Hosts 3D Virtual Exhibition of Free-to-Download Artworks
Local visual arts group Easterly Artists is staging a virtual online exhibition throughout May, delivering its own “art antidote” to the ravages of Coronavirus and the isolation it brings.
Titled “In Isolation”, the exhibition features some of the most creative artistic talent in Lowestoft and the surrounding area. 26 artists are presenting their work, all based on their interpretation of what it means to live through, deal with and create in a period of prolonged physical and social isolation.
There are two key elements of the exhibition. First, all artists are donating their work for nothing: as a result, all pieces will be available for the public to download completely free of charge. All works are in A4 format, making it easy for visitors to print them from a home computer.
Second, the show utilises the latest technology to display the works "hung" in a unique 3D virtual space created especially for the event, rather than a conventional web page. The result is a truly immersive experience, giving visitors a life-like impression of walking through an actual gallery.
“In Isolation” opens on the Easterly Artists website at 6.30pm on Friday 8 May, to coincide with the early May Day Bank Holiday (this year, this holiday has been moved back to coincide with VE Day and the 75th anniversary of the end of World War II). It runs for three weeks and ends at 6.30pm on Sunday 31 May.
Local visual arts group Easterly Artists is staging a virtual online exhibition throughout May, delivering its own “art antidote” to the ravages of Coronavirus and the isolation it brings.
Titled “In Isolation”, the exhibition features some of the most creative artistic talent in Lowestoft and the surrounding area. 26 artists are presenting their work, all based on their interpretation of what it means to live through, deal with and create in a period of prolonged physical and social isolation.
There are two key elements of the exhibition. First, all artists are donating their work for nothing: as a result, all pieces will be available for the public to download completely free of charge. All works are in A4 format, making it easy for visitors to print them from a home computer.
Second, the show utilises the latest technology to display the works "hung" in a unique 3D virtual space created especially for the event, rather than a conventional web page. The result is a truly immersive experience, giving visitors a life-like impression of walking through an actual gallery.
“In Isolation” opens on the Easterly Artists website at 6.30pm on Friday 8 May, to coincide with the early May Day Bank Holiday (this year, this holiday has been moved back to coincide with VE Day and the 75th anniversary of the end of World War II). It runs for three weeks and ends at 6.30pm on Sunday 31 May.
Hugh Davies, Easterly Artists webmaster and the instigator of the exhibition, commented: “This show is a way to bring a little light and give something back to the local community. A lot of people are trapped at home, with nothing to look at or look forward to. The plan is to bring the work to them: to give them something inspiring to download and enjoy in their own home, and perhaps create some hope at a time when hope can sometimes appear to be in short supply.”
Visitors will be able to view work in a wide range of mediums, including drawing; painting in oil, acrylic, gouache and watercolour; mono print, screen print and lino-cut; photography; pottery and ceramics; artistic wood-turning and more.
To access the exhibition, simply go to the website at www.easterly.org.uk/inisolation/. Visitors can return as often as they like at any time of day or night, and download as many pieces as they want.
The 26 Easterly Artists members taking part in the exhibition are:
1. Bill Haward (Reydon) Collage based on line drawing
2. Chris Milham (Henstead) Modern contemporary art in oil and acrylic
3. Claire-Louise Dowson (Pakefield) Abstract painting in acrylic and oils
4. Clare Johnson (Lowestoft) Photographer/Mixed media artist
5. Darren Breeze (Lowestoft) Artistic woodturner
6. David Sullivan (Lowestoft) Realist painter engaged with political themes
7. Eileen Coxon (Brampton) Fine art painting: oils and watercolours
8. Fiona Shreeve (Somerleyton) Sculptural ceramics
9. Harvey Bradley (Lowestoft) Porcelain pieces featuring expressive brushwork
10. Hilary Barry (Kessingland) Figurative fine artist and painter
11. Hugh Davies (Lowestoft) Printmaker
12. Joan Murray (Lowestoft) Drawing, photography and book works
13. Lisa Hurcum (Lowestoft) Printmaker
14. Lorry Cudmore (Bungay) Sculptural and functional ceramics
15. Malcolm Cudmore (Bungay) Fine art painting and drawing
16. Marilyn Jackson (Bungay) Mixed media and mono printing
17. Mark Burrell (Lowestoft) Fine art and magical realism
18. Neil Whitehead (Halesworth) Acrylic painting and watercolour
19. Ni Gooding (Brampton) Fine art screenprinting
20. Nina Roffey (Beccles) Sculptural assemblages with found objects
21. Patricia Davidson (Reydon) Fine art painter and printmaker
22. Peter Rodulfo (Great Yarmouth) Fine art and magical realism
23. Rebecca Bergese (Wangford) Painter and object maker
24. Rinat Baibekov (Lowestoft) Abstract painting in mixed media or oil
25. Rosalind Bieber (Halesworth ) Modern contemporary art in Ecos paint and conte
26. Simon Wilde (Lowestoft) Fine artist specialising in painting and drawing
Visitors will be able to view work in a wide range of mediums, including drawing; painting in oil, acrylic, gouache and watercolour; mono print, screen print and lino-cut; photography; pottery and ceramics; artistic wood-turning and more.
To access the exhibition, simply go to the website at www.easterly.org.uk/inisolation/. Visitors can return as often as they like at any time of day or night, and download as many pieces as they want.
The 26 Easterly Artists members taking part in the exhibition are:
1. Bill Haward (Reydon) Collage based on line drawing
2. Chris Milham (Henstead) Modern contemporary art in oil and acrylic
3. Claire-Louise Dowson (Pakefield) Abstract painting in acrylic and oils
4. Clare Johnson (Lowestoft) Photographer/Mixed media artist
5. Darren Breeze (Lowestoft) Artistic woodturner
6. David Sullivan (Lowestoft) Realist painter engaged with political themes
7. Eileen Coxon (Brampton) Fine art painting: oils and watercolours
8. Fiona Shreeve (Somerleyton) Sculptural ceramics
9. Harvey Bradley (Lowestoft) Porcelain pieces featuring expressive brushwork
10. Hilary Barry (Kessingland) Figurative fine artist and painter
11. Hugh Davies (Lowestoft) Printmaker
12. Joan Murray (Lowestoft) Drawing, photography and book works
13. Lisa Hurcum (Lowestoft) Printmaker
14. Lorry Cudmore (Bungay) Sculptural and functional ceramics
15. Malcolm Cudmore (Bungay) Fine art painting and drawing
16. Marilyn Jackson (Bungay) Mixed media and mono printing
17. Mark Burrell (Lowestoft) Fine art and magical realism
18. Neil Whitehead (Halesworth) Acrylic painting and watercolour
19. Ni Gooding (Brampton) Fine art screenprinting
20. Nina Roffey (Beccles) Sculptural assemblages with found objects
21. Patricia Davidson (Reydon) Fine art painter and printmaker
22. Peter Rodulfo (Great Yarmouth) Fine art and magical realism
23. Rebecca Bergese (Wangford) Painter and object maker
24. Rinat Baibekov (Lowestoft) Abstract painting in mixed media or oil
25. Rosalind Bieber (Halesworth ) Modern contemporary art in Ecos paint and conte
26. Simon Wilde (Lowestoft) Fine artist specialising in painting and drawing
