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Artist Exhibitions:
2008 Touring Group Exhibition:
British Modern Masters, UK
Group Exhibition as
Finalist in Palm Art Award
2008.
Art Domain Gallery,
Liepzig
2007 Solo Exhibition (March)
Arteconte, Paris. France.
Group Exhibition,
Affordable Art Fair,
Battersea, London. UK
Group Exhibition,
art-file Gallery, Bicester, UK
2006 Solo Exhibition
Gallery238, Dorking,UK
Edinburgh ...
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Artist Reviews:
From a short essay by William
Zimmer (contributing critic
for the New York Times)
November 2002
...everything Down produces
connects up with our common
emotional experience no matter
how distant the inspiration.
In his literature he quotes
Rothko's observation that the
painting is an unexpected
revelation to the artist. ...
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Collections:
Nicholas Down's critically
acclaimed paintings have
become highly sought after and
are now held in private
collections in the USA, the
UK, Germany, Italy and the Far
East. His collectors come from
all walks of life and include
award winning Broadway and
West End composers, theatre &
film producers, lyricists, ...
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Commissions:
Nicholas Down has created
several large scale paintings
for private individuals in the
UK and USA.
In 2005/2006 he collaborated
with the Brazilian composer
Bernardo Uzeda in the DVD
entitled "Lumenis". This
exciting project brought
together the artwork of a
select group of artists from
all around the globe ...
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Artist Statement for Nicholas Down
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As long ago as 1976, I came across a book called the Mind and Work of Paul Klee, by Werner Haftman. It was to prove a touchstone for me as I began to extend my understanding of the artist’s work. “Art does not reproduce the visible; rather, it makes visible,” wrote Klee in his Creative Credo. These words illustrate the origins of my creative development, but what does it mean to make visible?
I had been disciplining myself to draw for a number of years firstly by drawing direct from nature and then, from memory. It was to prove an invaluable breeding ground for ideas, for the act of seeing and drawing is a way of experiencing nature that not only entrains the mind and spirit but also fosters imagination and expression.
My work is continually evolving; from its origins in landscape painting to the abstractions of my recent work. My paintings hint at the sensed that is both invisible and yet visible; part real, part imagined. They are glimpses of another kind, a sideways look, a half-remembered thing. At heart, they are just arrangements of colour, line, form and tone but these four simple concepts represent a world of possibilities for the imaginary mind as it journeys into the complexities of a deeper truth.
In the act of painting I am attempting to make visible the thoughts, observations, dreams and ideas of a lifetime.
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