PLACE: kurt jackson                                                                     10/10/15 - 3/1/16  Victoria Art Gallery Bath

kurt jackson place bath

Kurt Jackson's latest touring exhibition 'Place' sees him collaborating with 32 writers from a diverse range of backgrounds. The resulting body of work varying in scale from postcard size illustrations to large canvasses reveal the physical diversity of the British landscape whilst providing an insight into the concept of place - that collective sense of identity, meaning, longing and nostalgia present within the British psyche. 

By inviting 32 contributors to write a personal transcript of a place they felt a connection to, Jackson was able to gain an insight into how this eclectic mix of writers, scientists, poets and thinkers view the British landscape.

This creates a unique opportunity for him to shift the location of his work away from the immediately personal, to places, environments and landscapes that generate a sense of attachment in others.

For me Jackson's landscape work has an immediacy to it. His figurative canvasses (in particular those inspired by the Glastonbury festival) have a vibrancy and fluidity to them which resonates within my own practice. The combination of textures and the apparent hidden addition of the handwritten and printed text within the large scale canvas work connects directly with the viewer drawing one into each juicily coloured painting... its as if you are seeing the landscape through the artist's eyes and the text is a little secret code to assist in this journey.