8th Day News
A Potrait of Society by Raul Gutierrez
A Potrait of Society- Paintings and prints by Raul Gutierrez.
Displayed from the 10th- 25th of May 2013.
In my artistic work society has always been the raw material from which my ideas and reflections flow translating them into, strokes, lines and shapes.
My admiration for the men and women who have joined forces to accomplish freedoms, the formation of groups to preserve and transmit culture generation after generation, the despair in which we sometimes fall as a result of the setbacks of life, and self-criticism to find ways to solve problems collectively, are some of the ideas that shape this exhibition.
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En mi quehacer artístico la sociedad siempre ha sido la materia prima de la cual brotan ideas y reflexiones que traduzco a través de manchas, líneas y formas.
La admiración por aquellos hombres y mujeres que han unido fuerzas para conquistar libertades; la formación de grupos para preservar la cultura y transmitirla de generación en generación; la desesperanza en la que a veces caemos como resultado de los reveses de la vida y la autocrítica que en colectivo permite encontrar formas para la resolución de problemas, son parte de las ideas que conforman la presente exposición.
To contact Raul please go to, http://www.raulgutierrezart.co.uk/
Open Call for Artists
Competition time! OPEN CALL for artists to display work in the Eighth Day Café.
We have wall space for 2 dimensional work - painting, photography, illustration, prints, collage, etc etc etc.
Exhibition slots run from 20th April -> 19th July // 20th July -> 18th October // and 19th October -> 17th January.
Please email steph@eighth-day.co.uk with:
- 3 images of the work you wish to exhibit, or similar
- A SHORT bio/description of your practice
- A link to your website/ online presence
- Which slot/s is best for you.
Successful artists will be contacted by 9th April. Hanging of first exhibition will take place on 19th-20th April.
(Please note - we use a picture rail hanging system, where artwork is suspended from hooks. So all pieces need to have something for the hooks to hang off, for example string on the backs of frames or canvases, or bulldog clips for unframed work.)
Pop in to the café to have a look at the space any time during opening hours (9-7 Mon-Fri, 10-5 Sat)