We spent a lovely day today at XVA Gallery checking out the exhibition that is going up for Saturday's opening.
Curiouser & Curiouser is a selection of miniature art works that evoke the feeling of wandering through an old curiosity shop. Colleen Quigley, the artist who created this wonderful image of an enameled Egyptian glass vase, painted and overlaid with an encaustic wax finish and transfers of flowers, was in the gallery and explained her process.
"You get a three dimensional effect, which adds to what I am trying to say. This is about how we hold onto things that are close to us and the attachment we put onto them through symbols of affection and the transcience of life."
The other artists in the show are Jakob Roepke and Halona Hilbertz, whose small scale works draw us into their artistic worlds with charming stories and characters.
If that isn't reason enough to head down, Barnaby Priest, a Dubai-based classical composer will be performing two pieces "On Time" and "Response" for string quartet at the vernissage on Saturday between 5-6 pm. The other musicians are Anne Morey Mouslmani,Natalie Oughourlian, Imogen lillywhite, Helene Charleaux.
* Curiouser & Curiouser opens on Saturday 8th February and runs until March 13. A full review will follow in The National's Arts & Life section
