Cathy's Art Diary

Interesting exhibition at Eames Fine Art of prints by Graham Sutherland. This was a lovely collection of Sutherland prints based on natural phenomena. The earlier works were more lifelike and readable such as “A Bird and a Mouse” then they became more abstracted while usually still recognisable things or landscapes. I loved his use of a bright yellow, used particularly well in this picture of thorn trees or is it Golgotha? I also liked works which were an abstract form but at the bottom he showed the three objects which had informed it. Closed 18 February 2024    

Thin exhibition at Hastings Contemporary Gallery looking at the effect of the Second World War on the work of three artists.  The show featured Edward Burra, Stanley Spencer and Graham Sutherland but I was disappointed that there was only one Spencer, although is was a good Resurrection picture I’d not seen before. There were some lovely Sutherland’s mainly on loan from Pallant House Gallery and interesting Burra’s.  I thought there could have been a bit more commentary on the effects of the war. What was there was good but again it seemed a bit thin. It seemed to lack an overriding narrative. Still as I said some great pictures. Closes 29 March 2020 Reviews   Times Telegraph