The two painters focussed on realistic depictions of scenery inspired by the picturesque parish of Portland, with some minor deviations into semi-abstraction (top). While there as also sculpture on hand, it was the ceramic work of Wazari Johnson (above) that primarily caught our eye.Johnson, a bit of a polymath - he also works as furniture designer, graphic artist and illustrator - says these pieces, with the facial representations signal a new phase emerging in his artistic development. "It's been a while since I've really experimented with these types of images" he told us at the opening "I didn't have any idea how they would turn out beforehand, I just allowed myself to be open to hat was coming up for me"
the show continues at the Gallery through February.
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