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[A photo opportunity with Annabel Carey and her batiks will be held at Marischal Museum on November 14 at 11am]
Marischal Museum at the University of Aberdeen will be the opening venue (Monday, November 17) for a UK touring exhibition of up to fifty framed batiks featuring stone circles by Annabel Carey.
The exhibition is the result of a twenty year project by artist Annabel Carey
and the batiks are all of stone circles and standing stones - many on them in
Scotland, including well known North-east sites such as Sunhoney, Cullerlie
and Loanhead of Daviot.
Hilary Murray, Exhibition Co-ordinator said: "The title 'Spirit of Stones'
really sums up the feel of this exhibition- they are very evocative of the atmosphere
which surrounds many stone circles and other prehistoric sites. As an archaeologist
I was prepared to be sceptical but these batiks are hauntingly beautiful - well
worth seeing ".
Annabel Carey said: "I used the medium of batik as it seemed to offer me a wide range of expression to capture the essence of each monument. By exhibiting the batiks from all regions together I hope to inspire and encourage other people to visit these monuments, some over 5000 years old, and reflect on our ancient spiritual heritage."
The exhibition will be on display in Marischal Museum until 19 February 2004 and offers a tranquil retreat from Christmas shopping. The exhibition is also the basis of an illustrated book written by Ms Carey with a forward by Ronald Hutton, Professor of History at Bristol University. Limited edition prints of selected batiks are also available.
ENDS
Issued by the Communications Office, External Affairs, University of Aberdeen,
King's College, Aberdeen. Tel: (01224) 272013 Fax: (01224) 272086. Contact:
Emma Darling
For more information and to attend the photo opportunity please contact Hilary Murray tel: 01224 274305.
Annabel Carey studied at Durham and Nottingham Universities and since beginning to exhibit professionally in 1984 has been invited to take part in numerous exhibitions at galleries and festivals, working with great success in oils, acrylic and watercolour. Ms Carey is a frequent exhibitor at the Royal West of England Academy, where she was invited to participate in the Encore Exhibition in January/February 2003 and most recently was selected for the Autumn Exhibition in 2003. Her recent work on a series of acrylic paintings exploring psychological landscapes resulted in two pictures being selected by the Royal Watercolour Society for display at the C21 Exhibition (watercolour for the 21st Century) at the Bankside Gallery, London, during July 2003. Her outstanding work using the technique of batik in fine art form has long been recognised and has resulted in the exhibition "Spirit of Stones".
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