'East Walk' 2012

'East Walk' from my Walk With Me project.


This work along with 3 other pieces I have submitted into the Nottingham Open exhibition for 2102.


It is composed of photographs and text taken during my walk from Colwick Park Nottingham to the city centre reflecting both the natural and urban landscape, and the interaction between these two environments.


The piece has been framed in one of my 'stepped' frames which becomes a key component of my walking art.

'Here today gone tomorrow'  N.Gear 2012

I've just completed my application to the Surface Gallery Open Exhibition, in Nottingham. One of the pieces I've submitted is 'Here today gone tomorrow' using photos, text and found objects from one walk, all combined into the one work. I'll find out in the second week of July if any work has been chosen.

Spray Landscape - Photo - 9.50am 21st June 2012 - N Gear. 

Another walk,  am 21st June 2012 .... this time it was with a group of artists brought together by Alison Lloyd for a walk starting at Nottingham train station down the Beeston Canal to Wollaton Park and Hall, then across to land up at Primary a new artists studio space facility, for a shared lunch.
During the walk we explored micro navigation looking at contour circles on a map and road roundabouts. Poetry readings also featured, and 10 minutes of silence.
It was a great opportunity to share with other artists, to learn about the work of Alison and not to get too wet!
See the link to Alison Lloyds work in my favourite web pages....

It's official - the 'Walk With Me...' blog page has been launched to promote a sponsored artists walk and exhibition that I and Sue Lea are organising, taking place on the 16th of September in conjunction with the John lewis store Nottingham in support of the Broxtowe Youth Homelessness project. For further information please see the link below (which is also included in the web page links on the right of this blog)
http://www.walkwithmeexhibition.blogspot.co.uk/

Another busy term at University has just finished and this picture shows one panel of work that I had up for my presentation day.
During my walks I have collected oak galls and have made some ink using a recipe that would have been used prior to ink being commercially produced. I have then completed map and sketch work; the three sketches at the top of the shot are completed with this ink. It has been exciting to find a way of making marks directly from material collected from the woods, linking the gestures of drawing to my walking practice.
The middle of the picture shows my collection of 'evidence' bags which contain objects, photos, annotations collected on one walk in Coxmoor woods on the 20th May 2012, exploring the value of the items thrown away and the way in which we treat our natural environment.


Coming up in September I'm organising along with Sue Lea (from my Uni Year Group) an exhibition at the John Lewis Store Nottingham called 'Walk With Me'. Watch this space for further information. 

'Force' 2012 N.Gear. 

I'm currently exhibiting 3 pieces in the Thoresby Hall Open Exhibition which runs from the 19th May through to the 10th of June. See the following link, http://www.whatsonatthoresby.co.uk/thoresby-gallery/,  which will give you details of how to find the gallery.

All the works shown are for sale, and if the two limited edition print pieces are sold you can contact me, if interested, to buy further editions at nick@artofgear.co.uk.

The Gallery has a coffee shop next door with free parking and space to walk, so take a trip and enjoy...

Following on from my Cedric Ford success I am continuing to look at 'Mapping the landscape' in which I walk. The photo shows a range of my recent work from photo montages to hand drawn maps in response to the places I walk in.
In my most recent work I am also 'collecting text' from the landscape which I am adding into some of my photo montage work, such as the word 'Control', where I am considering the way in which we manage and impact both he urban and natural landscapes.