Rt. Revd. Stephen Cottrell, Bishop of Chelmsford launching the Art Trail for the Barking Episcopal Area
Art Trail for the Barking Episcopal Area
A new
Art Trail created for the Barking Episcopal Area by commission4mission with funding from London-over-the-Border was
jointly launched by the Bishops of Chelmsford and Barking at St Paul’s Goodmayes on Thursday 17th February 2011.
The aim of the Art Trail is to raise awareness of the rich and diverse range of modern and contemporary arts and crafts from the last 100 years which can be found within the 36 featured churches. The significant works of art in these churches, taken collectively, represent a major contribution to the legacy of the church as an important commissioner of art.
The Art Trail includes work by significant twentieth century artists such as
Eric Gill,
Hans Feibusch,
John Hutton and
John Piper together with contemporary work by the like of
Mark Cazalet,
Jane Quail and
Henry Shelton.
At the launch of the Art Trail,
The Rt. Revd. Stephen Cottrell, Bishop of Chelmsford, described and interpreted a painting by
Stanley Spencer, from his
Christ in the Wilderness series, entitled
The Scorpion, before concluding: “I do not know what other art form could convey and hold the possibility of converging in so many layers. Not just do the visual arts comment on biblical narrative, but they illuminate it in a way that written or spoken forms cannot, being linear forms. Art opens windows on a set of concepts and ideas and brings them together. These windows offer a fresh perspective onto the faith we share, that other forms simply cannot.”
The Art Trail is being publicised through a leaflet which provides information about the featured artists and churches and includes a map showing the churches featured on the Trail together with contact details, so that visits to one or more churches can be planned in advance. Fine Arts lecturer, artist and commission4mission member,
Mark Lewis, researched and developed the leaflet documenting the Art Trail and introduced those present at the launch to some of the highlights of the Trail and the rationale behind it.
The Art Trail now has its
own page on the
Diocesan website which enables viewers to see the
Art Trail leaflet online.
Run With The Fire
24 international artists are participating in
Run with the Fire. These artists were selected, from a pool of 45 artists who applied to be part of the project, by an international jury of
Dr. Dianne B. Collard (Director of Ministries – Europe, Artists in Christian Testimony International),
Martin Crampin (Artist, Researcher and Designer) and
Marleen Henglaar– Rookmaaker (Editor-in-Chief, ArtWay).
The selected artists began the project by writing a statement to describe their vision of ’running with the fire’ for the other artists involved. Each artist will be creating an artwork, using the idea of another artist as a starting point. This aspect of the project simulates the idea of a relay, with ideas being passed from one artist to the next. Each artist will make their work available electronically for use in the project, so that the mapping of ideas as they travel from one artist to another can become part of the final product.
Run with the Fire will provide a virtual exhibition of international artwork available on DVD, for display on large scale HD TV or monitor, or for projection using a digital projector. This digital exhibition can be presented as part of Olympics-themed events organised by churches in 2012 plus arts events or exhibitions organized by local churches.
Member profile: Nadiya Pavliv-Tokarska
Nadiya is a recent graduate of
Middlesex University who has opened the
Tokarska Gallery in Walthamstow. Her work combines realist painting techniques (use of perspective, micro-detail and layered glazes) with a partial breakdown of the visual field that is both perceptual and metaphoric. In her work she tries to communicate “the idea of vulnerability, the fragility of human existence.”
2011 exhibitions
2011 commissions
Completed commissions have been dedicated at:
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