Becky Bolton and Louise Chappell have been working collaboratively as ‘Good Wives and Warriors’ for nearly 20 years since graduating from the Glasgow School of Art. Their work has been featured in The Guardian, New Scientist and on the BBC as well as illustrated campaigns for Ren Skincare, Tiger Beer, Absolut, Adidas, Swatch and Tic-Tac.
They are now primarily illustrating elaborate non-fiction children’s books for publishers such as Laurence King, Big Picture Press, Wide Eyed Press, Penguin and Puffin.
‘To take a leaf out a Book’ shows the workings of their richly illustrated picture books, featuring their original hand painted illustrations and published books, full of mythical creatures, plants and animals. It’s great fun – here are some images from the exhibition which runs until 28th April.
Strawberry Squid …
Coral Reef …
Allosauros …
The Prehistotic World …
Great fun and well worth a visit (and some of the work is for sale if you’re interested).
On show outside the library are four monumantal sculptures by Huma Bhabha. These gigantic forms represent the ancient and the modern, the human and the non-human, and draw inspiration from 1980s and 1990s horror and fantasy films …
The works herald the opening of a new gallery on 8th May in the space previously occupied by the Searcy restaurant. Entitled Huma Bhabha Encounters: Giacometti, the sculptures in this show will span nearly a century of artmaking, their mediums ranging across plaster, bronze, terracotta, and found objects. Works from across Bhabha’s career will be displayed alongside iconic works by Giacometti made mostly in the aftermath of World War II.
Hope you had a nice Easter – I’m still finishing off the chocs …
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