Bob Aldous
About the Artist
Aldous uses abstract imagery - usually relating to the movement and actions of water and have developed a unique technique of painting on silk which combines the use of acrylics, ink and watercolour. The delicacy of the silk providing the ideal canvas for his multi-layered approach.
Aldous uses abstract imagery - usually relating to the movement and actions of water and have developed a unique technique of painting on silk which combines the use of acrylics, ink and watercolour. The delicacy of the silk providing the ideal canvas for his multi-layered approach.
The Artworks (Ashurst Art Collection 2019)
Air Water Light
Acrylics, ink and watercolour on silk 150 x 100cm |
“In the works I use the elements of air and water and am particularly interested in the effect of light on water and illusory space. Images such as the sky reflected on a sunlit stream, the mist laying over an early morning river or the transparency and dynamism of a Welsh waterfall all play their part.” - the artist The paintings are executed of silk using a combination of ink, watercolour, acrylic and drawing. This gives the required delicacy and spontaneity essential for the capture of this elusive subject mater. The space within the works alludes to expansive landscape, however by using abstract language and metaphor this is not an external space but an internal airiness based on metaphor and memory. |
Wind Water Sky
Acrylics, ink and watercolour on silk 150 x 100cm |
Distance Between Sky and Water
Acrylics, ink and watercolour on silk 150 x 100cm |
Mosswater
Acrylics, ink and watercolour on paper 76 x 56cm |
Sand Water Sky
Acrylics, ink and watercolour on paper 80 x 60cm |
Through Clouds
Acrylics, ink and watercolour on silk 100 x 80cm |
Artist CV
Education
MA - University of East Anglia
PGCE - Goldsmiths University
BA - Ravensbourne College of Art and Design
Exhibitions
Solo Shows
2018 - States of Water, One Paved Court (Richmond, London, UK)
2018 - If the Heart had Eyes, Gregg Baker Contemporary (Notting Hill, London UK)
2017 - In the Painting is poetry, One Paved Court (Richmond, London, UK)
2016 - Music’s Light, Menuhin Hall (Stoke D’Abernon, Surrey, UK)
2015 - Paintings on Silk, Menuhin Hall (Stoke D’Abernon, Surrey, UK)
2015 - Silk Light, Window Gallery (Canary Wharf, London, UK)
Group Shows
2018 - Abstract Show, Amanda Aldous Fine Art (Hampshire, UK)
2018 - Winter Show, Cricket Fine Art (Chelsea, London, UK)
2107 - Group Show, Cricket Fine Art (Chelsea, London, UK)
2016 - Sunday Times Watercolour, Mall Galleries (St James's, London, UK)
2016 - Sunday Times Watercolour, Gulidford House Gallery (Guildford, UK)
2105 - Platform, Leyden Gallery (Spitalfields, London, UK)
2015 - Ashurst Emerging Artist Prize 2015 Shortlist Exhibition, Ashurst LLP (The City, London, UK)
2014 - A Remembered Dream, The Invisible Line Gallery (Dalston, London, UK)
2014 - Obsession, Love, Ritual, Embassy Tea Garden Gallery (Southwark, London, UK)
2013 - Deer on the Inside, Camdens People Theatre (Camden, London, UK)
2013 - It is said that Love lasts forever?, Shunt (London, UK)
2012 - Construction Gallery (Tooting, London, UK)
2011 - It is written in Water, Merton Abbey Priory House (London, UK)
2007 - Memorial to the loss of innocence, Space C
Art Fairs
2016, 2017 - London Art Fair, Business Design Centre (Islington, London, UK)
2016 - Decorative Art Fair (Battersea, London, UK)
2015 - Lapada (Mayfair, London, UK)
2013, 2015, 2017, 2018 - Affordable Art fair (Battersea, London, UK)
2014, 2015, 2017 - The Other Art Fair (London, UK)
Installation Works
2011 - Silver Trail, St Botolphs Church
2010 - Golden Moth that flies through the Flame, Shunt
2010 - Commemoration of the London Bombings, Silver Petition, St Paul’s Cathedral
2007 - Elevation from Terror, St Pancras Church
Public Art Commissions
2013 - Emblems, Studio Weave Architects
2013 - Rain Spring River Sea, Tottenham Shutter Project
Commissions
2015 Langham Hotel
1995 Royal Albert Hall
1988 Inn on the Park Hotel
1989 Saint Martins Theatre
1990 The Savoy Theatre
Education
MA - University of East Anglia
PGCE - Goldsmiths University
BA - Ravensbourne College of Art and Design
Exhibitions
Solo Shows
2018 - States of Water, One Paved Court (Richmond, London, UK)
2018 - If the Heart had Eyes, Gregg Baker Contemporary (Notting Hill, London UK)
2017 - In the Painting is poetry, One Paved Court (Richmond, London, UK)
2016 - Music’s Light, Menuhin Hall (Stoke D’Abernon, Surrey, UK)
2015 - Paintings on Silk, Menuhin Hall (Stoke D’Abernon, Surrey, UK)
2015 - Silk Light, Window Gallery (Canary Wharf, London, UK)
Group Shows
2018 - Abstract Show, Amanda Aldous Fine Art (Hampshire, UK)
2018 - Winter Show, Cricket Fine Art (Chelsea, London, UK)
2107 - Group Show, Cricket Fine Art (Chelsea, London, UK)
2016 - Sunday Times Watercolour, Mall Galleries (St James's, London, UK)
2016 - Sunday Times Watercolour, Gulidford House Gallery (Guildford, UK)
2105 - Platform, Leyden Gallery (Spitalfields, London, UK)
2015 - Ashurst Emerging Artist Prize 2015 Shortlist Exhibition, Ashurst LLP (The City, London, UK)
2014 - A Remembered Dream, The Invisible Line Gallery (Dalston, London, UK)
2014 - Obsession, Love, Ritual, Embassy Tea Garden Gallery (Southwark, London, UK)
2013 - Deer on the Inside, Camdens People Theatre (Camden, London, UK)
2013 - It is said that Love lasts forever?, Shunt (London, UK)
2012 - Construction Gallery (Tooting, London, UK)
2011 - It is written in Water, Merton Abbey Priory House (London, UK)
2007 - Memorial to the loss of innocence, Space C
Art Fairs
2016, 2017 - London Art Fair, Business Design Centre (Islington, London, UK)
2016 - Decorative Art Fair (Battersea, London, UK)
2015 - Lapada (Mayfair, London, UK)
2013, 2015, 2017, 2018 - Affordable Art fair (Battersea, London, UK)
2014, 2015, 2017 - The Other Art Fair (London, UK)
Installation Works
2011 - Silver Trail, St Botolphs Church
2010 - Golden Moth that flies through the Flame, Shunt
2010 - Commemoration of the London Bombings, Silver Petition, St Paul’s Cathedral
2007 - Elevation from Terror, St Pancras Church
Public Art Commissions
2013 - Emblems, Studio Weave Architects
2013 - Rain Spring River Sea, Tottenham Shutter Project
Commissions
2015 Langham Hotel
1995 Royal Albert Hall
1988 Inn on the Park Hotel
1989 Saint Martins Theatre
1990 The Savoy Theatre
