Tristram Aver. Critical studies. Guest speaker.

 Tristram Aver

Exhibitions curator around notts museum's and galleries for 16 years

Tristram knows Nottingham well and local artists.

He completed a fine art degree but decided not to pursue a masters.

Has worked in every gallery in Nottingham besides The Contemporary.

Working with turner prize winner artists.

The castle is over a thousand years old, Grade 1 listed site. It recently had 32million referb. Deer park and Williston hall also connected.

(bryon is not a legend, (Newstead) He is a very naughty man!)

Tristram spoke to us about all the exhibitions he has put on (mostly in Nottingham Castle) alongside showing some of the work of these artists which was really diverse and so many different styles shown. I found it really interesting on what a curator has to go through and provide for artists. Some exhibitions facing complaints or controversy and giving us an idea of the relationship between the castle and contemporary and how it is received. 

Tristram took us into his personal art world and shared with us some of his big projects and explained his processes and mediums used. I enjoyed the circular paintings with neon lights. not so much the neon lights themselves but the paintings within them. I found his composition sporadic and deep with so many layers and popping colours.

But my personal favourite was the series of trees that had been turned into bomb explosions. How you can still see both things within one another. Also he thoughts on what we are sadly doing to our planet and how he represents this is these works. I think they are still so beautiful even though they are no longer trees and i enjoy the powerful message behind these. I felt that....


Beautiful beautiful beautiful. 

My highlights ...

Tristram decided to get involved with STIM CINEMA and bring them to Nottingham castle to display there exhibition on exploring the world of stimming 

Steven Eastwood; Artist and filmmaker 

"The exhibition invites the audience to take pleasure in discovering hidden repetitive movements reminding us all of the joy we share is seeing actions rock and loop and revealing that such stimulation is not only common to the autistic experience but also in the DNA of the moving image."

My son is autistic and I have seen plenty of cute, interesting and sometimes rhythmical stims over the years. its been incredible to watch and share with him that these things are ok and we can celebrate it. I would have loved to have seen this show and I would image my 12 year old son Oakley would to. What a lovely thing to share! thank you Tristram 

Also this .... 

(insert newstead abby photo)

The contrast of the glaring neon lighting and popping bright explosive colour against the old interior and dull life blew my mind. if anyone was to try to discribe this scene to me before seeing it i think i would have vommited in my mouth. I found it oddly glorious. Smashing job that! 


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