108 Fine Art

Harrogate Advertiser

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Harrogate Advertiser

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Yorkshire Evening Post

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We are delighted to present The Apple Pickers

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Recent Paintings and Drawings by Brian Fojcik

18th June - 5th July

Private View

Saturday 18th June 6pm - 8pm

108 Fine Art, 1 Crown Place, Harrogate HG1 2RY

t: 01423 709108 m: 07798 908857

This major exhibition of new works by Brian Fojcik offers the first opportunity to see his brooding series of previously unseen large scale paintings, inspired by a recent visit to Poland where he spent several weeks travelling by bike through the remote countryside.
Born in Kirkcaldy, Fife, Brian Fojcik initially studied at Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art, Dundee, 1979-1984. He has won numerous awards including the John Milne Prize in Painting, and The Maude Gemmell Hutchison Prize (Royal Scottish Academy Exhibition Award 1992). His work is held in the collections of The Scottish Arts Council, The Fleming Collection, Kirkcaldy Art Gallery and in numerous private collections in the USA and Europe

Edward Gage - The Scotsman
“A perceptive observer, a sensitive and powerful draughtsman...With their echoes of Daumier or early Van Gogh, Fojciks observations go far beyond mere study of sporting life...”
W Gordon Smith - The Scotsman
“Fojcik is an outstanding draughtsman, mixing media to achieve drama
and tension in bold but fluent and vivid monochrome.”

Current Exhibition Scissors - Stone - Paper

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Drawings, Watercolours, Collage and Prints

NOW – 11th June

With works by

Norman Adams

Calum Colvin

Alan Davie

David Mach

Paul Reid

Yukako Sakakura

Michael Sandle

Adrian Wiszniewski

Joash Woodrow

Nicholas Jolly

Peter Sedgley

Circle

Acrylic on card, circa 1973

51 x 51cm

New Pieces From Adrian Wiszniewski

2011-05-23T02:12:00.000-07:00

We couldn't wait to show you a few images of Adrian's most recent work...

The Boy From Carcasonne

The Source

Highland Mary

Mojo Magazine

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Click to read the Edwyn Collins interview with Keith Cameron from Mojo.

A Sneaky Peek at Edwyn's Work

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Here is a small snapshot of Edwyn's work. The exhibition 'The Possibilities Are Endless' will launch 108's new gallery space in July...

The Possibilities Are Endless

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An exhibition of Paintings and Drawings

by Adrian Wiszniewski and Edwyn Collins

Edwyn Collins

As a young student at Glasgow School of Art in the late 1970’s Adrian Wiszniewski enjoyed the sound and look of a new group of young musicians practicing next door in his tenement flat.

The band, Orange Juice, was soon to enjoy great success as a major force in the post punk era with hits including ‘Rip It Up’. During the 1990’s their singer and songwriter Edwyn Collins continued to inspire with songs such as ‘Never Met A Girl Like You Before’.

In 2005 he suffered from two major brain hemorrhages leaving him partially paralyzed and only able to say his wife’s name, the words ‘yes’ and ‘no’ and ‘The Possibilities Are Endless’.

During the ensuing years he has incredibly managed to regain much of his lost facilities, through physiotherapy, re-learning to draw, writing, recording and performing his music; and the love and care of his wife Grace Maxwell.

His new album ‘Losing Sleep’ was reviewed in the NME as “… one of the best albums of the year”.

As well as his ability to continue to write and perform wonderful, inspiring new material, he has in recent years returned to his interest in drawing. 50 wildlife inspired art works will be shown at 108 this summer.

Adrian Wiszniewski

Adrian Wiszniewski originally studied architecture at GSA before transferring to the School of Drawing and Painting, quickly rising to prominence as one of the leading figures in the new wave of internationally acclaimed ‘Glasgow Boys’, including Steven Campbell, Stephen Conroy and Peter Howson.

Since the 1980’s he has constantly risen to the challenge of multi – faceted projects including writing, illustration, furniture and interior design, multimedia artwork and music. One of his most recent projects included working with the Scottish Philharmonic Orchestra in the production of a musical narrative of GBH (The Girl, The Boy and The Hag) a book written and illustrated by Wiszniewski as part of a trilogy of musical / theatrical events.

During the past twelve months he has concentrated on a return to making pictures, producing some of his most exciting work to date. A selection of his recent paintings will be shown at 108 this summer.

The development of contemporary music and art inevitably weaves and overlaps. This first exhibition at 108’s new galleries (Cold Bath Road) will provide the perfect way to launch the first of many experimental, collaborative music / art events which we hope to hold at 108 throughout the coming years.

Blast from the past

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We're expanding to 16 Cold Bath Road where we will have a permanent home for the Joash Woodrow collection as well as many of our other favourite artists.
Check out these incredible photos we've pulled out the archives of Cold Bath Road. They are truly wonderful and give you a real feel for how things once were!
We especially love the top image with the mischievous boy throwing something on the right hand side of the photo!

Publications

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We have a vast selection of Art books at 108, from Joash Woodrow 'Landscapes', to Alan Davie
Insignia for the Little White Horse and Paul Reid. Visit 108fineart to see the full collection.

Previous Exhibitions

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Here's a small taster of some of our previous exhibitions...

Yukako Sakakura

“There Was One More Day Needed”

Animals and Aliens

A Cabinet of Curiosities: 18th - 21st Century

Paintings, Drawings, Sculpture and Jewellery

Paintings and Drawings

FOUR SCORE & TEN
Alan Davie

In celebration of the artists 90th year
An exhibition of Paintings and Drawings 1950 - 2010

Paintings, Prints, Sculpture and Drawings

108 Fine Art and RedHouse Originals present

Music To My Eyes

An exhibition of rock n’ roll inspired art work and photography featuring Storm Thorgerson, Art Kane and the Godfather of Pop Art Sir Peter Blake.

Christopher P Wood

Recent Paintings, Prints and Watercolours

COLOUR _ TONE
Op & Abstract Art

Recent Paintings

by Anna King

Forthcoming Exhibitions

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Summers Coming
February – April 2011
Paintings, drawings and watercolours by George Rowlett, Brian Fojcik, Norman Adams,
Joash Woodrow, Anna King, Adrian Wiszniewski, Nicholas Jolly

Brian Fojcik
The Fruit Pickers 15th June - 5th July 2011
New paintings by Scottish figurative artist Brian Fojcik.
"A perceptive observer, a sensitive and powerful draughtsman..."
Edward Gage - The Scotsman

Joash Woodrow Portraits 1950 - 1970 in The Financial Times

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Paintings and Works on Paper

"Joash Woodrow is the genius of late 20th century British Art of whom almost no one has heard."
"Woodrow's transformation of banality is as lyrical as Chagall's."

"That painterly intensity and high seriousness links Woodrow to his Jewish contemporaries Kossoff, Auerbach and Freud..."

Jackie Wullschlager - Chief Art Critic, The Financial Times

Visit the Joash Woodrow Exhibition

2011-05-17T09:27:00.000-07:00

Portraits 1955 - 1970

9th April - 31st May 2011

Including unseen works.

108 Fine Art, 1 Crown Place, Harrogate HG1 2RY
t: 01423 709108 m: 07798 908857