Castle Gallery to host first in person exhibition in more than two years featuring works by Inverness-based artist David Body
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An Inverness gallery is preparing to host its first in person exhibition in more than two years.
Mindscapes – From Reality to Abstraction by Inverness-based artist David Body will be on display at the Castle Gallery in Castle Street between 6pm and 8pm on Friday until May 28.
Gallery director, Denise Collins, said: “It is a huge relief after two years of Covid restrictions to be able to welcome people back into our gallery. And to mark this very special occasion we have live music from the City Jazz Quartet, drinks and homemade canapés. We hope that it will be an evening to remember.”
Friday will be a preview event and the artist chose the title himself as it encapsulates his creative journey.
He works from memories of places he has visited and experienced to create abstracted paintings with carefully considered angular compositions and strong colour combinations in a style which has been influenced by his early career as a graphic designer.
The Highland landscape, and particularly that of Caithness, is his main source of inspiration.
He moved to Caithness in 1977 to set up the Scarsferry Pottery with his wife Sally and subsequently moved to the John O’ Groats Pottery where his ceramics became highly collectable.
Those who are familiar with the Caithness landscape will instantly recognise its distinctive elements in David’s paintings with images of croft house, harbours and sheep figuring prominently.
During the last two years David has been using collaged elements within his paintings to add new layers of meaning, using his own creative writing to evoke memories and experiences of the places he has visited and even incorporating real birch bark as in Silver Pond.
