8 Artists & Illustrators
Exhibitions
DECEMBER’S FIVE BEST ART SHOWS
Bridget Riley
Until 26 January 2020
Inspired by the curves of Umberto Boccioni’s
sculptures, London-born Op artist Bridget
Riley first began experimenting with pattern in
black and white when she moved to Venice in- She later travelled the world taking
inspiration from the different ways in which
colour was used throughout, which fuelled the
creation of her later, more vibrant works.
This retrospective spans the 88-year-old
artist’s career to date and comes filled with
her graphic paintings that will likely play havoc
with your eyes.
Hayward Gallery, London
http://www.southbankcentre.co.ukGAZE: portraits by
Lorna May Wadsworth
9 November to 15 February 2020
Explore the famous sitters in portrait
painter Lorna May Wadsworth’s
25-year career from Lady Margaret
Thatcher to former Archbishop of
Canterbury Rowan Williams.
In this retrospective the Sheffield-
born artist’s colourful career is
recounted via a series of paintings
which vary from large-scale canvases
featuring 24-carat gold to a portrait
of author Neil Gaiman painted on a
piece of prehistoric bog oak.
Graves Gallery, Sheffield
http://www.museums-sheffield.org.ukSargy Mann: Let It Be Felt That
the Painter Was There
9 November to 9 February 2020
Born in 1937, the late and long-neglected
British figurative painter Sargy Mann studied
under Frank Auerbach and Euan Uglow.
He developed cataracts at the age of 36 and
was declared officially blind 15 years later.
While his own teaching career subsequently
ended, his ability to conjure vivid scenes in
undulating false colours only excelled further
and he developed an interest in
neuroaesthetics. His best pieces collected
here rival the most transformative works of
his heroes, Cezanne and Bonnard.
Attenborough Arts Centre,
University of Leicester, Leicester
http://www.attenborougharts.com© BRIDGET RILEY 2019. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.© LORNA MAY WADSWORTH© SARGY MANN