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Ben Lowe & Gus Farnes: Subtleties of Bronze and Brush

Past exhibition
4 - 21 May 2022 London
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Artworks
  • Ben Lowe A Man Like Ross, 2021 Bronze 21" x 6" x 4"
    Ben Lowe
    A Man Like Ross, 2021
    Bronze
    21" x 6" x 4"
  • Ben Lowe Birds of a Feather Oil on canvas 30 x 40 "
    Ben Lowe
    Birds of a Feather
    Oil on canvas
    30 x 40 "
    Sold
  • Ben Lowe Chasing Shadows, 2021 Oil on canvas 39 x 39 "
    Ben Lowe
    Chasing Shadows, 2021
    Oil on canvas
    39 x 39 "
  • Ben Lowe Don't Know When Oil on canvas 23 x 35 "
    Ben Lowe
    Don't Know When
    Oil on canvas
    23 x 35 "
  • Ben Lowe Don't Know Where Oil on canvas 40 x 32 "
    Ben Lowe
    Don't Know Where
    Oil on canvas
    40 x 32 "
    Sold
  • Ben Lowe Flight Paths Acrylic on canvas 44 x 54 "
    Ben Lowe
    Flight Paths
    Acrylic on canvas
    44 x 54 "
  • Gus Farnes Gait Bronze 10 x 4 x 3 "
    Gus Farnes
    Gait
    Bronze
    10 x 4 x 3 "
  • Ben Lowe Hello, Sailor! Oil on canvas 32 x 24 "
    Ben Lowe
    Hello, Sailor!
    Oil on canvas
    32 x 24 "
    Sold
  • Ben Lowe Jays Oil on canvas 36 x 43 "
    Ben Lowe
    Jays
    Oil on canvas
    36 x 43 "
    Sold
  • Gus Farnes Laden Bronze 27 x 9 x 7 "
    Gus Farnes
    Laden
    Bronze
    27 x 9 x 7 "
  • Ben Lowe Leavers Party Oil on canvas 47 x 47 "
    Ben Lowe
    Leavers Party
    Oil on canvas
    47 x 47 "
    Sold
  • Gus Farnes Legged Bronze 7 x 4 x 5 "
    Gus Farnes
    Legged
    Bronze
    7 x 4 x 5 "
  • Ben Lowe Lousy Bunch Oil on panel 30 x 24 "
    Ben Lowe
    Lousy Bunch
    Oil on panel
    30 x 24 "
  • Ben Lowe Mother Figures Oil on panel 16" x 32"
    Ben Lowe
    Mother Figures
    Oil on panel
    16" x 32"
  • Ben Lowe Nincompoop, 2020 Ceramic 13 x 6 x 5 "
    Ben Lowe
    Nincompoop, 2020
    Ceramic
    13 x 6 x 5 "
  • Gus Farnes Outstretched Bronze 10 x 9 x 3 "
    Gus Farnes
    Outstretched
    Bronze
    10 x 9 x 3 "
  • Ben Lowe People Watching, 2021 Oil on linen 43 x 36 "
    Ben Lowe
    People Watching, 2021
    Oil on linen
    43 x 36 "
    Sold
  • Gus Farnes Ponder Bronze 6 x 4 x 3 "
    Gus Farnes
    Ponder
    Bronze
    6 x 4 x 3 "
  • Ben Lowe Portrait of a Young Girl Oil on panel 30 x 24 "
    Ben Lowe
    Portrait of a Young Girl
    Oil on panel
    30 x 24 "
    Sold
  • Gus Farnes Quest Bronze 13 x 3 x 6 "
    Gus Farnes
    Quest
    Bronze
    13 x 3 x 6 "
  • Ben Lowe Richmond Hill Oil on panel 30 x 30 "
    Ben Lowe
    Richmond Hill
    Oil on panel
    30 x 30 "
  • Gus Farnes Searching Bronze 31 x 8 x 6 "
    Gus Farnes
    Searching
    Bronze
    31 x 8 x 6 "
  • Ben Lowe Ghosts Oil on canvas 40 x 32 "
    Ben Lowe
    Ghosts
    Oil on canvas
    40 x 32 "
  • Gus Farnes Seated Gentleman Bronze 4 x 6 x 7 "
    Gus Farnes
    Seated Gentleman
    Bronze
    4 x 6 x 7 "
  • Ben Lowe Sister, 2021 Oil on canvas 23 x 17 "
    Ben Lowe
    Sister, 2021
    Oil on canvas
    23 x 17 "
  • Ben Lowe Some Sunny Day Acrylic and oil on linen 32 x 43 "
    Ben Lowe
    Some Sunny Day
    Acrylic and oil on linen
    32 x 43 "
    Sold
  • Gus Farnes Standing on Right Leg Bronze 32 x 9 x 8 "
    Gus Farnes
    Standing on Right Leg
    Bronze
    32 x 9 x 8 "
  • Ben Lowe Stupid Cat Photogravure print 12 x 8 "
    Ben Lowe
    Stupid Cat
    Photogravure print
    12 x 8 "
  • Gus Farnes Turning/Motive Bronze 11 x 16 x 5 "
    Gus Farnes
    Turning/Motive
    Bronze
    11 x 16 x 5 "
  • Ben Lowe Useless Bunch Acrylic and oil on canvas 35 x 23 "
    Ben Lowe
    Useless Bunch
    Acrylic and oil on canvas
    35 x 23 "
  • Ben Lowe Welcome to the Jungle Oil on canvas 40 x 32 "
    Ben Lowe
    Welcome to the Jungle
    Oil on canvas
    40 x 32 "
    Sold
  • Ben Lowe Gemini, 2021 Painted bronze 17 x 8 x 4 "
    Ben Lowe
    Gemini, 2021
    Painted bronze
    17 x 8 x 4 "
About
Ben Lowe Hello, Sailor! Oil on canvas 32 x 24 "
Ben Lowe
Hello, Sailor!
Oil on canvas
32 x 24 "
Gus Farnes Seated Gentleman Bronze 4 x 6 x 7 "
Gus Farnes
Seated Gentleman
Bronze
4 x 6 x 7 "
With vigorous strokes of paint and coarsely textured bronzes, Ben Lowe and Gus Farnes explore a dynamic realm in which nuance and gesture reign supreme. Thompson's Gallery presents a compelling dual exhibition tracing the artists' respective trajectories within this rich terrain, which intersect in alternatively harmonious and unexpected ways.
 
In his latest collection, Nightingales and Bombers, graphic designer-turned-artist Ben Lowe extends an ongoing meditation on the visual and emotional dimensions of colour. The compositions correspond more to a deeply felt personal experience than to a particular time or place, and the visual gradients rendered on each canvas express the emotional gradients of its fundamental essence. These paintings do not shout, they whisper; they do not electrify, they intrigue; they do not exclaim, they emote.
 
Gus Farnes operates within an equally contemplative domain, creating abstracted human forms that eloquently refute the notion of sculpture as a static medium. The Norwich School of Art & Design alumnus uses rough-hewn surfaces to bestow a kinetic vitality upon his figures, infusing them with an almost mystical life force: they gather, carry, lean back, stride ahead, and consider their surroundings, somehow neither completely still nor fully animate — even when seated, they 'buzz.'
 
Transcending age-old boundaries between painting and sculpture, Lowe and Farnes chart the middle ground we live day in and day out. Their incisive, stylish, and quietly thrilling journey through a world of subtleties awaits you at Thompson's Gallery London.
Catalogue
  • Ben Lowe & Gus Farnes

    Ben Lowe & Gus Farnes

    Subtleties of Bronze & Brush London, 2022 Read more

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