Gordon Wilson āCatharsisā
āThe Mudlarkerā Oil, Image 102x102cm, Framed 133x133cm
We would like to invite you, your friends and family to the opening of:
Gordon Wilson āCatharsisā
A Solo Exhibition of new paintings by one of Scotlandās most current, exciting and popular contemporary artists.
Opening Saturday 7th September 10am to 5pm
Following on from our hugely successful 2022 Solo Exhibition āObjective Perspectiveā weāre delighted to welcome Gordon Wilson back to the Annan Gallery with his new and only Solo Exhibition of 2024 āCatharsis.ā
Featuring a selection of 36 new and original paintings, we delve into the wonderful, emotive, quirky, nuanced and colourful world of Gordon Wilson. This is an exhibition well worth seeing in person so you are able to immerse yourself in a gallery full of paintings from such a highly regarded and collected artist.
With demand for Gordonās work ever-increasing, he is fast being recognised as an eminent painter in the Scottish Contemporary art scene - an accolade well deserved with over 30 years of honing his craft to his name, so weāre delighted to be hosting this exhibition and looking forward to a popular and busy show.
Meet the Artist
Gordon will be joining us for the opening on Saturday 7th so please come along to meet Gordon, have some food and drink, enjoy the art and listen to Gordonās stories and inspirations and all about the huge amount of work he has put into his latest collection of paintings.
Sales enquiries welcome on receipt of this catalogue. Please use details below. Exhibition from Saturday 7th to Sunday 29th September 2024
Front Cover: āSkye Poppy Plethoraā Oil, Image 122x122cm, Framed 150x150cm
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āLoch Rannoch Afternoonā Oil, Image 51x51cm, Framed 81x81cm
āThe Heavy Crewā Oil, Image 51x51cm, Framed 85cmx85cm
āBee Squaredā Oil, Image 30x30cm
āThe Flower Sellerā Oil, Image 15.5x11cm
āCoastal Lookoutsā Oil, Image 102x102cm
āHelianthus Radiationā Oil, Image 30x30cm, Framed 62x62cm
āWild Pansy Patch, Arranā Oil, Image 30x30cm, Framed 53x53cm
āFloral Cacophony And Ailsa Calmā Oil, Image 102x102cm
Catharsis - noun
1. the process of releasing, and thereby providing relief from, strong or repressed emotions:
When we view a Gordon Wilson painting, weāre quite literally transported to another world. A simple, more innocent place evoking childhood memories of all thatās good about Scotland. A ātrip doon the waterā; wee fishermenās cottages with their smoking lums; biddies in headscarves clutching bags - lifeās harsh journey carved deep into their faces who, whilst seemingly just bringing home the āmessagesā, find themselves aboard a Clyde puffer, at midnight, with a seagull or a fish atop their head.
You know intuitively whatās inside the shopping bags - a plain loaf, a pound of mince, a forpit of tatties and perhaps a pack of Embassy Regal.. You smile instinctively...
But Gordonās paintings are also as clever, layered with emotion and nuanced as they are colourful and bold. Thereās pathos there - biddies being a manifestation of a Scottish granny Gordon never knew, or a mother or sister, lost yet venerated forever on canvas...
Icons are integral to Gordonās work and providing a sense of place - the Bass Rock or Ailsa Craig being obvious examples but the Belted Galloway or Saddleback are also like no other and there to make us stop and think about what we have that is unique and special to us. A single croft set amongst the wild flowers or an old biddy standing proudly on a boat is equally impactful and iconic.
Gordon uses his considerable painting talent to seek freedom from the rigors of day to day life. His studio is his sanctuary ā a place where the wider worries of the world are forgotten and all are consigned to outside of the studio door. A place where his own inner world and imagination is able to roam free.
Which is perhaps why Gordon paints of a lost time or place that existed for all of us, not so long ago, then frames it up and offers for us to keep ā forever.
Pure catharsisā¦
Annan Gallery, August 2024
āGlen Garry At Easeā Oil, Image 10x15.5cm, Framed 58x68cm
āāLanark But ānā Benā Oil, Image 15.5x10cm
āQueen Beeā Oil, Image 30x30cm
āAmazing Graceā Oil, Image 92x122cm, Framed 121x152cm
āMauve Glow, Ailsa Craigā Oil, Image 50x50cm, Framed 80x80cm
āMoonbathing Belties, Killearnā Oil, Image 102x102cm, Framed 132x132cm
āWee Magsā Oil, Image 25x7cm, Framed 67x44cm
āAs Happy As Larryā Oil, Image 49x10cm, Framed 90x45.5cm
āPretty In Pinkā Oil, Image 25x7cm, Framed 67x44cm
āOld Vicā Oil, Image 51x40cm, Framed 85x74cm
āBlane Poppy Fieldā Oil, Image 51x51cm, Framed 81x81cm
āNight Time Narcissus, Arranā Oil, Image 51x51cm, Framed 84x84cm
āThe Unbreakable Unionā Oil, Image 40x50.5cm, Framed 85x74cm
āWest Coast But ānā Benā Oil, Image 30x30cm, Framed 53x53cm
āWaning Crescent And Smokey Lums, Argyllā Oil, Image 30x30cm
āLittle Miss Independentā Oil, Image 31x122cm
āGrandadās Great Coat Boat And Hatā Oil, Image 61x51cm, Framed 95x84cm
āThe Winter Saintsā Image 120x100cm Framed 154x123cm
āCoastal Lookoutsā Oil, Image 102x102cm
āBlanefield Somnolenceā Oil, Image 51x51cm, Framed 84x84cm
āThe Birds In The Bathā Oil, Image 61x51cm, Framed 94x84cm
āSoul Sisterā Image 51x61cm, Framed 84x95cm
āCobalt Hill, Kirkcudbrightā Oil, Image 15.5x10cm
āSummer Lum Lit, Arranā Oil, Image 15.5x10cm
āWild Skye Poppy Lineā Oil, Image 102x102cm
Gordon Wilson b.1968
āI arrive at the studio around 7.30am each day and my routine is always the same - the kettle goes on, my Spotify playlist is selected and off I go! I have a number of paintings on the go at one time, my mind is bursting with ideas for new work. My studio is always brimming with canvasesā¦.. Sitting at my easel, time evaporates, reality and subconscious merge happily. Itās a lonely but blessed life.ā Annan Gallery
Gordon Wilson grew up in Glasgow where heās still based today. A graduate of the Glasgow School of Art, he began his career as a designer and framer before becoming a full time professional artist.
Although Gordon describes his studio as āorganised chaos,ā he has always been a highly disciplined painter:
Opening Hours Tues to Fri: 10am - 5pm Saturday: 10am -5:30pm Sunday: 12 - 4pm Monday: Closed
