Walsall has a giant…

Last Thursday I went along to the opening of a new exhibition at New Art Gallery Walsall called Outsiders. Amongst the wealth of talented artists with work on display is my super talented friend Lucy Mclauchlan.

Having never been to this beautiful gallery I was quite taken by the building itself, and then heading towards the tunes, I saw it in all it’s glory… Towering above us Lucy’s piece incorporates found objects into her unique black brushwork, bringing a third dimension to the piece.

(To get a sense of the scale from the pic, at the bottom of the figure is a full size bass drum – it really does dwarf the viewer)

Other artists featured include Faile, Paul Insect, and Blu (who’s amazing animated painting Muto is shown below)

The show runs until 25 Jan 2009, it’s free admission and well worth a visit.