John Hoyland in St Ives
Nice piece in the Guardian about a summer exhibition of abstract art by John Hoyland at Tate St Ives. Mel Gooding gushes about one of our greatest abstract painters combining a mini biography with bits of interviews and famous quotes - my favourite being when… “New York critic Clement Greenberg querulously asked him, “Why do you paint more than one image?”, Hoyland replied. “Because I’ve got more than one idea.”
I have a deep love for St Ives, home to two of my personal favourite artists, Patrick Heron and Barbara Hepworth, indeed, a long time ago I lived in Zennor, just outside St Ives and would hitch a ride with Heron’s wife in her little Mini Clubman along the beautiful coast road from Eagles Nest to St Ives. There are few places on this earth as beautiful as West Penwith, especially in the spring and autumn, so I think a mini-holiday is in order this year to see this exhibition and soak up the magical Cornish atmosphere.