〓 mixed medium

last week I saw the opening of a new exhibition at the Tap:

'a moment before decadence'

curated by Jonathan Kipps:

this piece by Jonathan named 

'Bruiser'

certainly dominated the main gallery:

canvas and pigment squeezed into the main arch:

the bruised areas:

sides hurtfully shoved are beautifully rendered:

a complete juxtaposition to the black gloss painted facades:

the thick paint of Geoff Diego Litherland's paintings, seem

at first playful:

I really loved these long exposure photographs and cells by

Frankie Charles:

his dreamy installations complimented 

by the gallery and it's own light:

as I peeped in to view this video piece

the artist told me it is meant to be ethereal and viewed

on occasion:

he explained 'the rainbow appears quite faint at first,

but as the light of the day changes, so the rainbow

becomes brighter':

added to that his amusing tale of how he came to be

"making rainbows":

*in an aquarium shop, where he cordoned off the area and set up his camera:

the strange looks of people in the shop as he was filming rainbows*

triumph of the Winch Room

is David Watkins 7.10 metre high

'Converge':

this towering purple poured piece

transforms the room into a cathedral:

more amusing artists' tales

as David told me how he teetered on a 

scaffold tower:

leaning out to pour his paint:

fabulous:

go see ☞ until 22nd may