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The Malt House
‘Highs & Lows, Imaginary Contours’ by:
Howard Fisher, John Haworth
and Fiona Moate.
24 Worsley Street, (Off Ellesmere Street), Castlefield, Manchester,
M15 4LD
From: 18.07.03 – 17.10.03
Visiting Times: Sun & Mon: 10.00 until 16.00 Monday to
Thursday; 10.00 until 14.00 Friday
The Malt House Specialist Dental Treatment Centre has invited
Comme Ca Art to curate their forward thinking surgery which
includes; the reception area, seminar room and lounge/gallery
area. In keeping with the ambience of the surgery and its
modern Scandinavian feel, the works on show present a contemplative
presence with abstract and digitally morphed figurative prints
and paintings that echo the contours of imaginary landscapes.
Howard Fisher, a leading Manchester abstract painter, based
at Rogue Artists Studios, continues to employ his stark and
compelling abstract gestures of X’s and diagonal lines
that are strategically placed within washes and layers of
dark blues, burnt orange and golden yellow oils. The surfaces
of Fishers canvasses and prints are reminiscent of healed
scar tissue and night time aerial surveys of mountainous terrain.
John Haworth,
a Lancashire based printmaker, begins with a figurative photographic
portrait or a sample of a previous print of which he then
puts through several Photoshop filters and various digital
manipulations until a desired and often abstract result occurs.
Haworth’s digital prints are usually vibrant abstractions
with a dominating bright colourfield and occasionally a ghost
trace of a figure or a facial profile will appear.
Fiona Moate, a leading Manchester based abstract painter,
presents a new series of works that are concerned with our
understanding of ‘the landscape and its history’
along with furthering her interest in formal abstraction by
adding and layering text within the dark and saturated areas
of her canvasses. Moate’s paintings are often melancholic,
with hues of grey’s, purples and blues dominating the
picture surface. These are typically intersected by the odd
squiggled line, geometrical shape and patterned motif filled
with pastel yellows, pinks or a dirty orange.
Notes for Editors:
The Malt House Specialist Dental Treatment Centre is equipped
with the latest state-of-the-art computerised imaging systems
for all aspects of dentistry, including digital x-rays and
intra oral cameras. The dental specialists at The Malt House
understand that every person’s needs will be different
and they therefore design treatment plans tailored to each
individual patient. The Malt House tries to ensure that treatment
proceeds in a comfortable, gentle and friendly atmosphere.
In conjunction with 'Accessible Art', their practice incorporates
The Malt House Gallery and has featured original works by
contemporary local British artists since the practise opened
in June 2002.
For more information or images on Highs & Lows, Imaginary
Contours by Howard Fisher, John Haworth and Fiona Moate.
call: Comme Ca Art on: 0161 839 7187 email: info@commecaart.com
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