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"Sunset Walk" by Alan Parry - 2018 - acrylic on board |
With depictions full of visual tension, the british painter Alan Parry continues delivering beautiful landscapes of a mystical reality. Based on idyllic gardens, Parry chooses the elegance of geometrical traces to add order to the canvas. Trees and flowers are distributed to delightfully capture the attention of the gaze. Mostly embraced by the dreamy natural surroundings, female characters occupied as the center of the composition are included.
The quietly images are always perturbed by strange guests; they are a mix of apparitions and reality, a mix of fairy tales and intrigues. The spectator must keep an eye trying to solve the disturbing mystery. So, the pictures are static narratives to be interpreting. With about 30 pieces of art, Parry leads the audience without afraid to a walk through the silent “Alice in Wonderland forest”. The main story occurs in those moments when people, in the calm of the afternoon in the countryside, turns their heads around, and suddenly discovers these mysterious vigilant women: “The Path” and “Pied Beauty” are part of these cases.
In “A Quite Place”, the confrontation with the happy walkers is direct; you could imagine a rough cavalry man crossing in company of his bride the castle garden after a kind banquet, in minutes, the young spirit of the first love appears, a nostalgic memory from the youth years. The love lost by the persistent ambition of a man looking for a social position. And over the years, this confrontation becomes indifference. In “White Parasol” the youth is transform in maturity, in red and white, the lady keeps her face hidden, seeing to the house and not to the walkers, she waits while the trees reflect their shadows on the ground, is an outstanding day, and the moment claims for a decision.
Alan Parry’s artworks are being exhibit at
Catto Gallery, London until June 25, 2018.
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"The Visit" by Alan Parry - 2018 - acrylic on board |
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"The Red Chimney" by Alan Parry - 2018 - acrylic on board |
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"The Path" by Alan Parry - 2018 - acrylic on board |
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"Lilly Pond" by Alan Parry - 2018 - acrylic on board |
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"Garden Room" by Alan Parry - 2018 - acrylic on board |
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"Tree House" by Alan Parry - 2018 - acrylic on board |
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"Ballet Garden II" by Alan Parry - 2018 - acrylic on board |
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"Pied Beauty" by Alan Parry - 2018 - acrylic on board |
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"A Quiet Place" by Alan Parry - 2018 - acrylic on board |
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"White Parasol" by Alan Parry - 2018 - acrylic on board |
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"A Message" by Alan Parry - 2018 - acrylic on board |
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"Ballet Garden I" by Alan Parry - 2018 - acrylic on board |
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"Cider Apples Harvest" by Alan Parry - 2018 - acrylic on board |
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"Garden Party" by Alan Parry - 2018 - acrylic on board |
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"Red Kite" by Alan Parry - 2018 - acrylic on board |
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"Rose Mannequins" by Alan Parry - 2018 - acrylic on board |
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"The Lawn" by Alan Parry - 2018 - acrylic on board |
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"The Match" by Alan Parry - 2018 - acrylic on board |
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"The Orchard" by Alan Parry - 2018 - acrylic on board |
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"Lady of the Chase II" by Alan Parry - 2018 - acrylic on board |
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"Cotswold Garden" by Alan Parry - 2018 - acrylic on board |
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"Le Jardin Moderne" by Alan Parry - 2018 - acrylic on board |