Synthetic Landscapes
Reviewing the ‘ideal’ landscape:
a Meadow Arts contemporary art exhibition in two venues
4 June to 3 September 2017 – Weston Park
Weston Park is closed 16-23 August, when it hosts the V Festival
24 June to 3 September 2017 – Shrewsbury Museum & Art Gallery
Meadow Arts brings a vibrant programme of contemporary art to Weston Park for the first time. Renowned contemporary artists have been invited to explore Weston Park and its history, responding to ‘Capability’ Brown’s grand landscape and James Paine’s architecture with newly commissioned work and a group exhibition.
In this corner of the West Midlands, two radically different visions of man-made landscapes collide: on the one hand, the idealised landscaped garden magnificently expressed at Weston, on the other, the emerging industrial landscape. Synthetic Landscapes takes place across two venues, investigating these different ideas; at Shrewsbury Museum & Art Gallery artist David Bethel examines the birth of the industrial landscape.
Meadow Arts bring unique contemporary art projects to places where art is not usually shown, supporting artists by commissioning new work and creating inspiring events and exhibitions for new audiences.
Image: Pablo Bronstein, Chinese Bridges in Landscape. Printed wood. Meadow Arts commission 2017.
Featured Artists
Salvatore Arancio
Salvatore Arancio exhibited in Synthetic Landscapes, Weston Park, Shrewsbury Museum and Art Gallery, 2017. Image: Salvatore Arancio, The Arrival. Still…
Ryan Gander
Ryan Gander exhibited in Synthetic Landscapes, Weston Park, Shrewsbury Museum and Art Gallery, 2017. Image: Ryan Gander, Consistent and inconsistent…
Pablo Bronstein
Pablo Bronstein exhibited in Synthetic Landscapes, Weston Park; Shrewsbury Museum and Art Gallery, 2017, commissioned by Meadow Arts. Image:…
Julian Opie
Julian Opie exhibited in Synthetic Landscapes, Weston Park; Shrewsbury Museum and Art Gallery, 2017. Image: Julian Opie, City? 2004. For City…
Jasleen Kaur
Jasleen Kaur exhibited in Synthetic Landscapes, Weston Park: Shrewsbury Museum and Art Gallery, 2017. Image: Jasleen Kaur, Cairns. Image courtesy…
Helen Maurer
Helen Maurer exhibited in Synthetic Landscapes, Weston park; Shrewsbury Museum and Art Gallery, 2017. Image: Helen Maurer, Re Composing. Mixed…
Heather & Ivan Morison
Heather and Ivan Morison exhibited in The Long Afternoon of Earth, The Hive, 2018; Synthetic Landscapes, Weston Park, Shrewsbury Museum and…
Hélène Muheim
Hélène Muheim exhibited in Synthetic Landscapes, Weston Park; Shrewsbury Museum and Art Gallery, 2017. Image: Hélène Muheim, Twisted Landscape. Graphite…
Edward Chell
Edward Chell exhibited in The Precious Clay, Museum of Royal Worcester, 2019, and Synthetic Landscapes, Weston Park; Shrewsbury Museum and Art Gallery,…
David Bethell
David Bethell featured in All Alone at Croft Castle, 2021, and Synthetic Landscapes, Weston Park; Shrewsbury Museum and Art Gallery,…
Dafna Talmor
Dafna Talmor exhibited in Synthetic Landscapes, Weston Park and Shrewsbury Museum and Art Gallery, 2017. Image: Dafna Talmor, Untitled (1212-2),…
Alex Hartley
Alex Hartley exhibited in In Ruins, Witley Court, 2019, and Living Ruins, Worcester City Art Gallery & Museum, 2019. Alex…
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