There’s a magic about drawing that I will never tire of experiencing. Both the making and the looking give me such pleasure so the annual Trinity Buoy Wharf Drawing Prize, organised by Parker Harris, is a feast. It’s the foremost drawing exhibition in the UK with an extremely high standard of work.
This blog post (and next week’s) will, I hope, give you an idea of the variety of work on display.
The show goes on tour around the UK once it ends in London. Here are some of the venues listed: Drawing Projects UK (details TBC); The Gallery, Arts University Bournemouth, 16 February to 12 April 2024; The Arts Institute, Plymouth University, 4 May to 29 June 2024; Turnpike, Wigan, 13 July to 14 September 2024. Please click on this link for more information.
It was only while writing this that I realised Jeanette Barnes had won first prize. It is a striking piece, full of the frantic energy of a rapidly changing neighbourhood.
Compressed charcoal on paper, 150 x 213cm
Field, by Judith Alder, looked quite minimal yet intriguing when I came across it.
Look closer though and there’s an obsessive level of detail.
I first visited Trinity Buoy Wharf 15 years ago when it was a very different place. Traces of its history are still visible in signs as well as architecture amongst the redevelopment.
The view across the Thames is impressive with the mix of big sky and urban architecture only possible by a large river.
Go to the exhibition or, when it’s over, explore the area – it’s well worth it.
