Art: What’s On at The Harley Gallery Welbeck Estate Notts

Earlier in the week we took a look at the The Harley Gallery’s celebrations for a Year of the English Garden featuring new exhibitions.   Appearing alongside those are also the exhibitions listed below:

New Threads – Nora Fok

Since her highly successful retrospective exhibition at the Harley Gallery in 2011, Nora Fok has continued her exploration of the interaction between art, science, mathematics and the natural world. She has combined traditional craft skills with nylon monofilament (fishing line), which she knits, knots, plaits and weaves by hand to make jewellery. These intricate forms take inspiration from the patterns and forms within nature.

For this exhibition she has developed a range of limited edition jewellery pieces which are exclusively available through the gallery, drawing on her studies of the patterns of nature but designed with up-to-the-minute computer programmes. www.harleygallery.co.uk/exhibition/new-threads

 

Paintings inspired by Welbeck – Julian Bray

Inspired by the stereoscopic autochromes of the Edwardian gardens at Welbeck, ever popular Mansfield based artist Julian Bray showcases paintings that evoke the romance of these 100 year old photographs. These highly collectable new works combine floral imagery with architectural structures, and are available for sale at The Harley Gallery with prices from £250 upwards. www.harleygallery.co.uk/exhibition/julian-bray

Across the courtyard in the new gallery, the treasures of The Portland Collection remain on display. The RIBA award-winning building has welcomed more than 25,000 visitors since its opening in March, with highlights including Michelangelo’s Madonna del Silenzio, on show for the first time in 50 years and The Portland Tiara by Cartier worn by Winifred, Duchess of Portland to the coronation of Edward VII.

For more information on The Harley Gallery visit: www.harleygallery.co.uk