September 2010

added 30th September 2010

Matthew Rose spells with scissors and glue..... and he has a brand new solo show here in London at the Orange Dot Gallery!

Scared But Fresh is an exhibition of collages and unusual objects by Matthew Rose, running from October 6th to October 31st 2010.

An American artist now based in Paris, Matthew Rose is an exciting talent who creates pieces of visual delight through his cleverly crafted and beautifully laid out collages. Know particularly for his installations, massive 1000-piece wall-to-wall displays of individual collage works reinvent the process of reading. His recent exhibitions ‘Spelling With Scissors’ and ‘The Whole Truth’ brought together the artist’s immense visual and textural vocabulary in what several critics cited as a dadaist exploration of sense and nonsense.

As you're reading the Keep Calm Gallery blog you may know Matthew best for his limited edition prints and original collages, which we have been proud to offer since 2007.

His work has been featured in numerous books and magazines, most recently MASTERS: COLLAGE (Sterling Publishing/Lark Books, 2010) which will be on sale at the Orange Dot Gallery for the duration of the show.

Keep Calm Gallery will be releasing a fantastic new print from Matthew Rose shortly before the show opens. Watch this space for more information!

In the meantime:

To download the exhibition poster for the Scared but Fresh show from Matthew's site please click here. 

To view more of Matthew's available work at Keep Calm Gallery please click here.

For more information on the show and to visit the Orange Dot Gallery website please click here.

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added 20th September 2010

Hello everyone! We just wanted to let you all know that we've just set up a Facebook page for Keep Calm Gallery. We would love for you all to be fans, post comments, reviews, or photos of your Keep Calm Gallery prints! 

It's also a good place to keep up to date with Keep Calm Gallery news, of which there will be lots of during the coming months!

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added 20th September 2010

Hello everyone, we hope you have had a lovely weekend! We are pleased to kick start the week with the arrival of some fantastic new prints and organic cotton tea towels!

First up is a brand new print from Lesley and Pea.

O Happy Day is a two colour letterpress print based on an original linocut design, printed in beautiful blue and bold orange. A really cheery print, enough to brighten any room!

Click here for more information and images.

Next are three colourful new editions from Hazel Nicholls.

It's What's Inside That Counts a truly lovely phrase printed inside a beautiful Russian doll! These gorgeous prints have been lovingly hand printed by the artist, available in red, turquoise and blue limited editions.

Click here for more information and images.

Finally today we have three new organic cotton tea towels from the two of us (Lucas & Hayley), each inspired by letterpress printing, created using high resolution scans of wooden letterpress type impressions.

The three fun new tea towels promote merriment, healthy eating and kick starting your morning with a steaming beverage!

Click here for more information and images.

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