A ray of exotic sunshine to brighten an English winter
[Budleigh Salterton's Brook Gallery sensibly decided that Mediterranean colours were just the thing to take the chill out of one of the iciest seasons that Devon has experienced in recent years.] Winner of ‘The Brook Gallery Prize Award’ for artistic innovation at the renowned Originals’ 09 show in London, the Spanish artist Herme Bellido has put together a unique collection for the Brook’s February exhibition. Above: Medersa 1 by Herme Bellido Bahia Palace Screenprint on paper Entitled ‘Nothing has been Written’ 14 February to 7 March, the work combines her skills in colour and print in a series of screen prints that relates to the journey of life, which as Herme herself says, ‘engages the viewer in a silent conversation.’ Working with a myriad of media, Herme brings together her respect of and reliance on colour in a selection of exquisite work that documents her recent travels in Morocco. Her colours are influenced by the subject matter and muted by her life in England; with the...