Christine Allison’s powerful, figurative oil paintings portray the connectedness of human beings. Through the use of bold and vibrant colours she describes the moods and emotions created by the relationships between the paintings’ subjects, reflected not only in their faces but also between and around the spaces they inhabit. By her choice of colours, Allison also explores the intuitive emotional symbolism human beings attribute to colour. Tension, harmony, affection, anger or serenity are all mirrored in Allison’s intense hues of the colour spectrum.
Allison says of her work: ‘To be a human being is the experience we know. To be connected in that experience to other human beings extends our knowing. I am connected, you are connected; we are connected. I feel, you feel; we feel. Sometimes humans touch physically, other times it is the space between them that touches and holds the most feeling. As in what is said and what is unsaid, it can be the silence that shouts the loudest. Words connect into sentences; human beings connect into relationships.’
Private View: Friday 19th of June 2009 – 6 pm to 11 pm
Exhibition runs from: Friday 19th of June to 2nd of July 2009
Gallery Opening Hours: Fri, Sat, Mon, Tues, Wed, Thurs: 2.30 pm – 6.30 pm
Last day of Exhibition: Thurs 2nd of July: 11.00am to 5.00pm
Red Gate Gallery is a non-for-profit organisation that is dedicated to the continuous exposure of contemporary and diverse Art forms. It encompasses artists’ studios, a large gallery space suitable for installations, film projections, music performances, live gigs and exhibitions. Red Gate is located within a busy environment between Brixton & Camberwell. The gallery hosts regular events, exploring strands of thought provoking art. Since 1998 it has hosted over 490 events and exhibitions. Home Page: www.redgategallery.co.uk – check on our up coming events
Red Gate Gallery
209a Coldharbour Lane
London SW9 8RU
Call: 020 7326 0993
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www.redgategallery.co.uk
