Tuesday 10th – Tuesday 17th June
Paintings by Stan Giles. Transitions and boundaries in the landscape.
‘Close to the Edge’ explores the limits, restric5ons and value of boundaries within the
landscape.
Increasingly the landscape is under pressure to meet social, economic and environmental
needs: what is left is the relatively untouched edges, the ‘set-aside,’ the undergrowth, all
of which are now recognised as vital for wildlife diversity.
This series of work looks at the apparent disarray of plants in our hedgerows, the
transi5on between one element and another and the contrast in the un5diness of the
undergrowth.
It is also an attempt to look at the landscape not as a postcard moment but as a vibrant,
changing detail, indica5ng what might result in letting nature free. The format draws on
the Eastern tradi5on of formalised shapes, non-linear perspec5ve and story telling.
The work represents one year of looking with each pain5ng star5ng on site, working in all
weathers and often allowing the weather to affect the work: rain bleeding the colour,
snow making an indent, cold quickening responses, muddy puddles adding shapes and
wind blowing inks across a canvas.