Peacock is the leading contemporary visual arts organisation in Aberdeen and the NE of Scotland, bringing artists and the public together through exhibitions‚ events‚ talks‚ residencies‚ film screenings‚ gigs and workshops to make and present art in exciting and innovative ways.
David Blyth. The Book of Spring Lambs
13 June - 25 July, 2009
Opening Friday 12 June, 6 - 8pm
In his first suite of screenprints, produced by Peacock Visual Arts, local artist David Blyth returns to the subject of lambing and domesticity in a playful exploration of colour, pattern, image and surface. Evocative of the brash home furnishings and kitsch décor of his late grandmother’s home, the colourful series shows the maternal bond between ewe and lamb creating a patterned backdrop of banal memory and tender kinship; the work’s plastic aesthetic making light of the real complexities facing modern day animal husbandry.
Extra Events
- Felting Class. Beginners (adults). Saturday 20 June, 10am - 4pm. Cost: £25 / £15 concessions. Learn how to make felt, colour it and use the material in creative projects.
- Kids & Parents Workshop. Saturday 27 June, 1 - 4pm Ages 8 - 10. Screenprinting workshop run by artist David Blyth. Printing onto t-shirts and tea towels. Cost: £10
- Butcher demonstration & BBQ. Saturday 4th July, 12 - 2pm. CANCELLED
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