London Trees: The Arborealists & The Urban Contemporaries
The Arborealists & The Urban Contemporaries present an exhibition of London Trees
28 March -28 April 2023
This exhibition is a partnership between two distinct groups of artists, The Arborealists and Urban Contemporaries. It will present a diverse range of paintings, prints and drawings on the rich and vital subject of London Trees.
At a time of international anxiety about the existential threats of the effects of global warming, the role of nature and trees in the nation’s capital city has never been more pertinent. It has been estimated that we need to plant two billion trees as soon as possible in an attempt to avert disaster. This exhibition thus aims, with a political slant, to raise awareness of the importance of trees in the lives of London’s citizens.
Trees have enjoyed a long and significant legacy in British art history as part of the landscape tradition and the subject has attracted such artists as Thomas Gainsborough, John Constable, JW Inchbold, Harold Gilman, Graham Sutherland, Paul Nash, David Inshaw and George Shaw. Trees in art have always proved popular with gallery visitors and art lovers.
The Artists involved in this collaboration will explore and articulate their responses to the theme in a variety of dynamic ways