Jonathan Wilkinson

Under The Skin – No Words Required exhibition

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This weekend saw the opening of No Words Required a group exhibition celebrating the art of silent comic at A Month Of Sundays gallery in Sheffield. I prepared this painted illustration based on the movie ‘Under The Skin‘ by Jonathan Glazer. The exhibition runs throughout august Opening times: Tuesday – Saturday, 10:00 – 17:00

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Winter Show at B&B Gallery

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I will have 3 pieces in the following group show at B&B gallery – along with the work of around 40 other amazing artists from around the world! All artworks are for sale. Pieces bought before the holidays may be collected / delivered prior to Christmas. For price list or to book an appointment, please contact: bradburyblanchard@gmail.com

Dec 12th – Jan 18th
B&B Gallery / 95B Mary St / Sheffield / S1 4RT

Bradbury & Blanchard are pleased to announce our inaugural Winter Group Show, which marks the end of a fantastic first year. The exhibition features an incredible line-up of some of our favourite artists from around the world, celebrating a diverse range of printmaking, painting, illustration, photography, animation and sculpture.


Private View

Thursday December 12th. 6.30 – 9pm. RSVP

Gallery Hours
Saturdays 12 – 6pm or by appointment during the week.
95B Mary St. Sheffield. S1 4RT

We look forward to seeing you there. Kind regards. B&B x

INTERSECTION // Final Week

| Florence EMA Blanchard

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An exhibition by Jonathan Wilkinson & Florence Blanchard Continues Until November 3rd.

Thank you to everyone who made it down to the opening night of INTERSECTION. We’re delighted to have such an incredible response. For those of you who haven’t seen the show, there’s still time yet. You can view the PDF catalogue HERE.

Gallery Hours
Saturday 12 – 6pm or by appointment only
95B Mary St. Sheffield. S1 4RT
For price list or to book an appointment please contact: bradburyblanchard@gmail.com

Kind regards. B&B

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INTERSECTION an new exhibition at B&B Gallery

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INTERSECTION 
An exhibition of new works by Jonathan Wilkinson &
Florence Blanchard / October 17th – November 3rd B&B are pleased to announce our latest exhibition, a collaboration between Jonathan Wilkinson (UK) and Florence Blanchard (FR) titled INTERSECTION.The show celebrates common interests and explores similarities between their studio practices, executed with their own individual style, approach and personality. Wilkinson explains – “We both work from found images and fragments of imagery which depict the modern built environment, as well vehicles and objects that inhabit such a landscape.” Blanchard agrees – “Our artworks have independently evolved towards painting dreamy situations inspired by our own experiences, tinted with an uncertainty of what the future holds. INTERSECTION felt like the perfect outlet to bring our individual world’s together as a way of creating a broader narrative based on these shared themes.” Iconic structures, vehicles and architecture sit alongside animals and abstract forms inhabiting an imagined world, situated somewhere between an American film set and a science-fiction comic book based in suburban Yorkshire. We look forward to seeing you there.

* PRIVATE VIEW *
Thursday October 17th. 6.30 – 9pm.
95B Mary St. Sheffield. S1 4RT
RSVP

For PDF catalogue or more information please contact: bradburyblanchard@gmail.com or visit our WEBSITE

COVER VERSION Sheffield (UK), Sept 10

| Florence EMA Blanchard

I’ll be part of the COVER VERSION show curated by Pete McKee at A Month Of Sundays Gallery in Sheffield (UK) in September. We had to redesign covers of one of our favorite LP of choice.

I chose Cymande (1972), one of my biggest musical crushes (see original cover below) for which I recreated the original visual elements – a dove perched on top of a man’s head, guarding him with it’s wings, only this time, it’s painted in my own decorative style.

You may have never heard of Cymande, but if like me, you grew up listening to hip-hop – you will definitely know their music. They have been sampled by everyone from De La Soul and the Fugees, to Kool Herc, Master Ace, MC Solar, Grandmaster Flash, and the Ruthless Rap Assassins. Cymande were a British electric funk band who formed in London in 1971.During their short lived career, they toured the US after the release of their self titled LP in 1972 and sadly disbanded in 1974.

The band was composed of west Indian musicians who were self declared Rastafarian. Their music incorporates omnipresent Nyabinghi rhythms, which consist in a warm syncopated heartbeat added to a mix of jazz, funk, calypso, soul and rock. The name Cymande (pronounced ‘Sah-mahn-day’) was inspired from a calypso word for Dove, the universal symbol of peace and love, which their lyrics are all about.

Check out the original version:

Here is my version: