in the river. I have always loved elephants; as a child I collected ornaments of them. Sometime after my return, I heard Mark Shand give a talk about his epic adventure riding his elephant Tara, across India. He became aware of their plight and set up the charity Elephant Family (elephantfamily.org). When asked to get involved with the charity, I jumped on board, taking part in several amazing projects to raise money and awareness, including painting two elephants for Elephant Parade, London. With the very sad news of Mark’s untimely death, I feel very honoured to have been one of his artists.

India has had a massive impact on my work, seeing the Mogul miniatures at first hand, their exquisite colours, detail and sense of design still influences my work today.

I recently returned. I was invited to stay with the most amazing, hospitable couple from Delhi who very generously shared their India with me. Once again I was completely captivated. It also brought back so many memories of my previous trip. This show of 24 paintings is the result.

Rebecca Campbell, 2014

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Life at Lodi

oil on linen 100 x 81 cm ÂŁ5,400 5

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The Elephant in the Room oil on linen 73 x 60 cm ÂŁ4,100 6

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Inner Sanctum oil on linen 81 x 100 cm ÂŁ5,400 7

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Chai oil on linen 54 x 65 cm ÂŁ3,500 8

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Balmy Backwaters oil on linen 60 x 73 cm ÂŁ4,100 9

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Vindaloo oil on linen 55 x 46 cm ÂŁ2,900 10

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Enlightenment oil on linen 82 x 65 cm ÂŁ4,500 11

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Lifting the Lid oil on linen 61 x 50 cm ÂŁ3,200 12

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Coconut Shy oil on linen 61 x 50 cm ÂŁ3,200 13

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Festival of Light oil on linen 65 x 54 cm ÂŁ3,500 14

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Holi Cow oil on linen 73 x 60 cm ÂŁ4,100 15

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A Hoop of Hoopoes oil on linen 61 x 50 cm ÂŁ3,200 16

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Hitching A Ride oil on linen 73 x 54 cm ÂŁ3,900 17

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A Woman’s Work is Never Done oil on linen 46 x 38 cm £2,600 18

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The Quest oil on linen 46 x 55 cm ÂŁ2,900 19

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Monkey Business oil on linen 61 x 50 cm ÂŁ3,200 20

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High Alert

oil on linen 92 x 73 cm ÂŁ4,900 21

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The Opportunists oil on linen 55 x 46 cm ÂŁ2,900 22

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In the Shade of the Banyan Tree oil on linen 73 x 92 cm ÂŁ4,900 23

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Va Va Voom oil on linen 55 x 46 cm ÂŁ2,900 24

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Let the Games Begin… oil on linen 81 x 60 cm £4,500 25

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Eternal Love ÂŁ5,400 26

oil on linen 81 x 100 cm

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REBECCA CAMPBELL Exhibitions 2014 2013 2012

2011

2010

2009 2008 2007 2006 2005

2004 2002

Solo Exhibition Group Show Group Show Solo Exhibition Solo Exhibition Public Art Public Art Art London Public Art Solo Exhibition Group Show Solo Exhibition 20/21, London Group Show Solo Exhibition Group Show Public Art BADA, London Art London Group show Solo Exhibition Solo Exhibition Solo Exhibition BADA, London Art London Solo Exhibition Discerning Eye Solo Exhibition Solo Exhibition Solo Exhibition Solo Exhibition

Private Commissions Jonathan Cooper, Park Walk Gallery, London RHS Chelsea Flower Show, London Jonathan Cooper, Park Walk Gallery, London Brian Sinfield Gallery, Burford, Oxfordshire Jonathan Cooper, Park Walk Gallery, London BT Artbox, London Faberge Big Egg Hunt, London Jonathan Cooper, Park Walk Gallery, London Jungle City, Edinburgh Brian Sinfield Gallery, Burford, Oxfordshire Coutts Bank, Oxford, Oxfordshire Morton Kuehnert, Houston, Texas Jonathan Cooper, Park Walk Gallery, London Brian Sinfield Gallery, Burford, Oxfordshire Jonathan Cooper, Park Walk Gallery, London Loch Gallery, Toronto Elephant Parade, London Jonathan Cooper, Park Walk Gallery, London Jonathan Cooper, Park Walk Gallery, London Brian Sinfield Gallery, Burford, Oxfordshire Louis C Morton, la casa de subastas, Mexico City Jonathan Cooper, Park Walk Gallery, London Brian Sinfield Gallery, Burford, Oxfordshire Jonathan Cooper, Park Walk Gallery, London Jonathan Cooper, Park Walk Gallery, London Jonathan Cooper, Park Walk Gallery, London Invited artist, Mall Galleries, London Chelsea Art Gallery, San Francisco Brian Sinfield Gallery, Burford, Oxfordshire Jonathan Cooper, Park Walk Gallery, London Jonathan Cooper, Park Walk Gallery, London

Paintings, murals, panels and design work

Books/Magazine/Press Decorative Frames by Juliet Bawden Murals, Tromp l’oeil and Decorative by Lynette Wigley Images have been used on several book covers.

Art Buyer (cover); Artists and Illustrators; BBC News, Scotland: BBC Homes and Antiques; BBC Radio 4; Books and Life, South Korea: Cassone; Country Life; Country and Town House; Fabric; The Foodie Bugle; Harpers & Queen; Homes & Gardens; Kitchens, Bedrooms & Bathrooms; Matchbox; Leisure Painter; Period Living; Southwest Magazine, London; The Sunday Telegraph; V&A Magazine; The Resident, The Lady; Oxford Times; Palo Alto Weekly, USA; Slightly Foxed (cover); De Tuin Exclusif, Holland; The Week.

Awards 2005

Discerning Eye – Chairman’s Purchaser Prize

Commercial Commissions The Art File, Art Group; Boots; Canns Down Press; Contrast Gallery, Hong Kong; Hall Barn Nursery; Henri Bendel, New York; The Fife Show, Scotland; Lotte Company Calendar, South Korea; Mazepoint: McKinsey & Co., London; Museum & Galleries Publishing; Paperchase, London; Princess Margaret Hospital, Swindon; Saks Fifth Avenue, New York; Shellys Shoes, London; Sheraton Hotel, Ethiopia; St Geroge’s Hospital Essex; Stewo, Switzerland; WHSmith; Woodmansterne Publishing

Photography by Andra Nelki

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Jonathan Cooper Park Walk Gallery