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NightShaking with the Ingram Collection
by Carla Scarano D’Antonio Chantal Powell and Dean Melbourne are two contemporary artists who work in the fields of mythology and alchemy. Their artworks in the Upper Gallery exhibition at the Lightbox in Woking are powerful and dense with symbolism, tracing a journey from a dark challenging period to recovery. Powell’s and Melbourne’s pieces are… →
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Celebrating Michael Ayrton: a centenary exhibition
Painting is a weapon of the mind by which man may exorcise his fears, a tool by which he may order his experience, a chalice which he may lift to celebrate the glory of his life or a sacrifice he may make in prayer for a glory he does not yet know. Michael Ayrton by… →
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Raphael: Prince Albert’s Passion
by Carla Scarano D’Antonio The Lightbox in Woking is commemorating the 500th anniversary of the death of Raphael in an interesting exhibition inspired by Prince Albert and Queen Victoria’s passion for the Italian master. The exhibition displays works from the Raphael Collection at Windsor Castle created by the couple that includes original works and also… →
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The Lightbox reopens with three new exhibitions
Redressing the Balance: Women Artists from the Ingram Collection 11 August–20 September 2020 The Ingram Collection: The Art of Watercolour 11 August–4 October 2020 Stay Home Superheroes by Jo de Magneval 11 August–27 September 2020 by Carla Scarano D’Antonio The Lightbox in Woking town centre finally reopened on 11 August and… →
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Renewal, and satisfying complexity: Heather Cook reviews ‘Negotiating Caponata’
Negotiating Caponata by Carla Scarano D’Antonio, Dempsey & Windle, £8 I didn’t so much read these poems as experience them, the precision and richness of the imagery making them a feast for the senses. The steadying effect of the processes involved in the preparation of food – the chopping and peeling followed by the magical… →
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Two Painters at the Crossroads: Geoffrey Pimlott and Colin Merrin
by Carla Scarano D’Antonio An intriguing exhibition of two very different but equally interesting painters, Geoffrey Pimlott and Colin Merrin, both members of the Royal Watercolour Society, was on display at the Lightbox in the Art Fund Prize Gallery for a very short time, before the closure of the Lightbox due to coronavirus safety concerns.… →
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David Hockney: Ways of Working
by Carla Scarano D’Antonio “I prefer living in colour” David Hockney The different ways of working of David Hockney are extraordinarily displayed in the main gallery at The Lightbox in Woking. The artist’s development and experimentation in diverse media and techniques over six decades is brilliantly summarised in artworks and captivating captions. Examples of his… →
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Peter Pan Goes Wrong
The sold-out audience was roaring with laughter right from the start of the first night of Peter Pan Goes Wrong at the New Victoria theatre in Woking on Tuesday night. To be strictly accurate, mirth was abundant even before the start, as the ‘stage crew’ fumbled with hammers, faulty electrics and cabling, and cast members… →
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The Outside and The Inside
by Carla Scarano D’Antonio From figurative to abstract, the artworks on display at The Outside and The Inside exhibition at the Lightbox in Woking give a voice to marginalised groups in forms, themes and techniques, often using recycled materials or ordinary kind of media, such as pencil, biro, gel pens, crayons, felt pens and ink… →
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