The way we saw it

an exhibition by noelle Phares

oct 14 2021 - jan 14 2021, hancock gallery, newcastle, United Kingdom

 

 
 

"My new husband and I spent some of our recent honeymoon gallivanting around Germany’s lush, creaking Black Forest. Its haunting beauty exceeded my already high expectations. The vivid greens, the cake-like sponginess of the mossy forest floor, the intricate patterns of light dancing against an inky black as the sun’s rays filtered through the dense canopy above into ephemeral, lacy drops. It struck me that while the paths carved through that region are objectively beautiful, my experience of it seemed to be heightened by the particular context of my honeymoon visit. The acute newness of an exciting next chapter and the rosy promises that came with it had catapulted me into a state of bliss. It was a new, brighter world - and it looked it.

This body of work is centered around the landscapes that surrounded this tender time in my life: places I visited with dear friends just before and in recent past, the site near the actual wedding, and places my partner and I planned to visit on our travels just after. The heightened value I place on these locations due to the role they played during this meaningful time in my life will likely remain in my psyche forever. Because I believe the intrinsic value we place on the natural world is so deeply rooted in our personal connections to it, I think there is an imperative for our collective species to cultivate and honor these connections. These paintings are an ode to that idea, and to the two-way relationship we have with the world around us as we are shaped by it, and it is in turn shaped by us."

 
 
 

How to purchase:

Please direct purchase inquiries directly to the gallery director at chris@hancockgallery.co.uk or 0191-241-0442.

The gallery may be visited by appointment from 10am-5pm Tues-Sat.

Hancock Gallery

2 Jesmond Rd W

Newcastle Upon Tyne NE2 4PQ

United Kingdom

Tel: 0191 241 0442

 


Preview

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Karuna, 60x48”, oil and acrylic on panel

Karuna, 60x48”, oil and acrylic on panel

 
 
Keepers of the Fjords, 30x40”, oil and acrylic on panel. SOLD

Keepers of the Fjords, 30x40”, oil and acrylic on panel. SOLD

Saturnia, 30x40”, oil, gouache and acrylic on panel

Saturnia, 30x40”, oil, gouache and acrylic on panel

Iron and Wine, 30x40”, oil and acrylic on panel. SOLD

Iron and Wine, 30x40”, oil and acrylic on panel. SOLD

 
Botanical Grove, 11x14”, oil and acrylic on panel

Botanical Grove, 11x14”, oil and acrylic on panel

A Wrinkle in Time, 11x14”, Acrylic and gouache on panel. SOLD

A Wrinkle in Time, 11x14”, Acrylic and gouache on panel. SOLD

Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow, 11x14”, gouache, watercolor, and acrylic on canvas. SOLD

Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow, 11x14”, gouache, watercolor, and acrylic on canvas. SOLD

 
Falls in Blue, 14x11”, oil and acrylic on panel

Falls in Blue, 14x11”, oil and acrylic on panel

A Fragrant Cloud, 14x11”, oil, acrylic and gouache on panel

A Fragrant Cloud, 14x11”, oil, acrylic and gouache on panel

Poolside, 11x14”, oil and acrylic on panel. SOLD

Poolside, 11x14”, oil and acrylic on panel. SOLD

 
 

Installation views

Images courtesy of the Hancock Gallery