About Peter Corr
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Education
2001 - 2004
Open University
1973 - 1974
Liverpool University
1971 - 1973
Manchester College of Art
Awards
2018
Artist in Residence, New Forest 2 week residency
The impact of a residency often reaches well beyond the session itself. Co-judge Tim Craven, curator at Southampton City Art Gallery explains,
“Being able to experience a new environment is a brilliant way for artists to kick start new ideas. The launch of Little Van Gogh’s residency will have a highly positive impact on the development of all the artists who take part.”
The Little Van Gogh Residency will take place in April 2018, accommodating an artist in the New Forest National Park for the development of their creative practice.
2014
Artist of the Month: Visual Art Trader
http://www.visualarttrader.co.uk/artist_of_the_month.htm
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Event: Explore
Dates: Oct. 4, 2018 - Oct. 28, 2018
Group Exhibition with Paul Janssens, Caroline Forward & Peter Corr
Exhibition Dates: 4th – 28th Oct 2018
The Old Fire Engine House Restaurant & Gallery
25 St Mary's Street, Ely, CB7 4ER. 01353 662582
Event: Abstraction & Landscape
Dates: Jan. 11, 2017 - Feb. 10, 2017
Pump Court Tax Chambers, London
16 Bedford Row, London WC1R 4EF
Event: COAX Top Twenty : Selected Exhibition Babylon Gallery, Ely
Dates: Dec. 2, 2016 - Dec. 18, 2016
The annual Cambridge Open Art Exhibition held at Swavesey Village College attracts around 100 amateur and professional artists submitting more than 300 works of art. On 18 November, a panel of independent judges will selected a Top Twenty from these works to go forward to a separate exhibition, this year to be held at the Babylon Gallery.
The works adhere to no set theme so expect a wide variety of art in an assortment of mediums. In the past, this exhibition has been very popular and many of the works get snapped up so do
Event: COAX Cambridge Open Art Exhibition 2016
Dates: Nov. 18, 2016 - Nov. 20, 2016
Cambridgeshire's major independent Open Art Exhibition featuring contemporary and traditional paintings, sculpture and prints, and the Cambridge Art Awards.
Event: Cambridge Envisaged
Dates: Nov. 6, 2016 - Nov. 20, 2016
Group exhibition in Cambridge, UK
Artists include: Peter Corr, Paul Janssens and Caroline Forward
Private View Monday 7th November 6:30 to 8:30 all welcome
To see an interview on Cambridge Television with Peter Corr and the other artists please click on the link below.
http://www.cambridge-tv.co.uk/the-mac-episode-61/
Event: Ernst & Young London Offices
Dates: Oct. 26, 2016 - Dec. 15, 2016
Fenland Series
Ernst & Young London Offices
Level 20
6 More London Place, London SE1
Event: MetLife, Citi Group Tower in Canary Wharf on Level 33, 25 Canada Square, Canary Wharf, London, E14 5LB
Dates: June 26, 2016 - Aug. 26, 2016
Collection of 12 Paintings
Event: IVC PSFA 55th Annual Art Exhibition
Dates: April 20, 2016 - May 20, 2016
Group Art Exhibition
Walter Gropius Hall and the Promenade
Event: The Light Series
Dates: April 17, 2016 - June 29, 2016
NAPP Pharmaceuticals, Head Offices
Cambridge Science Park, Cambridge, UK
Event: Cambridge Open Art Exhibition
Dates: Nov. 28, 2015 - Nov. 29, 2015
ART at The Atrium presents the annual exhibition of contemporary and traditional work for sale by artists from across Cambridgeshire – and beyond.
Biography
I have been actively involved in the world of art and indeed art education for most of my professional career; I believe passionately in the power of art to transform both ourselves, the way we think about the world and the environment in which we live. Although originally from the UK, I have spent many years living and working abroad and have enjoyed friendships with people from different backgrounds and cultures. Yet, truthfully, we all share the same hopes and dreams. I spent many years in Germany and Cyprus and most recently, I lived in the city of Doha in Qatar.
As a painter, I have always been fascinated by the movement towards abstract art and the progressive simplification of subject matter, form and colour. Indeed, most of my work occupies that transitional space between figuration and abstraction. The flat surface of the picture plane is something that I try to preserve whilst simultaneously employing pictorial devices that contribute to the sense of space and depth. You would be correct in assuming that there is always a tension between the traditional notion of illusionistic perspective and the representation of the canvas as a 'flat' object or 2 dimensional design. I think this explains why in much of my work I don't attempt to describe a particular place or geographical location. I am more interested in the role played by experiences, events, feelings, the colours and the textures that form the visual backdrop to our lives. I often try to achieve contrasting sensations and impressions, feelings of time passing and notions of eternity. In particular, I am very interested in concepts associated with tranquillity, serenity and meditation. I am also intensely aware of the dominance of lens based imagery and the seductive power of the camera to capture extraordinary levels of visual detail and information. I am a keen photographer and I love working with the photographic image, but in my painting, I consciously try to avoid using the mechanical recording efficiency of the camera.
Contrast is a key element in my work; saturated and restrained colour, deliberation and chance, spontaneous gesture, land and sky, heaven and earth, translucency, smooth and rough, quiet and loud, light and dark, thoughts, ideas and feelings...............I am attracted by the interplay of opposing values.
I am also quite philosophical about what I do and, whist I am aware of the pitfalls of assigning too much weight and importance to ideas, I know - as most of us do - that the visible world is only the
outer layer that confronts our eyes. When we begin to talk about seeing
and perception, we quickly realise that what we imagine we see is only a small part of the story. We see in relation to ourselves, our past, and
the events that shape us as individuals. If my paintings have an uncertain quality then I may
have made some progress; nothing in our world stays the same,
nothing is fixed.
This is where the
real magic and power of art resides, in the alchemy of materials,
memory, awareness and feeling. This is why painting is ultimately so
rewarding.
I hope you will find qualities in my painting that give you pleasure and enjoyment.
