New Artist In Residence in Collection Studio at The Terrace.
David Harket is the new Artist In Residence in Collection Studio at The Terrace until 17th March.
David Harket is the new Artist In Residence in Collection Studio at The Terrace until 17th March.
David's project is to undertake visual research primarily in the form of drawings and other documentation such as photographs into selected landscape paintings of Peter De Wint in the collection of the Usher Gallery. Peter De Wint (1784-1849) was an English watercolourist working in the early 19th Century. David chose the work of Peter De Wint because the Usher Gallery holds a significant collection of this landscape painters’ work. In addition an important theme in David's own practice concerns an analysis of the depiction of landscape and an assessment of landscape painting as a genre.
This project is supported by a grant from the Arts Council England.
Peter De Wint produced a series of paintings and watercolours of Lincolnshire including views both in and around the County City of Lincoln itself during his frequent visits. David also has a personal connection with Lincoln. He was born in Lincoln and his childhood was spent in Lincoln and North Hykeham. David's research will concentrate on selected works which relate to Lincoln and Lincolnshire.
During the course of the residency David will visit where possible, some of the locations which De Wint depicted in and around Lincoln, making his own observational notes and documentation. From the Usher Gallery's records David has compiled a list of De Wint's work which relates to such locations.
In order to develop his artistic practice David had conceived the idea of researching and making work in response to an existing collection of paintings in a public gallery. David's residency at here provides the opportunity and context within which he can realise this concept.
David is recording in an informal diary from the progress of his research. The link to this is http://www.davidharker.blogspot.com
Also further information on David's work can be found at www.axisweb.org/artist/davidharker and www.axisweb.org/dialogue/davidharker
