14 THE HOUSE OF FINE ART PRESENTS: ‘TOP OF THE POP’ A unique Pop Art Exhibition featuring a selection of very rare, original works by Andy Warhol is on view at The Royal Opera Arcade Gallery until 1 October. The exhibition has been carefully curated by Georg F Hesselbach with an exclusive selection of original works by Austrian ‘spontaneous realist’ Voka, complemented by the distinctive style of Oxana Prantl and the contemporary Spanish artist Gustavo Pen?alver Vico. Unequivocally the leading pioneer in Pop Art, the original masterpieces provide an overview of the crucial years in Andy Warhol’s career, and give an insight into how he shook the foundations of the academic world of painting and criticism in the second half of the 20th century. The exhibition features the complete series of 10 original ‘Marilyn’ works by Andy Warhol, never before presented in <strong>London</strong>. Andy Warhol works are provided courtesy of Ovega Art AG / Switzerland. Voka coined the term ‘Spontaneous Realism’ as a trademark for his art. He defines this style as a revival of the significance of contemporary art, a valued tradition in a new era, with a new interpretation reflecting today’s spirit of the time. His distinctive style, emerging from the dynamic of the moment, enables him to strikingly capture immediate reality while the observer is able to palpably feel the imbedded movement. Oxana Prantl works are created without sketches, the most important in her work is the colour selection, the image emerges of its own accord. For the artist the blooming of the idea is like a mosaic of colours. The different Andy, 180 x 220 cm, Acrylic on Canvas by VOKA. colours are added one after the other until the painting arises. Gustavo's breakthrough is said to be his retrospective in 1986 in Bonn ‘10 Jahre in Berlin’ at the city hall in Tempelhof where Gustavo met the later mayor of Berlin, Klaus Wowereit who, from then on, used to open his exhibitions in the capital. On behalf of a housing association Gustavo designed a multicolored house facade in Berlin- Lichtenberg, which is widely known as the ‘Gustavo-Haus’ and the ‘biggest artwork of Europe’. In 2014 his work out of 1,700 tiles on the quay wall of Cala Ratjada was completed. Gustavo lives and works near Capdepera, Mallorca. His oeuvre contains more than 35,000 works. The Royal Opera Arcade Gallery is at 5b Pall Mall, SW1Y 4UY. Further details at the website TopofthePop.co.uk Right: Blue Fire, 80x80cm Acrylic paint on canvas by OXANA PRANTL ENAMOURED The broad spectrum of luminous work in enamel by some of the country’s leading and upcoming enamellers is showcased in a fascinating and colourful exhibition organised by the British Society of Enamellers (BSoE), on view at the Goldsmiths’ Centre in Clerkenwell from 12 October until 18 November. In displaying the very best of contemporary enamelling, the exhibition celebrates this complex and ancient art form in all its multiple guises. The majority of the works featured in the exhibition are by members of the BSoE, including some of its experienced, distinguished members such as Jane Short, Ruth Ball, Tamar de Vries Winter, Joan Mackarell, Sheila McDonald and Jenny Edge. All the different enamelling techniques and usages are vividly revealed and explained through the wide variety of works, preparatory pieces and drawings on display. Each demonstrates how enamellers working in Britain today are constantly experimenting and breathing new energy into this ancient art form. Examples of enamel used in regalia and commercial work complete the enamel story. t h i s i s l o n d o n m a g a z i n e • t h i s i s l o n d o n o n l i n e
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