Ron Sims R.A.S. at the Hayletts Gallery, Friday 15th April to 14th May 2011

Sally Patrick invites you to attend the Private View of Paintings, Linocuts and Screenprints by Ron Sims R.A.S., at Oakwood House, 2 High Street., Maldon, CM9 5PJ

Having exhibited at the Royal Academy Summer Exhibition over the last few years, the pieces of work they choose in selection invariabley lean towards abstraction. As an art student Sim’s influences were both broad and strong ranging from Vermeer’s spacial interiors, British Vorticism and Art Deco to Henry Moore’s endless variation into the human figure and the Pop-Art artists Sir Peter Blake and Sir Eduardo Paolozzi. This has lead to his freedom to experiment and design with popular imagery. One is abler to see these influences resonating in his work today especially in his prints whereby he includes figurative photo elements using photo-silk-screen. These elements alongside his geometric colours and shapes may potentially be described as 3-D forms creating very uique challenging and beautiful images.