From the studio to the gallery! Posted @withrepost • @neogalleryx Last post today...! Curating with @mattbell_art & #ThaleiaKavvada & technical help from @deniswhiteside @jasonsimpsonart Matt Bell #MarkingTime Preview Saturday 6 April 2-4 pm Matt’s work explores the space between #painting and #drawing; between #figuration and #abstraction. This exhibition charts a shift from atmospheric, remembered #landscapes, reflecting rural idylls of childhood, to complex compositions, which weave together specific points of remembered time. The exhibition presents as a unified aesthetic, achieved through the consistent exploration and exploitation of #landscape space, along with Bell’s intuitive and complex use of #colour, light, #surface and #mark. His works are created directly from thought, offering a powerful, dynamic response to distant remembered experiences. The viewer is given the opportunity to find their way into and discover the paintings, which possess an illusionary quality, achieved through the skilful employment of suggestion and dissipation. Matt Bell studied Fine Art at the @sladeschool of Art (1984-88). Whilst studying at the Slade he received Slade scholarships and prestigious, painting and drawing prizes. He has worked in the creative industries, including advertising and has also had a career in Higher Education. This exhibition reflects the commitment he made to fully reunite with painting and drawing in 2014 Matt Bell has been a full-time studio holder and an active member of @neo_artists #neostudios in central #Bolton, for the last two years. On until 12 May Thursday – Sunday 11-5 pm neo:galleryX The Market Place Bolton BL1 2AL Free Admission Fully Accessible (at Neo:galleryx Bolton UK) https://www.instagram.com/neo_artists/p/Bvw0amclj9M/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1p2cfcf0qfa45