Amsterdam Art Week: 12 May – 15 May 2022

During Amsterdam Art Week, which will take place from May 11 to 15, Slewe Gallery is pleased to open the duo exhibition with new works by the London based artist Adam Barker-Mill and the Scottish artist Alan Johnston on Thursday May 12. Both artists are internationally known, belong to the same generation and have been friends for a long time. Moreover, they are artistically linked in their fascination for light. Both artists have shown their work previously at the gallery. It will be the third duo exhibition in a row in the gallery this Spring. 

Adam Barker Mill, born in 40, is known for his films and light sculptures. He will be showing a new light sculpture entitled Flow. This large-scale installation consists of an alternating cycle of eleven colours (including black and white). It creates a mesmerizing flow of slowly evolving colour combinations. The work lasts 57 minutes, after which all possible colour permutations have been seen. The cycle then returns to the beginning. In addition, several recent water colours by him are on display.

Edinburgh-based Alan Johnston, born in 1945, is known for his landmark murals featuring tiny repetitive pencil scribbles. He will exhibit some of his small black and white paintings, made with charcoal, pencil, wax and acrylic on linen or wood panel. He is interested in the reflection of light and shadow and tries to define space. He is strongly inspired by the Japanese tradition of experiencing space (ma) and subtle balance (wabi). Some of his small works on paper will be shown as well.

Alan Johnston at H.I.C.A.: 8 November – 13 December 2015

From November 8 to December 13 Alan Johnston has an exhibition at HICA (The Highland Institute of Contemporary Art), a contemporary art institute nearby Inverness, up in the Highlands of Scotland. Next to some recent works on wood he made a pencil drawing on the wall as well as on the glass of the window.

For more information please visit the website of HICA  www.h-i-c-a.org