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Jul 2021
Joint contemporary art exhibition opens in Harrogate
Two titans of contemporary art, Peter King and Peter Wileman, are showing a collection of works in a joint exhibition at Walker Galleries starting this weekend.
The paintings draw on natural landscapes and still life, and while the artists' approaches vary in degrees of abstraction, each piece is striking. All the art displayed will be on sale and priced individually.
A spokesperson for the Walker Galleries in Harrogate said:
Contemporary Scottish artist Peter King takes inspiration from the light and landscape of his homeland, evoking nature through texture and free paint.
He was born in Glasgow in 1953 and studied art, specialising in drawing and painting, at the Glasgow Art School under the tutelage of David Donaldson RSA and Duncan Shanks RSA.
Walker Galleries described King's style as "a range of motifs which he constantly returns to and reinterprets, focusing on aspects of changing moods of light, weather and season".
On the other hand, Walker Galleries called Peter Wileman's more abstract work "vigorous and full of drama".
He was born in Middlesex in 1946 and has spent 40 years developing his bold, vigorous style to evoke atmosphere and explore the effect of light, winning many awards along the way.
Wileman is a fellow of the Royal Society of Arts, the former president and a fellow of the Royal Institute of Oil Painters, and a member of the Royal Society of Marine Artists and the East Anglian Group of Marine Artists.
The exhibition will be open between 10am and 5.30pm until July 10, and entry is free.
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