LOVE LIFE

Friday 25 June 2021 10:00 am 10:00
Sunday 25 July 2021 4:30 pm 16:30

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LOVE LIFE

Ad Lib Gallery
Summer Exhibition

25 June - 25 July 2021

Ad Lib Gallery, 10 Church Road, Wimbledon Village SW19 5DL

Exhibition Opening Hours:

Monday 10am - 5pm
Tuesday 10am - 6.30pm
Wednesday 10am - 6.30pm
Thursday 10am - 8pm (open late)
Friday 10am - 6:30pm
Saturday 10am - 5pm
Sunday 10am - 4:30pm

Featuring artworks by:

Natasha Archdale, Nasser Azam, Charming Baker, Jane Bristowe, Harry Bunce, Philip Colbert, Angry Dan, Bob Dylan, Martha Fein, Carne Griffiths, Kym Haverson, Haz, Jo Holdsworth, Janek Janikowski, Nathalie Kingdon, Ru Knox, LUAP, Matt Mackman, Carl McCrow, Louise McNaught, Johnny Morant, James Mylne, Emma-Leone Palmer, Kimberly J Randall, Ernesto Romano, Sena Shah, Bran Symondson, Will Teather, Louisa Tebbutt, Hugh Turvey, Unskilled Worker, and others soon to be confirmed…

See a selection of artist profiles below.

Artists

Nasser Azam

A London-based British contemporary artist, Azam’s reputation was established in the early 1980s, with exhibitions at galleries in Birmingham and the West Midlands, including the Barber Institute of Fine Arts.

In 2007, Azam became Artist in-Residence at County Hall Gallery, London, mounting a series of major exhibitions of early and recent work, including the critically acclaimed Anatomica in April 2008.

It was at this time he began working with sculpture, and in February 2008 a monumental bronze, The Dance, was unveiled on London’s South Bank. It was followed in July 2012 by the unveiling of Athena in the London City Airport; at 12 metres it is the tallest bronze sculpture in the UK.

Azam has developed his painting in a series of projects that reflect his interest in extreme working conditions and also painting as a performance, from Zero Gravity (Star City, Moscow, 2008), to the freezing ice deserts of Antarctica (2010), where he completed thirteen large paintings.

In 2019, London’s prestigious Saatchi Gallery hosted Nasser Azam: Saiful Malook, the artist’s most comprehensive solo exhibition to date. Azam’s work is included in numerous private and public collections, including the Zabludowicz Collection and The Sovereign Art Foundation.

The Independent: Close-up: Nasser Azam The trader who swapped equities for art is laughing all the way to the bank

Altamarea Group Purchases 11 Works by Nasser Azam for New York Restaurants

Nasser Azam creates permanent art installation for new restaurant in New York

An investment banker-turned-artist provides the ideal art for NYC's newest hotspot

For more info about Azam / available artworks please enquire

LUAP

A skilled fine artist who dynamically fuses painting and photography, Paul Robinson aka LUAP, born in Grimsby in 1982, is fast gaining critical recognition and a celebrity following for his exciting work.

Working across various mediums his work hints at abstract expressionism infused with the explosive energy and bold colour of Pop and Urban Art. Exploring existential subjects within a contemporary feel his work stands alone in its composition and provoking content and subject matter.

Robinson sells and exhibits his work globally, highlights include London, New York, Dubai, Hong Kong & Berlin. He has exhibited alongside internationally renowned artists including Picasso, Banksy, Warhol & Hirst at Andipa Gallery Knightsbridge and created large bespoke artworks for exclusive London members club, Home House.

Ru Knox

Ru Knox is an English artist who has spent years as a professional classical portraitist, fulfilling private commissions and exhibiting both in the UK and abroad with much success in international competitions.

Ru combines this rigorous formal structure with his own original ideas, displaying his unique and personal style. His work has developed from pure traditional representation to a more contemporary approach, but retains references to his training.

He has a rare and potent emotional expression which has culminated from years of imaginative experimentation with various techniques and textures, but his legacy observational precision and handling still capture the psychology and immortalise the souls of his portraits.

Carl McCrow

McCrow is a controversial artist taking weaponry from war torn areas around the world and producing provocative and thought provoking works of art.

In 2009 McCrow’s close friend lost both legs and an arm in an explosion whilst on tour with the British Army in Afghanistan. It was one of the catalysts that turned a distant fascination with guns and weaponry into questions about individual purpose, morality, hidden stories and the ability of one person to make a difference.

Since then, McCrow has begun a journey to deactivate and destroy as many weapons as he can. It’s a personal quest to understand first hand the terrible consequences of conflict and through art, tell the unheard, human stories that share their past with each weapon he finds.

As well as making a small but important difference to arms reduction, McCrow is producing a body of work that is proving to be extraordinarily provocative and totally captivating.

For more info about McCrow / available artworks please enquire

Louisa Tebbutt

Louisa is a London based mixed media artist. Versatile and imaginative yet highly technical, she combines traditional art education with an emphasis on figurative studies. Most of her original artworks are on oxidized steel, and she has recently produced a series of watercolour portraits.

National and international level, including: London, The Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh, Chicago, Boston MA (Copley Society of Art) , New Jersey, Tel Aviv, Budapest and Vienna to name but a few. She has many works in private and corporate collections around the world. Louisa has been commissioned by many celebrity clients including musicians and Hollywood A-list.

James Mylne

James Mylne is a British contemporary artist known for his drawings in ballpoint pen. His technical abilities with the unorthodox art medium have earned Mylne recognition in Europe and the UK. The Ballpointer online journal called Mylne "Britain's premier ballpoint pen artist" in a 2015 feature article.