Bohuslav Barlow at The Northern Art Show
The Northern Art Show
13th – 15th November 2009
Harrogate International Centre, Kings Road, Harrogate HG1 5LA
Over fifty original Bohuslav Barlow paintings will be on show and available for purchase at the biggest art show in northern England.
We are delighted to announce that we shall be taking a selection of works by Bohuslav Barlow to the Northern Art Show in Harrogate this autumn. The opening champagne gala preview is on the evening of Thursday 12th November 2009, at the Harrogate International Centre, and represents the first public display of many of the works. It is only appropriate that their debut will be in the North, close to the landscapes and backdrops that Bohuslav made his home in post war Britain. The entire stand shall de dedicated to his work, many of which were painted in the 70’s and 80’s and have remained, unvaunted, in lofts and basements ever since.
There will be an inspiring cross-section of his genres: dark and brooding allegorical landscape scenes, Northern cityscapes, deeply moving figurative work, and the occasional still life. There will be oils, watercolours, and acrylics, as well as inks and mixed media works, and thus a wide range of price points. There will also be a small selection of the works from the hugely successful ‘Garden of Wasted Things’ show from 2008.
To further commemorate this ‘Homecoming’, we have interviewed the reclusive Bohuslav in his studio. For over two hours this extraordinarily intelligent and erudite man, with his fascinating life story, openly, engagingly and at times touchingly reflects on subjects that he went on to represent in his work: war-torn childhood, upheaval, alienation, the London Years and his torrid relationships with both his Mother and Stepfather. This interview is currently being condensed into a series of podcasts which we shall be releasing onto this website, and which we shall be making available, at no cost, to newsletter subscribers. A CD copy of the condensed interview will also be available from our stand at the Northern Art Show. For an advance copy of the interview CD please contact mpgb@mac.com
For further information about the Northern Art Show go to www.northernartshow.com
For an invitation to the show (13th – 15th November) or the preview evening (12th November) please contact us at mpgb@mac.com
