Art
John Evans: A Different Perspective
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- John Evans
Paintings by John Evans.
“Over the last two years, John has emerged as one of our most successful painters, admired alike by his fellow professionals and by the wider audience.
“His work is very distinctive, covering both landscapes and still-life, with a different view of familiar scenes and clever variations on perspective and construction. The particular focus for many of the local Bristol scenes are the boats and buildings on and around our vibrant harbourside. (Sunset, Cumberland Basin, detail, pictured).”
Says John: “I found that I could not always capture everything that I saw in a traditional format, so I began to explore different art styles and became fascinated by medieval painters, who didn’t understand perspective, and wanted to depict an event in history, capturing as much information as possible.
“This meant that figures, buildings and landscapes were out of proportion to each other, but captured the whole event in a single picture. I then chose to work with what could be termed as “two horizons”.
“I also change the proportions so that everything I consider relevant fits into the picture, regardless of perspective. I don’t always work this way, only when I feel the subject is suitable.”
Feb 17-March 3. Gallery open Tue-Sat 10am-5pm or by appt.
For more info, visit http://www.limetreegallery.com/exhibitions/
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