This autumn, artist Bonnie Gibbons unveils her Boston Manor House Exhibition, ‘Beyond the Window‘, at Boston Manor House. Through her life-inspired drawings, Gibbons captures the essence of being fully immersed in a specific moment and place. This offers an intimate exploration of presence, natural surroundings and atmosphere.
Embrace the moment at Bonnie Gibbons’ solo Boston Manor House exhibition, ‘Beyond the Window’, this autumn:
- Debut solo show from Ealing-based artist at Hounslow’s newly restored Boston Manor
- Landscapes explore human relationships with the natural world
- Visit Exhibition, Manor and surrounding 34-acre parkland, free of charge
How often do you put down your phone and look out of the window? How often do you really look and consider the place you are in and how it feels to be there? Directly confronting your surroundings can, in itself, be an act of bravery.
For Bonnie Gibbons, working from life allows her to connect with the ground beneath her feet and the landscape around her. Originally trained as a knitwear designer, Gibbons is obsessed with expressing the textures of a landscape. Gibbons looks at nature, the depth of the sky, the repetition of the leaves – and uses soft pastels which are tactile and love using her hands.
Alongside Gibbons’ work, Beyond the Window will include screenings of a new film about her artistic process. The film made by London-based film collective, Studio Nar on location in Cornwall and Brentford. To accompany the exhibition, free self-guided learning activities will be available for all ages, which explore new ways of thinking about colour.
About Bonnie Gibbons
Artist Bonnie Gibbons’s works on paper to explore surface, pattern and colour. Originally trained as a knitwear designer, texture and layers are integral to her handwriting. From her van-shaped studio, Bonnie Gibbons enjoys the process of absorbing her surroundings; looking at things from the floor, and then straight up into the sky.
Her art is about hope and chaos – often optimistic, sometimes uneasy. Even grey skies have hidden reds, yellows, and blues to unpick. Bonnie Gibbons has exhibited in London, Oxfordshire, Worcestershire, Gloucestershire, and Wales. As a designer, she has created textiles and surfaces that have been sold in the US & Europe, and has been exhibited at international trade shows, such as Premiere Vision & Pitti Immagine Filati.
IG: @BonnieAnneGibbons
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