PRESS RELEASE APRIL 2009

Catch a moment and rediscover the forgotten

A pair of widely celebrated Norfolk Artists exhibit at the King of Hearts in Norwich with works focussed on storytelling, the passing of time and the preservation of memories.

Andrew Campbell and Louise Richardson are well-known by the Norfolk public through many exhibitions in the area, notably at the King of Hearts and the Bally Factory. They also exhibit internationally and nationally including solo shows at the Robert Sandelson Gallery, Cork Street London, as well as being members of the Norwich Twenty Group. Although these artists produce strikingly different work, they have much in common: a subtle palette of muted tones, a delicacy and compassionate feeling for the fragility of human life.

Storytelling and humanity form the basis of Louise Richardson’s work. Garments and sculptures made from a diverse selection of materials give a glimpse of untold tales. ‘Butterfly Dress’ is brimming with an intense sense of animation, conveying the magical attraction of butterflies.

“I am currently looking at the idea of memory and identity, bringing universal messages to the viewer through the portrayal of objects in my own memory.” Louise Richardson

Andrew Campbell captures personal fleeting moments that convey his interest in the past and future of landscapes. He makes reference to isolated, significant objects within the landscape and delights in the rediscovery of things forgotten. Campbell also works with film, from this he selects poignant images and transfers them to cement rendered, canvas-like frames. The images sink into the surface and take on a painterly quality.

“My work features rhythms and repetition; be it the bubbling of water or the motion of waves.” Andrew Campbell

“Andy and Louise are strikingly original artists, re-creating in their own way the human destiny in its touching frailty.” Aude Gotto

This exhibition will take place at The King of Hearts Gallery in Norwich.

May 16^th – 29^th August 2009 ~ Andrew Campbell & Louise Richardson

For enquiries please call 01603 611412

FOR MORE INFORMATION: Contact Carys Rosser on 01603 766129

ADDRESS: 7-15 Fye Bridge Street, Norwich, NR3 1JL, www.kingofhearts.org.uk

Biography

Exhibitions 

Deloitte & Touche, Zurich, Switzerland 'Contemporary British Art'

Buckhenham Galleries, Southwold 'Two Person Show' 

Robert Sandelson, London 'Still'

Elm Hill Contemporary Arts, Norwich

Netherlands Textilemuseum, Netherlands

The Museum of Science and Industry, Manchester

Kunstmuseum Bayreuth, Germany

Bureau of Artistic Exhibitions, Wroclaw, Poland

Landesgalerie...Landesmuseum, Linz, Austria

'Flexible 3 close to the body'

Robert Sandelson, London 'Yuri Kuper'

London Contemporary Art Fair, Art 99/98/97/96/95/94/93

Frederick Gallery, Raveninghma & Wrentham Studios, Suffolk, 'Two Person Show'

Mannington Hall, Norfolk 'Free Lines'

Whitworth Gallery, Manchester 'Bitter Sweet'

John Innes Centre, Norwich, 'Borrowed from Nature'

Berghampton, 'Something Rich and Strange'

Montpelier Sandelson, London 'Tall Stories Still Lives'

Contemporary British Art Show, Royal College of Art, London

'Wholesale', Installation project, Norwich

Ikon Touring, Birmingham, 'After Eden' and 'Inheritance'

Leicester City Gallery, Leicester, 'Gardens'

Norwich School of Art & Design, Norwich, 'Diversity'

Montpelier Studio, London, 'New Works'

King of Hearts, Norwich, 'Four of a different Kind'

Residencies

Giuseppe Penone, Turin, Italy 

Louise Richardson Fine Art