Coterie, an exhibition of new works by Nicholas C. Williams.
Opening Preview: Thursday 12th October, 7pm.
Exhibition runs from Friday 13th October - 11th November.
Open Tuesday - Saturday 12-6pm
The show represents Williams’ first London solo exhibition in thirty years. It brings together a group of paintings and accompanying sculptures – the physical attributes that inhabit a number of the paintings. They begin to form a response to a deepening climate of hidden agendas, an opacity of power and conspiratorial dialogues.
Williams’ studio methodology draws on symbolism and principles developed by the Caravaggisti during the early part of the 17th century – of working direct from the model in a darkened studio and using light as a way to navigate through a painting.
Solo shows include the Russell-Cotes Art Gallery & Museum, Bournemouth; Royal Cornwall Museum, Truro and Liverpool Cathedral for the European Capital of Culture. Public collections include Bournemouth Central Library, Falmouth Art Gallery, Frissiras Museum, Athens and the British Museum.