‘Art at the Bridge #5’ – Local London Art on Display in Tower Bridge’s Famous Engine Rooms, until 7th August
What an opportunity this provides for the artists who are lucky enough to display their works there with a daily audience of around 2,000 international visitors. As the number ‘5’ suggests this is the fifth such exhibition in a partnership between Tower Bridge and the well-known local arts charity Southwark Arts Forum.
Sarah Underwood
“With Bells and Whistles”
Hand drawn, painted, collage and digital rendering
The exhibition is held in the engine rooms of this marvellous iconic Victorian structure and reflecting the bridge’s purpose of connection between north and south of the Thames, the exhibition’s theme is Connections. There are ten works on view in a variety of media and they are the work of ten disabled artists from the Forum.
Ian Wornast
Clapham Junction
Pen on paper, 2013
The works reflect the artists’ own experiences in life and it is really important to read the artists’ statements which accompany each work. Some are uplifting, others, deeply moving but through them all the artists’ are really expressing themselves and that is an affirmative that needs celebrating.
Nicola Field
Unite the Resistance (from How to be Strong)
Digital photograph of artist-made ceramics with text.
Indeed, visitors can help with that because, on arrival, they will be given a token to vote for their favourite work. Please do vote because the lucky artist who gets the most tokens gets the very great privilege of raising Tower Bridge!
Abu Hasnat
Mixed Media, 2012.
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