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www.paulbrotherton.co.uk Paul Brotherton (BA Hons) Visual
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© Reviews & publications
(include) ·
Kenny Gallery
(Galway, Ireland); “Vibrant Synchronies” curated by Paola Trevisan of TIA;
International Art Exhibition Catalogue (May 2013) ·
Trevisan International Art (Rovigo, Italy); Rassegna
Internazionale D’Arte Contemporanea, Vico del Gargano “San Valentino”
Collective Exhibition Catalogue (February 2012) ·
EAGL Gallery
(Berlin, Germany); European Artist’s Going Live “quadriART2013” Collective
Exhibition Catalogue (February 2013) ·
Trevisan International Art (Rovigo, Italy); Galleria
De’ Marchi, Bologna, Italy; “Little Treasures” Collective Exhibition
Catalogue (October 2012) ·
Agora Gallery
(Manhattan NYC USA); “Degrees of Abstraction” Agora Gallery Collective
Exhibition Catalogue (July 2012) ·
University of Wolverhampton; website Alumni feature “Where are they now?” and wlv@lumni
ezine Alumni article “Graduate Success
Story: Paul Brotherton – BA Hons Graphic Design” by Amy Roberton
(February 2012) ·
Stockport Times; Art colour feature “Different strokes” (8th
July 2010) ·
Wigan Council website; entry featured to represent
“Leigh & Wigan Open” (2008) ·
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Manchester Confidential website; “Paul Brotherton at stroon” (August 2006) ·
Cheshire Life “ What’s On” 3 colour features (June 2004 & Aug 2002 &
May 2001) ·
Moving House (magazine); “Around the galleries” colour feature
(Dec 2002) ·
Manchester Evening
News; go...to the arts (the main
arts review of Blyth Gallery 6 artist group exhibition during the
Commonwealth Games; see quote above); “City’s
six appeal” by Rachel Pugh (2nd Aug 2002) ·
This is Manchester (magazine, Issue
4); this is Culture: Blyth Gallery colour review (July
2002) ·
Warrington Guardian; “Paul captures the city life” by Peter Magill (18th
July 2002) ·
Manchester Metro; ART REVIEW “life - tamed and untamed?” by Rob
Haynes (8th May 2001) ·
Manchester Evening
News; go...to the arts (the main
MEN Go arts review of the Blyth Gallery solo exhibition “Life – Tamed and
Untamed”, see quotations above); colour article; “It’s a JUNGLE out there” by Rachel Pugh (4th May
2001) ·
Warrington Guardian; “Paul’s vision of life goes on display” Suzanne Elsworth (3rd
May 2001) ·
24:7 North West What’s On (magazine) “Life” colour feature (May 2001) ·
Manchester Life (magazine); Alan Hulme’s What’s On Gallery Guide (May 2001) Selected quotations Degrees of
Abstraction:
”Fusing together an appreciation for crisp graphic elements with emotional
freedom, Paul Brotherton has created
a style he calls “Abstract Expressionist Design,” which draws on influences
from Pop Art, 20th century British abstract artists and the
emergence of graphic design in popular culture. Brotherton’s highly
disciplined and aesthetically inspired investigative process layers the
explosive, textural marks of a palette knife over thin, liquid drips and
linear grid work. Frequently returning to a vibrant mix of bright orange,
crimson, aqua blues and white, Brotherton applies the clear, unblended hues
of his acrylic paints to the canvas in decisive movements, striking the
surface directly with a sense of immediacy” Agora Gallery, NYC,
USA (February 2012) Press Release, Agora
Gallery website “Vibrant and expressive,
his work traverses boundaries between figurative, abstract and
semi-abstract...” Jacqui
Wood, Artistic Director, Arc (July 2010) news
release, Arc Community Gallery “Although he
sometimes works from his imagination, Paul generally uses his own ‘on-site’
sketches and photographs to create drawings back in the studio which he
develops into paintings. His work is bold and painterly, but often this
freedom of expression is juxtaposed with structure and uniformity.” Emma
Hodge, Assistant Arts Development Officer, Vale Royal District Council,
Cheshire (May 2008) press release,
Castle Park Arts Centre “Paul’s
work is a far cry from the grey industrial cityscapes that characterise so
many depictions of Manchester, bringing colour and vibrancy to familiar city
scenes ...” Manchester Confidential
(August 2006) Paul Brotherton at
stroon, website “The former graphic
designer gets a buzz from depicting the characters on the streets – the girls
shopping in the rain, the queues outside the night clubs and the families
making their way through the squares” Rachel Pugh (2nd
August 2002) go...to the arts,
Manchester Evening News (see reviews below) “I
have enjoyed exhibiting your work at the Blyth Gallery over the past month
and I shall miss it. Your work made a dynamic and an interesting show.
Visitors to the exhibition found your work ‘excellent’ and ‘exciting’ with
‘wonderful – Manchester in a way I didn’t see it; colours and textures are
lovely’ and ‘great to see Manchester looking so impressive’, all comments
taken from the visitors book. Your work has both inspired students and been
admired by other professionals...” Denise Thornton (7th
June 2001) Director, Blyth Gallery Manchester “Paul
captures the spontaneity of cafe life and depicts the famous landmarks of
Manchester” Amanda
Griffiths (August 2001) “What’s On”,
Cheshire Life “...
Brotherton was born with a strong drive to be an artist. ...” Rachel
Pugh (4th May 2001) go...to
the arts, Manchester Evening News (see reviews below) “…he is a long term
lover of Manchester and has observed the way that artists have traditionally
depicted the city as a rainy place packed with impressive Victorian buildings
but not much colour. His aim is to show the explosion of colour that has come
with post-bomb redevelopment.” Rachel Pugh (4th
May 2001) go...to the arts,
Manchester Evening News (see reviews below) www.paulbrotherton.co.uk |
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