Colourful shapes and unusual materials draw the attention of passers-by as they negotiate the roadworks in Duke Street outside the Queen’s grocer, Fortnum and Mason. Two works from the 2000′s – ‘Pack To Avoid the Threat of Nothingness’ and ‘Plenipotentiary’ stand like sentinels on either side of the stone staircase which leads down to 60 years of work, from 1956 until the present time. ‘RADICAL VISION’ is the first in a series of exhibitions at the Bernard Jacobson Gallery in London to celebrate the 80th birthday of British artist William Tillyer, showing how his work has developed in a variety of media from the dark moody landscapes such as ‘Beach and Sea Seaton Carew’ to his exploration of unexpected materials such as metal mesh and drawer pulls to give greater three dimensional focus as he explores the relationship between art, materials and the world around us, nicely balanced against the exposed ducts and structure of the gallery in which the works are hung.
Ian Caldwell
"The many great gardens of the world, of literature and poetry, of painting and music, of religion and architecture, all make the point as clear as possible: The soul cannot thrive in the absence of a garden. If you don't want paradise, you are not human; and if you are not human, you don't have a soul."
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