Summer Collection II

Sarah Wiseman Gallery Summer Collection II brings together artists Bee Bartlett, Maxine Gregson & Charlie O’Sullivan. This group of artists explores narratives within the landscape, with rich storytelling, travel memories and imagined futures. 

Oxford artist Bee Bartlett has delved deep into her travel sketch books to revisit favourite places, Venice and Crete. In her Venice paintings she uses her signature montage style, taking favourite buildings can creating imagined views of the city. Working this way Bee’s is evoking her memory of being in the city, walking through the streets and remembering pieces of architecture.

In Crete, Bee likes to leave the coastline and walk through the olive groves. She loves the shimmering colours of the leaves in the midday heat, contrasted with the ancient structures of the majestic trees.

Printmaker Maxine Gregson creates collaged screenprints with a retro aesthetic, layering imagery from vintage photography, typography and grid lines to form compositions that nod to both the past and future. Her works are both surrealist and familiar, often showing people socialising around poolside views, accompanied by planets like spheres in the sky and skyscrapers in the background. Her style is often referred to as futuristic nostalgia.

Charlie O’Sullivan’s immersive works explore the interplay between time, place and memory. Charlie’s approach combines careful observation with a playful style, creating dreamlike landscapes of her imagination. Charlie revisit’s themes of childhood by turning everyday spaces into theatrical settings. Narratives are rich in each piece - we see figures partaking in everyday activities such as knitting and flower picking, surrounded by an abundance of patchwork-like landscape. Through this use of nostalgia, Charlie invites the viewer to form their own connection with each work.

This collection will be on until Saturday 29th August.