19 DAVID SMITH ‘THIS IS WHERE THE PARTY ENDS’ NIGEL DAWES AND DAVID SMITH: WORSE THINGS HAPPEN AT SEA “Bringing together the work of David Smith and Nigel Dawes can only produce a show that is intriguing, elegant, and beguiling. Dawes uses discarded and rediscovered plastic components to construct quirky, humorous, and slightly disturbing sculptural assemblages, or arranges identical but uniquely sea-worn plastic items into beautiful series. Smith’s intimate, mesmeric drawings use repetitive elements that have been erased, redacted, or distorted by chance actions: traces of past events that read like DNA sequences or archaeological crop marks. Both artists create work evoking the landscape and suggesting hidden stories, frequently imposing rules to frame their ideas yet allowing serendipity and coincidence to be a catalyst. Their materials may be quite different, yet they share a pattern language and similar aesthetic. This results in an exhibition that is intellectually stimulating, visually intriguing and emotionally calming. If you love minimalist, non-representational art with a conceptual flavour, Smith and Dawes deliver the individuality and creativity you seek. If that is not usually your style, be brave and visit anyway, you may be pleasantly surprised.” 23 - 29 June: Malthouse Gallery, The Town Mill, Mill Lane, LYME REGIS, DT7 3PU. 10.30am - 5pm. 01297 444042 / townmill.org.uk . VISUAL ARTS Please check venue opening times and access before travelling MOISH SOKAL: ‘SAFARI’ 5 June - 17 July East Lambrook Manor Gardens, EAST LAMBROOK, South Petherton, TA13 5HH. Tuesday - Saturday 10am - 5pm. 01935 881350 / moishsokal.co.uk . “Online and gallery exhibition of new paintings from latest Safari trips to Africa showing the wild animal kingdom and its people - in contrast to local scenes in lockdown Somerset.” MIKE PERRY: ‘LAND / SEA’ 8 June - 1 August Ocean, Queens Drive, Exmouth, EX8 2AY. 9am - 5pm. 01395 266500 / oceanexmouth.co.uk . See 20 May - 14 August. ‘LIVING WITH COLOUR’ 9 - 15 June The Gallery, Shaftesbury Arts Centre, Bell Street, SHAFTESBURY, SP7 8AR. Monday - Saturday 10am - 4pm. 01747 855243 / shaftesburyartscentre.org.uk . URSULA LEACH 12 June - 10 July The Art Stable, CHILD OKEFORD, Blandford, DT11 8HB. Thursday - Saturday 10am - 3pm. 01258 863866 / theartstable.co.uk . Paintings and prints. PAULINE SAYERS: ‘LYME LIGHT: WHERE SEA MEETS SKY’ 22 June - 1 August Rotunda Gallery, Lyme Regis Museum, Bridge Street, LYME REGIS, DT7 3QA. £5.95. Wednesday - Saturday 10am - 4pm. 01297 443370 / lymeregismuseum.co.uk . “Pauline’s atmospheric paintings capture the ever- changing sea, sky and coast around Lyme Bay, as observed during the lockdown year.” ‘BRISTOL FACES #3’ 25 - 27 June Hours, 10 Colston Yard, BRISTOL, BS1 5BD. Friday 6 - 9pm, Saturday and Sunday 11am - 5pm. 07766 054659 / hours-space.com . “Portraits by Varosha Lamb and Sophie Howard.” SAMI GREEN X SIMIAH + SOPHIA GAZLA: ‘EMERGENTISM’ 3 - 7 July D-Unit Studios, Durnford Street, Ashton Gate, BRISTOL, BS3 2AW. 10am - 6pm. 07817 202003 / dunit.space. “Abstract artworks in kaleidoscopic colour.” HELEN SIMPSON: ‘PETAL POISE’ 24 July - 14 August East Lambrook Manor Gardens, EAST LAMBROOK South Petherton, TA13 5HH. Tuesday - Saturday 10am - 5pm. 01460 240328 / eastlambrook.com . See 1 - 29 May. SUBSCRIBE TO EVOLVER ONLINE evolver.org.uk FREE EVOLVER LISTINGS Exhibition and performance listings should be emailed to:
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