A GROUP of art enthusiasts who are also friends of the Barry gallery, Art Central, recently welcomed the Barry-born painter Sally Moore as part of their cultural talks programme.
Sally Moore is an experienced figurative artist based in London whose paintings have been exhibited in England, the United States, Scotland, Italy, Wales, and Belgium. She was in conversation with Professor Gerda Roper.
Dennis Clarke the current Chair of the Friends welcomed guests, saying the event had been postponed twice – in 2020 because of the pandemic and a second time due to the late Queen Elizabeth’s death.
Sally gave detailed responses to Gerda’s probing questions and the descriptions of her painstaking working practices and the pervading themes in many of the paintings were intriguing. She talked of her hope that her paintings “may both unsettle and amuse the viewer.”
When asked about intention in her compositions Sally said: “Painting allows me the freedom to explore those magical, absurd, and often dreamlike states of mind that occur when one’s inner and outer worlds collide.”
A number of questions from the audience followed the conversation session. Sally also signed copies of Peter Wakelin’s 2019 book Sally Moore: Acting up about her life as a figurative painter across four decades.
Dr Jane Salisbury, a long-standing member of Art Central Friends, said: “It was an absolute luxury to have the opportunity to listen to two women painters talking, and the slides of Sally’s paintings projected throughout the conversation gave essential context to their dialogue.”
Professor Tony Curtis gave a formal vote of thanks, noting how he had followed Sally’s career closely, having interviewed her and written about her in his 1997 book Welsh Painters talking.
The event was attended by about 70 art lovers and friends and former teachers of Sally from her senior school days at Bryn Hafren Comprehensive school.
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