Contrasts exhibition - visitor comments

 

 We took the exhibition down yesterday and I've transcribed the comments from the visitor book below.

One thing we did was to use the glass cabinet that's a fixture of the room to display stuff in. We both put in some greeting cards, and I also put in sketchbooks, tools and lino blocks to show how things were made. From the comments you can see that this was well received. I saw that when I was there in person, too. Kids are especially interested in how things are made. 

We both also tried to say something about each work on the labels. Not just title, medium, price. And that seems to have been appreciated, too. Worth going to that effort.

The picture above was drawn in the visitor book (it's the pictures on the poster). I love it. First fan art. I love how we look like we're sat in a car or something. An old Cortina with STEVE and MAGDA on the windscreen.

Anyway. Here's the comments:

• Very interesting exhibition and lovely work. Interesting to explain to my 8 year old the different processes.

• Really enjoyed this…. (illegible)....Interesting work

• Thank you for the lovely exhibition and for taking the time to explain your techniques

• Fab Exhibition! Well done both of you. I love the contrasting styles/medium etc – which work so well together. Bold black and white prints v lucid watery colour studies. Brilliant artists – stunning arresting work! :)

• A lovely visit, sorry for the noise and mess (we’re his carers and he’s just having a turn)

• Great exhibition. I love the cabinet filled with sketchbooks and the linoprint – a lovely sight! Great fluidity to Magdalena’s :)

• Magical watercolours – a delight to see from a beautiful soul.

• Impressive water colours! Thought provoking prints!

• Liked all the paintings, especially the anemone with its different colours

• Great exhibition, love the styles. Well done for getting it together so quickly.

• A really good showcase for a couple of local artists. Please keep up the good work.

• Interesting

• Just time to uplift my spirits with this exhibition. Best linocuts I’ve seen for a good while from Steve Davies. Particularly intriguing and beautiful = Magdalena’s paintings of eyes + her descriptive narratives.

• Fabulous exhibition!

• Really lovely exhibition! Good contrast between the two artists. Interesting to see the printing process in the cabinet.

• Ringing the Bells – lovely. My grandparents lived through the Coventry Blitz. This brought back fond memories of them. Eagle Owl and Highland Cow. Wow! Absolutely fabulous exhibition. Great work from both artists.