The Modern Artists Gallery to Exhibit "Stuart Buchanan: Works on Water"

Written by Campbell Murrison Sunday, 09 October 2011 23:02

Reading, Berkshire, UK - The Modern Artists Gallery is showing "Stuart Buchanan: Works on Water" from October 17th through November 19th. The contemporary Scottish artist is returning to Modern Artists Gallery, Berkshire with a new collection of paintings this October. Following the success of previous shows at the gallery, the artist has firmly established himself as a major force within the Contemporary Scottish field and the new work bears testament to his growing importance. Buchanan's work is immediately identifiable and many of his popular themes are re-visited. The title of the show 'Works on Water' sets the tone of the show with a selection of the artist's characters mesmerised by their watery surroundings. The paintings share the common theme of solitude. It is not a lonely or forlorn solitude but rather a celebration ofpeace and serenity. In a world filled with tumultuous noise, mayhem and disorder, Stuart Buchanan has found a very comfortable refuge where the viewercan ignore the havoc of the outside world. The paintings depict mostly single figures,and sometimes pairs and all share an enviable meditative state.

Stuart was born in Glasgow in 1970. In 1992 he graduated from Glasgow School of Art, having studied Fine Art Drawing and Painting. He has been a professional artist since 1993. Stuart's paintings are representational, with figures set in richly textured, colourful ambiguous landscapes. "I like to think that the viewer does not need to know where the figures are nor what they ard doing, to relate to the personal moments that I seek to capture in my work". Stuart Buchanan, 2006. In 1991 he won the Patrick Allan Fraser Scholarship, and in 1998 was the Artist in Residence at Hospitalfield House, Arbroath. More recently he was awarded the office of Artist in Residence of the Aberdeen City Council. Hence he has now left his native Glasgow and is living in Catterline - a fishing village on Scotland's east coast. Stuart's work has been included in many shows both north and south of the border, as well as in exhibitions in T'blisi, Montrose and New York.

Visit the Berkshire - Oxfordshire borders village of Whitchurch-on-Thames (just one hour from London and close to the town of Reading) where you will find the Modern Artists Gallery. Two floors of exhibition space featuring  work by professional and emerging  artists. The large gallery space presents works in most mediums, including paintings, sculpture, photography & prints. Visit the gallery's website at ... http://www.modernartistsgallery.com

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