23 June 13 August 2017.
I love the work of Robert Boynes. I have seen it in bits and pieces over many years. So I was partially prepared for the big exhibition that has opened at the Drill Hall gallery that covers twenty years of Boynes’ work.
There is something about a well curated big exhibition of an artists’ work that gives an insight to the power of their craft that does not come from a few works here and there. I love Boynes’ wonderful take on our urban city experience. He gets the transitory nature of it all. He portrays it light, its griminess, its speed, and its flickering nature as we walk through it.
This exhibition brought me a much greater understanding of his powerful political commentary on our past and present. I was struck at the great use of intriguing titles for his work that encouraged viewers to engage more fully with the art. If I think of his work the standout colour in his practice is effective use of red.
I am very thankful to the Drill Hall staff and curators for an exhibition that I found to be profound thought provoking and visually exhilarating.
Some sample pics are below