Acrylic painting of a shopfront predominantly warm reds, by artist Daniel PreeceDaniel Preece, Take Away, (2015), Acrylic on Paper, 60cm x 80cm
Acrylic painting of a shopfront predominantly warm reds, by artist Daniel Preece
Acrylic painting of a shopfront predominantly warm reds, by artist Daniel Preece
a painting called Budget Beers by Daniel Preece in the window of One Paved Court seen from the street
a painting called Budget Beers by Daniel Preece in the window of One Paved Court seen from the street
Oil painting by Daniel Preece of a city scape at night with green light on the side of a modern building
Oil painting by Daniel Preece of a city scape at night with green light on the side of a modern building
painting of a bright blue shed on a distressed wall
painting of a bright blue shed on a distressed wall
One Paved Court
One Paved Court
a painting of a bright shopfront with dressed mannequins seen from outside at night
a painting of a bright shopfront with dressed mannequins seen from outside at night
a painting in acrylic of a DIY shop with a range of colorful buckets piled up outside
a painting in acrylic of a DIY shop with a range of colorful buckets piled up outside

Daniel Preece

Paintings about Everything and Nothing

30 June- 22 July 2017

Text by Andrew Gwilliams

Artist’s talk on Saturday 15th July at 12 noon.

‘Paintings about everything and nothing’ includes the Shop Front series derived from Preece’s recurring interest in painting the urban landscape from direct observation.

Preece’s strength in composition is influenced by his early studies at the Slade School of Art but by taking a straight-on view of a building façade, in the Shop Front series, Preece has found his composition. A number of paintings are set at night- time with illuminated interiors and signage, or reflected streetlight heightening the contrast between the darkness and bold flat plains of colour.

The paintings are typically unpopulated, excluding the painting ‘Mannequins’ (2014), of course. The empty and static scenes, once busy with pedestrians, might suggest, to some, a narrative that has continued off stage.

Extract from essay by  Andrew Gwilliams

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