The Seeing Red exhibition fills the two floors at Espacio Gallery with glowing colour. Whether scarlet, crimson, maroon, vermilion, berry, ruby, rose, burgundy, carmine, brick, or cerise – red is both satisfying and exciting. The strong feelings suggested by the colour red – passionate love, blood and anger – are always stimulating!
Artists understand colour and use it to great advantage – as Matisse famously said: “A thimble full of red is redder than a bucketful.” The 18 colourist artists in the exhibition celebrate the many ways to see the colour red. Red can boost your energy, it exudes confidence and is life-affirming, so this show is a great place to visit in the middle of a dreary London winter.
With a focus on painting, the artwork in this group show also includes some printmaking, collage, drawing and photography.
Runs 31 January – 12 February 2017
Private View Thursday, 2nd February
Open Tue-Fri 1-7pm; Sat-Sun 11am-7pm; Closed Mon
Espacio Gallery
159 Bethnal Green Road
London E2 7DG
Transport: Shoreditch High Street (Overground), Liverpool Street