An exhibition of paintings by Garry Kennard, director of Art and Mind

The Exhibition Room, Petworth House, Petworth, West Sussex

Part of the Petworth Festival July 2009   www.petworthfestival.org.uk

July 19, 20, 21, 22 and 25, 26, 27, 28 29.

Garry Kennard was the artist in residence at this year's Petworth Festival. As well as running workshops in schools in the area he had a major exhibition of his new work in the Exhibition Room in Petworth House.

Garry Kennard's paintings present a combination of abstraction and realism. They make our brains jump from one mode of perception to another - a double take which gives the paintings their impact. They attempt to convey a philosophical view, showing everyday objects of the material world, strange in themselves, surrounded by an all-enveloping mystery.

Garry Kennard sees all his images in the tradition of icons, objects of contemplation.

The exhibition includes several new images of the sea. These are the first fruits of a long held ambition to create an installation of very large sea pictures in a designated space, and to use the space at different times for music and talks and for contemplation.

Visit Garry Kennard's website at  www.garrykennard.com  for more images and read his essays on art and perception.