11 August - 21 October 2007

Ruskin Revisited: George Rowlett at Chamonix and Coniston

The painter George Rowlett (born in 1941) is renowned for his landscape paintings using bold impasto, powerfully evoking a sense of place through strong colour and elemental composition. As Mark Glazebrook has written: “his landscapes make their presence felt not only as lively, original and imaginative renderings … but also as weighty, tactile physical objects.”

George Rowlett: Mer de Glace (courtesy Art Space Gallery, London)

John Ruskin: Mer de Glace (courtesy Alpine Club, London)

This exhibition of new work, brought from the Art Space Gallery in London (Michael Richardson Contemporary Art), comprises landscapes made on journeys in Ruskin’s footsteps, in both the Alps and the Lake District in and around Coniston. Some of the scenes, such as the Mer de Glace and Glacier des Bossons at Chamonix, have been inspired by Ruskin watercolours from the collection of the Alpine Club, which will also form part of the display.

More information about the George Rowlett and his work can be found on the Art Space Gallery website.

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11 August - 21 October 2007

Ruskin Revisited: George Rowlett at Chamonix and Coniston

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