Cathy's Art Diary

Joyous exhibition at Eames Fine Art of ceramics by Anita Klein. I know Klein as a printmaker so was delighted to find she also does ceramics in her vibrant colours with comfortable female figures. I noted a number reflect the prints I saw in her last show about swimming during lockdown. It was strangely a good pendant to the Antony Gormley which just staggered out of, as that was all about the male body expressed in a male way whereas this was about the female body as only another woman can express it. You look at them and image what it feels like to be that person. I liked the vases and large platters best as they gave more space for the figures but I also like miniature vases of female heads and shoulders with a hole in the top of the head for flowers which continued the composition. Many thanks to the lady who was still setting up for letting me stay once I’d barged in and for chatting when I couldn’t contain myself from talking about the work. Closed 28 January 2024

Joyful exhibition at Eames Fine Art of new work by Anita Klein. The power of the colour in these pictures pulls you into the gallery and you can’t help but smile at these joyful pictures of women swimming or getting ready to swim. The ripples on the water have shades of 1960s Hockney swimming pools but instead of beautiful young men these contented women in bright costumes bob happily in the water and smile at you as they get ready to dive in.  I can’t swim but they make me want to join them, maybe just for the cup of tea afterwards! Closes 1 November 2020  

Nice exhibition of new work by Anita Klein at the Eames Fine Art Gallery in Bermondsey Street. These were lovely big, bold, colourful pictures of contented women. They couldn’t fail to make you feel happy! I particularly liked one of three women sitting drinking coffee which really reminded me of happy times sitting with friends and chewing over life!