Things Are Not Always As They Seem
Jan 17 - Jan 29
Free
Presented by: The Carlton Gallery
The Carlton Gallery is proud to announce our latest exhibition with John Wilson: Things are not always what they seem. This is a very unique exhibition and you still see something that you have never seen before. Ask our crew for help to see the art move! John Wilson is a well-known artist in Britain, now a resident of Omokora.
After more than 40 years as an artist, John Wilson has perfected his take on the “reverse perspective” genre. He cleverly bends the rules of physics to make the viewer feel like the painting is moving.
Years ago when his 4-year-old daughter brought home a picture she had done at playgroup, little did John realise how that one little picture would change his life, career, and the whole way he looked at art. It was a small picture of a stickman figure, which had been placed on his mantelpiece. When John sat down and looked at it again, alongside a print of a Lowry painting, it made John think that when Lowry was 4 years old he would have painted figures just the same way as his daughter. Turner, Monet, Constable, Hockney, and all other great artists would have started this way.
‘Wilson also began to explore the idea that even the greatest artists throughout history would have begun their careers drawing similar simple figures.’
This moment gave John the idea of mixing children’s art with art created alongside miniature masterpieces by famous artists. John’s biggest exhibition to date was at The Harrods Gallery London, Christmas exhibition Halcyon Gallery at Harrods, London.
