'Overlooked' - drawn from the works of 5 contemporary Sheffield artists who all share a common interest in exploring the unseen and mundane. Focussing on marginal, liminal spaces that most people wouldn't give a second glance. Creating observational paintings that use landscape to create a narrative and emotional tension.

'Look beneath the surface, let not the several quality of a thing nor it's worth escape thee' - Marcus Aurelius

The Scottish Queen,
21-24 South Street, Park Hill, Sheffield, S2 5QX

Acknowledgements
The artists would very much like to thank:
Urban Splash (particularly Tom Bloxham and Mark Latham) who have generously provided the Scottish Queen for us to site our exhibition.
Leila Alexander (Art Consultant) for her invaluable input and advice
Andrew Mathews (Graphic Designer at Urban Splash)
Louise Hutchinson(Artistic Director) and Pippa Cook(Programme Coordinator) from S1 Artspace for their help and guidance in curating the show
Thornbridge Brewery for sponsoring our Preview Event
Paul Allender for his contribution to our catalogue
Ecclesall Print for the creation of the show brochure

Wednesday 27 May 2015

Post End of Show Update

Well, in the brief time since the show ended things have been very busy indeed:

Conor has been accepted to be one of the artists in the 2015 Bloomberg New Contemporaries show. He's onto great things is our Conor. Well done Conor and very much deserved.
More info after the link - http://www.newcontemporaries.org.uk/news/1432645849/Artists-announced-2015

Mandy has been accepted into the 2015 Royal Academy Summer Exhibition. This is fantastic stuff and huge congratulations to Mandy on her success!!!
More info after the link - https://www.royalacademy.org.uk/exhibition/summer-exhibition-2015

Sean and Andy are in the middle of preparing for an upcoming show based here in Sheffield called 'Still City'
More info after the link - http://www.still-city-sheffield.blogspot.co.uk/

And finally, Andy has been accepted to be an 'artist of the month' in Now Then magazine later this year, a well read and respected Sheffield publication.
Now Then magazine site after the link - http://nowthenmagazine.com/sheffield/

Sunday 10 May 2015

"Overlooked" at the Scottish Queen is Now Over

left to right : Jane Walker, Sean Williams, Mandy Payne, Conor Rogers and Andy Cropper

"Overlooked" at the Scottish Queen is now over.
A very big THANK YOU to everyone that has visited the show and supported us in so many ways.

The artists would very much like to thank:

Urban Splash (particularly Tom Bloxham and Mark Latham) who have generously provided the Scottish Queen for us to site our exhibition.
Leila Alexander (Art Consultant) for her invaluable input and advice
Andrew Mathews (Graphic Designer at Urban Splash)
Louise Hutchinson(Artistic Director) and Pippa Cook(Programme Coordinator) from S1 Artspace for their help and guidance in curating the show
Thornbridge Brewery for sponsoring our Preview Event
Paul Allender for his contribution to our catalogue
Ecclesall Print for the creation of the show brochure


Saturday 9 May 2015

Mandy's Painting "Surprisingly Green" Is Today's Contemporary British Painting "Painting of the Day"

Mandy Payne
Surprisingly Green
Oil, aerosol, roofing sealant on board, 28 x 28 cm


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Reshare of post - "Overlooked" Has Been Mentioned on Sheffield Live's "What's On"

Mandy, Jane and Andy have been interviewed by Sheffield Live! "What's On" presenter Kurt Sullivan and his team so to introduce the "Overlooked" show to its viewers.

 

"What's On" - Wednesday 23rd April 2015 6.05pm - clip is from this following video - https://vimeo.com/126123967


Sheffield Live!'s website - http://www.sheffieldlive.org/
Sheffield Live!'s online TV viewer - http://www.sheffieldlive.org/tv/
Sheffield Live!'s Facebook - http://www.facebook.com/sheffieldlive
Sheffield Live!'s Twitter - http://twitter.com/sheffieldlive
Direct link to the "What's On" programme - http://www.sheffieldlive.org/new-whats-on-show-your-guide-to-daily-events-and-activities/

Friday 8 May 2015

Monika Kostera Writes, Mandy Payne Paints


 Paradise Lost by Mandy Payne

Dreams cast in concrete
at a time
when the future was blue
and streets took to the sky

Then a time of displacement
a betrayal of dreams
Paradise lost its memory
and all became silent.

The artist stops and listens;
from slabs of concrete
she knows
how to liberate stories

She invokes them gently:
Stories to stories
present to past
tales meeting
in the space between

Abandonded Utopia by Mandy Payne


Thank you to Monika Kostera for her words.
You can see more of her work after this link - http://www.kostera.pl/Poetryandimages.htm

Thursday 7 May 2015

Just 3 More Days To Go

Including tomorrow it's just 3 more days to go (Friday, Saturday and Sunday) until the end of the "Overlooked" show at Park Hill's new 'the Scottish Queen' gallery space.

Here's some photos by Joe Grasso (thanks Joe) from early on in the evening of the opening night followed by a good collection of images of the works themselves in situ within the gallery space

For a list (with images) of the works for sale please click this following link -
 http://overlooked-sheffield.blogspot.co.uk/p/price-list.html