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Frances Newman Born 1963 Seeds for the Planting Must not be Ground III Sepia wash 2003 45 x 62cm |
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An exhibition and auction of works donated by British & international artists to raise funds for the Helen Bamber Foundation 5 - 7 May 2009 at Maddox Arts, 52 Brook's Mews, London W1K 4ED |
Frances Newman continues that painterly tradition of British urban realism extending back through the Kitchen Sink painters of the 195Os to the early twentieth century Camden Town Group around Walter Sickert. - David Buckman, Author, Dictionary of Artists Working in Britain.
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impassioned, beautifully observed drawings...
Frances
Newman, was born in
In
2008 Frances
exhibited a series of drawings she created whilst she was artist in
residence at London's University College London Hospital (UCLH). The exhibition, titled Scene
Unseen II, was held at the Hospital's
Frances
has written of her work: 'my practice is centred on drawing and painting;
however I am multi-disciplined and have made collage, installation work and
sculpture. The common thread of my work is that of humanity, the plight of
the ordinary person, reflecting upon the frequently overlooked and all too often
glibly dismissed harsh reality of modern living.
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The Helen Bamber Foundation Email us at
info@helenbamber.org
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