Killing Time, by Kate Pelligrini

Back in April, Kate Pellegrini gave a talk about ‘Painting Space’ from the Killing Time Series. This was part of our regular Late Last Thursday event where Skylark invites the public to visit the gallery after-hours and find out a bit more about our artists.

The 'Killing Time' series, pictured here, is based on Simon Armitage's brilliant poem of the same title, commissioned by the Millennium Committee. The thousand line poem is divided into sections, which explore different aspects of man's relationship with his fellow man, and the state of civilisation at the beginning of the 21st Century. Each section of the poem revolves around a specific theme for example bullets of the Colombine School massacre transferred to flowers (‘Suburban Idyll’), the lunar eclipse of the sun (‘Any Minute Now’). The poem provided the springboard for Kate’s painterly investigations. The paintings are door sized stretched canvases, unframed, featuring impasto oil paint on a thin acrylic base.

Please join us for Late Last Thursdays
The last Thursday of every month
6-8pm
Skylark 2 Gallery
Unit 1.09, Oxo Tower Wharf, SE1 9PH
(First Floor Riverside up the stairs)
Tel 020 7401 9666
www.skylarkgalleries.com

Untitled Gallery - summer art show with Kate Pellegrini

PRIVATE VIEW MONDAY AUGUST 4th FROM 6pm
July 21st – August 17th : 9am – 9pm : Monday – Friday
Viewing by appointment only. Please call 020 7209 8110

RSVP KATE PELLEGRINI by emailing kate@katepellegrini.com or calling 07772 179160

Artists & Illustrators feature!

Kate Pellegrini's Window painting pictured will be used to launch the revamped Artists & Illustrators website, and also published in the Portfolios section of the magazine of the same title, later this month.

"This is a view through a window in Cordoba. I was drawn to the subject by the interplay of shapes and volumes, which made a complex jumble of lines, tones and planes. The limited palate of purples, blues and yellows reinforce the solidity of the subject, whilst unifying all the elements, and creating the illusion of flattened space. The composition was developed from several
sketches and photographs of the motif, taken during a hot August afternoon, and the painting was made in my London studio. It was painted over several months by building up layers of acrylic and then oil paint."

'Window', Mixed media on canvas, 61 x 46 cm
www.katepellegrini.com
Artists & Illustrators website

Late Last Thursday - THIS Thursday!

Late Last Thursdays are a monthly event at Skylark 2 Gallery where visitors can come in the evening to meet an artist. We stay open late and often there's an artist talk or presentation along with a bit of wine.

THIS Thursday:
KATE PELLEGRINI

(From the Killing Time series, detail and 6 large canvases )

Kate is the Featured Artist at Skylark 2 Gallery
From April 15th - May 5th : 11am - 6pm : Tuesday - Sunday
Unit 1.09 - Oxo Tower Wharf - London - SE1 9PH - Tel: 44 020 7401 9666

Artist talk: Late Last Thursday on April 24th : 7pm 'Painting Space' All my paintings, whether abstract or representational, are primarily concerned with representing the illusion of three dimensions on a two dimensional surface. The canvas is daubed with colour and marks, the result of many small decisions to effectively bring something forward or knock something else back. Material is drawn from either observation, making visual notes and sketches, and taking photographs at the scene, or from poetry or other literary works that affect me, which then provide the imagery for my paintings.

The 'Killing Time' series, pictured here, is based on Simon Armitage's brilliant poem of the same title, commissioned by the Millennium Committee. The thousand line poem is divided into sections, which explore different aspects of man's relationship with his fellow man, and the state of civilisation at the beginning of the 21st Century. Each section of the poem revolves around a specific theme, like ballooning pitted against nationalism (‘Weightless’), the darkness of northern winter days (‘Midwinter Spin’), a Westerner's view of Christmas in Oxford Street contrasting with modern warfare (‘Distracted’), bullets of the Colombine School massacre transferred to flowers (‘Suburban Idyll’), the lunar eclipse of the sun (‘Any Minute Now’), etc.

The poem provided the springboard for my painterly investigations. The paintings are door sized stretched canvases, unframed, featuring impasto oil paint on a thin acrylic base. The preliminary acrylic painting lays down accidental marks to contribute to the surface richness, and is overlaid with a gradual build up of oil paint. The colour themes and mark making seek to reflect a sense of space, rhythm and an emotional charge in the individual works.