Artists

Art at the Holy Biscuit

An exhibition of "Abstract Expressionism of Human Emotions" at the Holy Biscuit Art Gallery (opposite the Biscuit Factory) in Newcastle. These paintings are by Omar who is a lovely guy and paints as a hobby. This is the first time he has exhibited his work we think. He uses vibrant colours and brings a whole range of human situations into his work, even including humour. My favourites were "Toro" an impression of an angry bull and also "Mountain out of a Molehill". There also seems to be a bit of Kandinsky in some of these works, not least the particular colour combinations and also of Munch in terms of the angst and human emotions.

They were also having a "Knitathon" in the next room with another lovely exhibition of Children's paintings and books. "David and..."

The picture shows some of the pictures. Not least 2 of my favourite girls!

This is truly abstract Expressionism and art through the ages :)

P.S for those more interested:

"Expressionism was a modernist movement, initially in poetry and painting, originating in Germany at the beginning of the 20th century. Its typical trait is to present the world solely from a subjective perspective, distorting it radically for emotional effect in order to evoke moods or ideas.[1][2] Expressionist artists sought to express meaning[3] or emotional experience rather than physical reality.[3][4]

Expressionism was developed as an avant-garde style before the First World War. It remained popular during the Weimar Republic,[1] particularly in Berlin. The style extended to a wide range of the arts, including painting, literature, theatre, dance, film, architecture and music.

The term is sometimes suggestive of emotional angst. In a general sense, painters such as Matthias Grünewald and El Greco are sometimes termed expressionist, though in practice the term is applied mainly to 20th-century works. The Expressionist emphasis on individual perspective has been characterized as a reaction to positivism and other artistic styles such as naturalism and impressionism"

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