Explore sunlight and shadow, figure and form with Welsh painter, Al Saralis from Saturday 23rd November to Saturday 7th December. The exhibition will feature a breathtaking collection of original oil paintings on canvas inspired by the human form. Al’s paintings are composed often of a single figure stripped of any obvious narrative, his work has an enduring quality and pose many questions. Strong light and dark pools of shadows are a feature of the work. He is as interested in the way the paint is applied and the structure of the paintings, as he is in the subject matter.
Nature and its changes are a consideration in much of the work, and the relationship between humans and nature is paramount. The issues regarding climate change are an underlying element within many of his paintings, along with nature’s changes, as a metaphor for the cycles of life and death and loss of innocence.
“I regard myself as a figurative painter but not a realist painter. The realism that I am interested in is the emotional connection made when making or looking at a painting. My work has been described as being able to conjure a feeling of thoughtful introspection. I use a restricted number of models to try and achieve my aim, which is to create something that is beautiful as well as interesting, contemporary as well as classical; something timeless”.
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