Anthony Youel at The Hide Gallery Sheffield

These pictures were captured just as Anthony was leaving The Hide Gallery Sheffield.  Some of the exhibits had already been packed.  The Hide showed a vast number and array of Anthony's art which is fashioned in several mediums.  His work includes paint and chalk pictures as well as found art where he forms found items into new artistic creations.  Anthony’s art works are on show in his own gallery space that he has created at The Monkey Thurgoland.

These pictures were created quickly with portable flash systems and a multiple camera and lens set up. The images have all been tweaked to create a mixed portfolio of colours and settings.  The light in the gallery created an atmosphere.  The lighting for the camera was at times set to compliment and not overpower the existing light sources.  Everything was created to give one quick tour of the gallery space highlighting Anthony Youel and his creations.

Anthony's creations are individual.  The exhibition at The Hide showed his work to a new audience.  The end of the show in Sheffield brought the artworks back to Thurgoland.  The reaction from the gallery visitors in Sheffield has inspired a new display at The Monkey.  He never ceases to create and display his work.

Anthony Youel at The Hide Sheffieldwww.flickr.com/photos/phhsykes/sets/72157649704389859/

Anthony Youel – Artist, Poet Visionary
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Heppo Art with Anthony Youel

At the end of his exhibition at The Hide gallery in Sheffield in December 2014 I was fortunate enough to be with Anthony Youel and to have a glimpse in the studio of Jason Heppenstall.  Here are a few of the pictures from that day.  The metal work on show attracted some great attention from those that I was with in the gallery.  Being in a workshop space where art is being created is always superb.  The many artefacts in the wok space were in themselves a great exhibit of the process of making art from found and created metal work.  The obvious high level of skills involved were shaping various pieces through various states of development.  The piece that brought most attention was stunning mermaid statue.  Her metal shapes are both sensuous and frightening.  Even set still in steel she is a true Siren whose devastating attraction is cold and sharp to the touch.  Her fork tine like fronds are kept under a chrome bumper bar now used a protective cover.  The steel of her figure catches and releases light in sharp contrast imitating the bright scaled body of fish.  HeppoArt was a wonder to behold and sea Siren's spell still washes over me in the returning tides of my memory.

Jason Heppenstall
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Anthony Youel - Artist
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The Long Company Mummers at The Old Bridge Inn Ripponden

It was dark night with touch of drizzle from the skies, but in front of the oil lamps waited a brilliant surprise.  By torch light in procession played in by musicians came strange shapes all clad in fantastic guise.  There was King Christmas, Common Jack, The Doctor and Beelzebub, St. George and the Prince of Paradine, all gathered close in one covey to act and speak, to fight, to die, cure, to live again and all the time to mum and mime.

This is agreat living tradition being enacted around the winter solstice.  It brought brilliant ideas to life of the light that will return in summer.  It showed us what we can do in the dark nights of winter.  With flaming torches, musicians and wonderful actors all in an open theatre more often used as a car park this primal spectacle was brilliantly brought to life.  There are so many reasons that I could give to recommend this performance but the easiest way is to say that I enjoyed it and want to go back for more.

6th January 2015 The Old Bridge Inn, Ripponden, HX6 4DF

The Long Company Mummers

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