Beautiful work all round... Congratulations on what you've achieved. All the best for the next show - (from a poet from Kent, retired in central Mexico).
That was very special, striking so many chords. Born in the 50’s, on Hartlepool’s Central Estate, which, like the entire town, was already in decline, I grew up surrounded by powerful imagery; it was on my doorstep, as the derelict rope works at the top of Rokeby Street was my playground. When I wasn’t raking about I was drawing. A father and brother who went into shipbuilding at CMEW and Richardson & Westgarth, I went on to become a teacher studying art and, for a while, painted and drew industrial landscapes. Still in the town and up to my neck in muck and dust, most days. It shapes you, doesn’t it. My best pal went to see the exhibition, yesterday, and said it was wonderful - I’ll be visiting, soon. Thank you, Ian.
Yes! Yes! And yes again. Would love to see this show, and I could listen to him talk forever. People in places, places in time, people in time. it is documentary but it is so much more.
Went to see this today. Absolutely fantastic.
Beautiful! Can't wait to see this exhibition, thank you :)
Beautiful work all round... Congratulations on what you've achieved.
All the best for the next show - (from a poet from Kent, retired in central Mexico).
That was very special, striking so many chords. Born in the 50’s, on Hartlepool’s Central Estate, which, like the entire town, was already in decline, I grew up surrounded by powerful imagery; it was on my doorstep, as the derelict rope works at the top of Rokeby Street was my playground. When I wasn’t raking about I was drawing. A father and brother who went into shipbuilding at CMEW and Richardson & Westgarth, I went on to become a teacher studying art and, for a while, painted and drew industrial landscapes. Still in the town and up to my neck in muck and dust, most days. It shapes you, doesn’t it. My best pal went to see the exhibition, yesterday, and said it was wonderful - I’ll be visiting, soon. Thank you, Ian.
Very inspirational video. Thank you
Yes! Yes! And yes again. Would love to see this show, and I could listen to him talk forever. People in places, places in time, people in time. it is documentary but it is so much more.
Wonderful photographer and beautiful drawings.
I wish I could see the exhibition. Congrats Ian!
Inspirational and sensitive artist.😊
what an inspiration
amazing
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