http://www.cristus-gallery.com Contemporary Art: painting, sculpture, ceramics, photography Wed, 25 Aug 2010 17:43:15 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Maps are deadly serious things, the painstaking product of the cartographer's scrutiny. Not so, for John Sims. He challenges their status as functional, documentary or even decorative artefacts. Why do so many people put them on their walls? Why, looking out to sea, does Sandgate seem more of a bay ... http://www.cristus-gallery.com/2010/08/john-sims-and-the-art-of-useless-maps/1399/ A last look at the sea - gentle waves, turquiose and purple-grey, then back to the gallery for the final checks. Everyone expects everything to be right; and on this special evening it is. Then, it begins. Artists, clients, fellow business-owners, arts' people, and dear friends - all relaxed ... http://www.cristus-gallery.com/2010/08/cristus-summer-show-our-best-ever/1384/ Cristus Gallery's summer show begins with a private view on Saturday 21st August and runs until 18th September. On display will be new works from our established artists: Dee Taylor, Farid Aouni, Paul Bergin (featured above), John Sims, Tracey-Anne Pryke, Ian David Baker and Sarah Stokes. http://www.cristus-gallery.com/2010/08/cristus-summer-exhibition-2010/1369/ There is something special about the light that falls on this fair corner of England. Artist friends are inspired by the huge skies above the channel, which seem to intensify the shapes and colours of the foreshore; but so often the land and seascape art we see is purely representational ... http://www.cristus-gallery.com/2010/06/farid-auonis-impressions-of-folkestone/1349/ Cristus welcomes Paul Bergin to its summer season. The style is unashamedly impressionistic, with Cezanne cited as Paul's main influence, but with clear references to Monet and Sisley evident too. The paintings are vibrant and immediate, but the opaqueness of Paul's style gives the sense of landscapes that are transient, ... http://www.cristus-gallery.com/2010/05/new-artist-bergy-and-the-shadowy-effects-of-light/1313/ We are pleased to announce that you can now find Cristus Gallery at Greenwich Market on the first and last Sundays of each month. We have the usual fine collection of new paintings, signed original prints, ceramics and unique art greetings cards that you can find at Sandgate, but now ... http://www.cristus-gallery.com/2010/01/cristus-at-greenwich/1298/ Cristus gallery is very pleased to welcome Anna Phelps to its winter exhibition. After two exhibitions of ideas’ paintings, we were looking for work that could complement in terms of technique and richness of palette, and we were also keen to leave the known world and all its troubles. Anna’s ... http://www.cristus-gallery.com/2009/11/anna-phelps-painting-from-memory-and-imagination/1165/ Victoria, good friend of Cristus, has twice been reviewed on this site and has for some time been available for portrait commissions at the gallery. This is, however, the first time that we have tempted her to exhibit, with two paintings in the winter exhibition. Both feature contemporary pre-Raphaelite subjects ... http://www.cristus-gallery.com/2009/11/victoria-fontaine-wolf-ideal-beauty/1203/ Two large and dramatic canvases from Philip Lee form part of the Cristus winter exhibition. They come from the artist's surrealist period, and have been carefully restored and framed at the gallery. Here's what Philip has to say about his work: 'The circular theme at the centre was the starting point ... http://www.cristus-gallery.com/2009/11/philip-lees-tempestuous-deluge-paintings/1208/ Please call the gallery for opening times, or to arrange a special appointment (01303 223005 or 07759 33 77 499) Deep rich colours feature in our winter exhibition, with raku ceramics from Shaun Hall, digital art by Dan McCarthy and paintings by Anna Phelps (featured above), Philip Lee, Tracey-Anne Pryke, Saffron ... http://www.cristus-gallery.com/2009/11/a-time-to-reflect-cristus-winter-exhibition-starts-30th-october/1153/