AppArt’s Art Exhibition and Sculpture Trail 2021

Next year we hope to return to our regular time in April and we look forward to welcoming everyone again. 

AppArt was founded by Grayswood-based couple Evelyn and Gwyn Phillips to encourage interest in the visual arts in the Surrey area. 2021 will be their 25th year of curating and arranging art exhibitions and sculpture trails in Surrey. Evelyn is responsible for the placing of the artworks in the indoor exhibition of over 500 works and the sculpture trail of at least 100 large sculptures, whilst Gwyn is responsible for the publicity and installation.

Outside of exhibitions Evelyn & Gwyn's studio, home and garden environment provides an attractive setting and venue to show off sculptures as part of a village environment.

A section of the original article published July 2021...

The indoor exhibition will be an eclectic mix of different art mediums and styles with something to interest everyone. Paintings in oil, acrylic and watercolours will be the bedrock of the exhibition and artists represented included Jamel Akib, Roger Dellar, Christine Thompson, Maureen Davies and Charles Bone. Jamel is this year’s guest artist and his distinctive style of painting is immediately recognisable. His sense of movement and brush strokes are clearly seen in “Baltimore Oriel” which has been featured on all of our publicity. Roger Dellar is a prolific artist, often working en plein and he works and teaches with many groups including the Wapping Group. Christine Thompson is attracted to views of the South Downs and the Suffolk coastline, and this year has explored a majestic tree through the different seasons. Maureen Davies hales from the New Forest and her dappled light scenes of the waterways of that area, abound with colour and reflections. Charles Bone is exhibiting with us for the first time and he has a national reputation as a superb water colourist. Scenes from Dartmoor, Provence and the ruins at Waverley Abbey will be his contribution.

We are blessed with a wide range of ceramics including beautifully glazed Nguni cattle by Christine Suzman, delicately crafted portraits of dogs by Clare Pavey, organic structures by Ben Nicholas and Terri Smart. By contrast Allan Wallis always achieves a sense of fun in his outdoor sculptures and “Lucky” illustrates this. Raku fired abstract ceramics are provided by Gaynor Wilson and some patterned geometric black pots by Su Rogers. Jane Ogden Swift has produced some stunning ceramics including her “Perspective” series and “Metamorphoses.”

One of the most intricate ceramic sculptures has been designed by Belinda Cave and all the creatures in the song” I know and old lady who swallowed a fly” are cleverly combined in an impressive and amusing work that will catch the eye of adults and children alike.

Sculptures are the dominant art form that pervades the indoor exhibition and the sculpture trail. Members of the Surrey Sculpture Society have supported AppArt for many years. All mediums are on display including monumental wooden sculptures by Friedel Buecking. Scrap metal is cleverly used to produce Giant Samurai, Stags and Angels by Gilbert Whyman. Stained glass and metal are combined by Joe Szabo into various forms including an imposing work called “Icarus.” Icarus IV is also the title of one of several stunning classical sculptures created by Nicola Godden. Dawn Conn was winner of one of the series in last year’s BBC 1 “Home is where the art is” and we are delighted to show “Mr Fox and “Diving into the Ocean of Life”. There are so many accomplished sculptors taking part that it is impossible to mention them all. You will have to come and see for yourself.