Kepes first UK solo exhibition

György Kepes (1906-2001) was an educator, designer and ground breaking photographer.  An exhibition of his work will be opening in March at the Tate Liverpool and will be the first time that a solo exhibition of his work has been shown in the UK.

The exhibition is part of the Surreal Landscapes season that explores how the works of three very different artists are interconnected by common themes and objects that create a sense of the surreal.

Kepes was interested in science and this was used to good effect in the creation of his photograms.  These were created by placing objects on light sensitive paper and exposing them to light.  Kepes then used a range of objects including glass and prisms to create his artwork.

You can find more information about György Kepes here and see some examples of his work here.

To find out more about the Tate exhibition click here.

Micheal Kenna: France

Micheal was born in the North West but has traveled widely and has an exhibition of his work in France opening 28 JANUARY - 21 FEBRUARY 2015  at the London Gallery of Beetles & Huxley.

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Widely held to be the most important landscape photographer of his generation, Michael Kenna is lauded for his unerring ability to capture the magic and ethereality of the landscape. Having travelled extensively to seek out places of sublime beauty, Kenna has returned to France throughout his career, drawn to the romance of the landscape.

Kenna first travelled to France in 1973 and began photographing the country in the early 1980s. The exhibition will offer visitors a panoramic view of the geographic and cultural variety that traverses the country, charting a journey to both distinctive landmarks Mont St Michel, Le Nôtre's Gardens at the Palace of Versailles and Château Lafite Rothschild and to the splendid grandeur of the countryside abandoned ruins, rolling hills and coastal outposts.

Following the popularity of Beetles and Huxley's inaugural exhibition of Kenna's work in 2012, Michael Kenna: France will be the first opportunity to see an extensive selection of works from the France archive in the United Kingdom. Timed to coincide with the much-anticipated release of the monograph, France (Nazraeli Press), the exhibition will feature both iconic and lesser-known photographs from Kenna's extensive archive.