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Tom Robinson – New Paintings October 19th – November 20th, Wed – Sun 11-4pm Artsmill present the first one man show of Tom Robinson who studied at the Byam Shaw and the Prince’s Drawing School and is a Gilchrist Fischer Prize 2010 nominee. Essentially a celebratory artist the main theme of his work is the character of light in landscape and memory. Deeply sensitive and poetic, Robinson's paintings, whether from life or memory, seek to pin down the artist's place within the world. Now based in Norfolk, it was during his time in Jersey that he began to take on significantly wider angles of vision leading to more abstract and rhythmic solutions. The pure physicality of the coloured paint mark as a sense loaded hotwire to the viewer’s consciousness has become more and more important. "Each painter has to invent their own rules. These rules determine how to bring the subject into being. As I paint my perception of the painting and its subject builds, leading to resolution and a sense of newness. This newness extends the range of possibilities open to me in subsequent work." www.thomasrobinson.eu and www.flickr.com/photos/thomasrobinsonpaintingsanddrawings ![]() |
ARTSMILL
AWARD EXHIBITION
WINNERS OF THE PUBLIC VOTE | ||
NUMBER OF VOTES CAST | ||
NOMINATED ARTISTS | 1ST PRIZE | 2ND PRIZE |
ROWENA BEATY | 16 | 14 |
LOUIS BENIOT | 30 | 14 |
CHRIS BLAND | 2 | 3 |
SIMON MANFIELD | 26 | 21 | SARAH McDADE | 8 | 22 |
DOROTHY SIMISTER | 16 | 13 |
MALCOM TAYLOR | 12 | 11 |
STEVE WAGER | 9 | 6 |
HARRY WARD | 7 | 9 |
RICHARD WINCER | 40 | 43 |
It follows that Richard Wincer takes the first prize of £500 and Sarah McDade the second of £250.
Artsmill would like to thank everyone who participated.
The exhibition was very well received by the public who thought it represented an exceptionally high standard of work.