The Heart of Things

The Heart of Things is an exhibition of paintings and sculpture by Paul Hobbs and Sarah Kelly-Paine at the Menier Gallery from Tuesday 15 - Saturday 28 October, Mon - Sat 11 - 6, Fri 11 - 8, closed Sun.

Sarah Kelly-Paine's oil paintings use earthy colours and patterns drawn from nature and reflect her exploration of the organic nature of a creator God. She writes that the aspects of painting that always thrill her are colour, pattern and story. She finds deep satisfaction in a repeated pattern and feeds her imagination from trees, plants and earth. Her work, with its dots, dashes, flowing lines and circles, has synergies with the work of aboriginal artists.

Paul Hobbs’ conceptual work explores contemporary issues in the light of biblical values. His new installation ”Ten Words” comprises two sets of 165 wooden blocks giving telling glimpses of contemporary stories in relation to some time-worn words. Fragmentation characterises his works; small pieces separated but, like puzzles, which can be built to form a whole.

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