artREVIEWS & INTERVIEWS
ETERNITY & TRANSIENCE
AT
PORTICO LIBRARY & GALLERY. JOINT EXHIBITION WITH JOHN ALLCOCK, APR 2007
"...Striking work. [An] impressive, atmospheric exhibition, which is bound to once more spark discussion on unanswerable questions," Angela Kelly, Metromagazine
EARTH-HEWN
AT
BUXTON MUSEUM & ART GALLERY, MAR - MAY 2005
"These paintings are both for people with a love for ancient landscapes and for those who enjoy exploring local historic monuments. Derbyshire County Council's cabinet member for community services Councillor Bob Janes said: '...a fascinating exhibition combining art with local history,' " www.derbyshire.gov.uk/news
“Archaeologists of a certain age yearning for mystic album covers will enjoy Paul Neads' paintings,” British Archaeology magazine
"People
who see his work really like it... The artist has tried to combine the spiritual feeling you get when you
are at these [prehistoric monuments] with what you can
see. He has put something of himself into this
exhibition... it will inspire people to go out and see
them," Buxton Advertiser
ARCANA
OF STONE AT ST HELENS WORLD OF GLASS, FEB - MAR
2004
"Stunning
ancient landscapes," St Helens Star
SANCTUARIES
OF STONE AT SADDLEWORTH MUSEUM AND ART GALLERY,
DEC 2003 - JAN 2004
“Esoteric
art with attitude," Exhume
EXCERPT
FROM AN INTERVIEW W/PAUL NEADS BY ANDREW ROBERTS FOR FREE PAGAN PRESS,
BELTANE 2003 (ISSUE 13)
Are
your paintings inspired by your philosophical beliefs?
Well, this collection is born more from my interest
in archaeology, from that time period of which we have
little factual knowledge yet are still drawn to through
an instinctive ancestral attachment. Half the joy is
travelling round the country visiting the sites, though I
always seem to end up in Avebury. I did erect a stone
circle in my back garden but the cats just go to the loo
in it...
Are there any particular artists whom you
admire?
I've never really followed any particular style or
school of thought... There's a cynic in me which says why
should we...it should be whatever you want for whoever
you want, in the here and now. So saying, I have little
respect for the Turner Prize...
What advice would you give to any budding
artist or poet?
Go with your creative instinct... There will be many
times when your confidence will dip and you’ll get
frustrated, but a modicum of self-belief will see you
through. That and a good friend or two. Never be afraid
to experiment and sometimes wear a hat.
PAST
& PROSPECT AT SALFORD MUSEUM AND ART GALLERY. JOINT
EXHIBITION WITH KEITH SCAIFE, APR - JUN 2003
“Remarkable
for its weird harmony... Paul Neads provides
representations of reality. Yet all is less clearcut,
engagingly. Neads’ version of nature is never copied
outright but sifted via his perception, siphoned via
creativity. For instance, the entire sky of
‘Wayland’s Beech’ is bright red like
oxygenated blood. That’s not to say that garish
display of colour is his motive. ‘Portal Light’
is an exercise in restraint: a tiny burning candle amidst
an absorbing blackness. Throughout, the stippling and
varied strokes give his surfaces a good range from the
worked to the (seemingly) licked,” Tim Birch, City Life
“A
gem,” Salford Advertiser
“Although
poles apart in style, Paul’s work has all the colour
of a Warhol... but rather than being surreal it has all
the realism and romance of a John Martin painting. In
fact Martin would have been proud to have created
‘Valediction’ which captures a dark stormy
night beside the stones in [Avebury] Wiltshire. The work
is a must for anyone with a love for ancient landscapes
and even anyone viewing his paintings with a little
knowledge of ancient history would be inspired to explore
these wonderful landscapes... ’Fantasy art’?
‘Modern art’? ‘Surrealism’? I think a
very appropriate description would be ‘Beautiful
art’,” Andrew Roberts, Free Pagan Press
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