Made in England
Acclaimed artist Bella Easton offers Bridgeman a sneak preview of her latest work
Bella Easton's latest body of work Made in England will be exhibited at the Royal Over-Seas League in London and then in Edinburgh from 7th May 2008, with a private view in London on 6th May.
Bella is from a renowned artistic family including her father Timothy Easton, a very commercial artist known for his Idyllic landscape and garden scenes. Bella is quick to point out that her style is very different however. In the press release for her exhibition she describes her work as combining irony, humour and suspense and eclectic, idiosyncratic and dramatic compositions.
Her recent work, Made in England uses London as an ever-changing backdrop and through a snapshot view of the everyday suggests the varied and rapidly-moving society she lives in. Super Soft, for example, positions a twilight block of London flats as the atmospheric backdrop to an ice-cream van man on his early-evening rounds.
More about the Artist Bella's paintings and etchings draw on her direct observations and personal experiences of where she lives and works. However, she also plays and manipulates with imagery to form contradictions and parallel situations, often aided by memories.
Having studied painting at The Royal Academy Schools and Winchester School of Art, Bella has been involved in many group and solo exhibitions both nationally and internationally. The British Council showed her work in New Delhi, India in 2004 and other solo shows have included exhibitions at the Curwen Gallery, New Academy Gallery and Panter & Hall.
Over the years Bella's work has been supported through awards and sponsorship from corporate and private funding bodies and purchased for many public and private collections. She has also been involved in commission based work. Existing clients include BMW, Rover Group, M&G Ltd, Tesco, Buckingham Palace, Royal Academy of Arts, Arts Review and ROSL Arts collection.