Foyer Gallery | Tue-Sat, 11am-7pm | Free
Stuart Irving (b. North Shields, Newcastle) is a visual artist living and working in Carlisle. Born into a family of artists, he developed a passion for making at an early age and enjoys working across a variety of mediums, particularly clay and drawing. Painting, however, remains the central focus of his practice.
Since 2022, he has been part of the Prism Arts studio in Carlisle, where he has developed a distinctive abstract approach that combines simplified forms with a bold exploration of light and colour.
Irving’s paintings reimagine natural landscapes and architecture as dreamlike spaces. Working from photographs taken during his travels and everyday encounters, he composes scenes that balance naturalistic palettes with vivid fluorescent accents.
There are hints of JMW Turner, Ernst Ludwig Kirchner and Wassily Kandinsky in these often Expressionistic spaces and landscapes, as well as brushwork that might at times suggest Impressionism. But Irving’s work is uniquely his: modern and bold. A body of work that captures the beauty of the world through his eyes, while heightening its atmosphere, rhythm and mood.
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