New Cambridgeshire Artists
An
exhibition of contemporary art by three emerging Artists
living in Cambridgeshire, at:
Needhams
Restaurant
186 Main Street Witchford Cambridgeshire CB6 2HT
01353 661405
24th August to 21st September 2006
Contributing Artists:
Geetha Alagirisamy
Lesley Kelly
Kaine Kulczak
Needhams Restaurant continues itʼs support of local,
Cambridgeshire-based Artists by hosting a new exhibition
curated by Ovenden Contemporary (Art Promotions) Limited,
featuring three talented emerging Artists from the
county.
The emotionally charged art of Lesley Kelly, from Whittlesey, very definitely, charts the specific journey she is on. Using glitter, metallics, inks and a distinctly feminine perspective, she endeavours to understand, evaluate and learn from, the various stages in her life so far. A series of events during her pregnancy forced Kelly to question her life choices. A recent trip to Australia provoked a strong and discernible reaction and her work now, unashamedly, boasts Aboriginal influences in terms of style, use of colour, technique and indeed sentiment. These influences have allowed her to express, evaluate and process the anxieties that she experienced during this time in her life.
The striking and often beautiful abstract work of the Cambourne-based Artist, Geetha Alagirisamy, owes a great deal to a rather exotic upbringing. Born and raised in Singapore to a Chinese mother and an Indian father, the well-travelled Alagirisamy endows her paintings with a richness and a vibrancy that reflects the cultural diversity she was exposed to when growing up. Whilst refusing to ʻexplainʼ or describe what she paints, Alagirisamy does allow her emotional state to dictate the composition and colours she uses. Often richly textured and reflective, her work gives us an insight into the way she processes her experiences, in different languages, on several levels, from various perspectives.
Kaine Kulczak is a second generation British Ukrainian Artist with a pronounced urban contemporary style that effortlessly fuses simple graffiti art and illustration with strong graphic design cues, knocking on the doors of fine art as a result. Contemporary music, street-art and Turner (yes, Turner!) inspire this unassuming young man from Peterborough to compose such striking paintings that, when you are stood before them, you seem to be observing human life as if through some kind of magical illustrative microscope.
