Introducing our New Collections

Sunil Gupta Collection
We are delight to introduce an exclusive collection entitled “Delhi Series” by the photographer, Sunil Gupta. Sunil has been at the forefront of contemporary photography in Britain. Recently, Gupta has been spending more time in Delhi, where he grew up and has been working in a series of projects. The “Delhi Series” explores territories of the everyday in Delhi and juxtaposes Delhi’s Moghul inheritance, with monuments and building and modernity of the city today. This collection shows the daily lives of the citizens of Delhi, in their localities set side by side to the great Moghul architecture. Sunil Gupta captures a city architectural splendour as he seeks out the daily routines of people and the places they inhabit.

This collection of Limited Edition Photographic Prints range from £50 to £200

Sunil’s work has been shown internationally and include exhibitions at  The Hayward Gallery; Fotograifie Forum International & Kommunale Galeria; Museum Ludwig; Metro Pictures, New York; CUNY, Staten Island, New York; Canadian Museum of Contemporary Photography; The Prowler Project Space, London; Lighthouse Gallery, Poole; London Print Workshop; City Art Gallery, Leicester; University of Connecticut Museum; Habitat Centre, New Delhi; Stephen Bulger Gallery and Toronto; Sepia International New York.

Judi Barrowman Collection
Joining us this month is the painter Judi Barrowman. Internationally acclaimed for her paintings of Egyptian Tombs and Temples, Judi’s work is fresh and compelling. Her passion for Egypt and ancient Egyptian art knows no bounds.  Based in England, Judi spends the half of her time trawling the deserts of Egypt in search of new images amongst the ancient ruins.  A visit to Egypt in 1985 struck a cord when Judi embarked on an extensive trip across the desert exploring ancient tombs and temples. The tombs and temples that she visited inspired her to pursue an unusual creative direction. She decided to re-capture and interpret what the ancient Egyptian scribes and artists were trying to achieve, she explains that “the paintings in the rock-cut tombs at Luxor speak directly of their owners’ lives, showing an idealised version of what they had achieved in this life and what they longed for in the next – modern life, contemporary aspect of art, and how they mingle with and are influenced by the ancient – this is what fascinates me”.

Judi’s paintings are available at www.artminsitry.co.uk.  In addition to the paintings, also available is Judi’s collection photographs of tombs and temples taken over a period of time. Her photographs are available as Limited Edition Photographic Prints.  

Judi has exhibited extensively and includes exhibitions at Travers Rohbuck gallery, USA; Kingscott Gallery USA; Barnabee Library USA; Viavi Trades Park Studio, USA; Education Department USA, Kalamazoo Institute of Arts USA; travelling Exhibition to schools, libraries, art institutes, museums throughout Michigan;  Lectures on the History of Ancient Egyptian Tomb Painting and present lunch-time lectures at KIA, Western Michigan University, South Western University; Exhibition at Egyptian Embassy, Washington DC; Dogwood Festival in Michigan; Developing and exhibit as Artist.  Research and develop series of representations from the private tombs in Southern Egypt;   Present paintings both contemporary and tomb representations at shared and solo exhibitions at The Gatehouse Gallery, Glasgow; Egyptian Society, Glasgow University; Edinburgh Festival;  Open Eye Gallery, Edinburgh; McCechnie Museum, South Ayrshire and Egyptian Cultural Bureau, London. 

Karl Locher Collection
Karl Locher is self taught and dedicated to perfecting his craft of photographing wildlife and landscape. His stunning images of wildlife and landscapes demonstrate his passion for photography. A plumber by trade, Karl devotes his free time travelling and in finding locations to capture challenging images such as the Dragonfly and the Kingfisher. 

Karl is fast developing a language with his pictures that describes a world of wonder.  His first collection takes us around the Far East, Central Asia, Britain and Italy.  Taken whilst travelling, images such as the Setting Sun on Sukothai, are compassionate and welcoming, inducing tranquillity and peace in the soul.  Through his photography of Britain and its wildlife, Karl expresses a deep affection and respect of his new homeland and delves into its romantic beauty, cherishing what we often take for granted.  He takes his time to, separate and justify each colour in Scottish granite, to capture the undeniable regal beauty in the pose of a May Fly and to catch the sky’s reflection in the delicate eye of the Emperor Dragonfly.  His images of the Alps taken in the early morning reflect his great love of the place. They are a breathtaking study of the earth and through his work Karl brings a new perspective on the way we classify things in our natural habitat. 

This collection of Limited Edition Photographic prints range is available from £45 onwards.

Mark Scott Collection
Although this is Mark Scott’s first collection, he has been interested in photography since a teenager, having perfected his craft through attending courses in photography and printing.  His interests are varied and elements of his first collection can be seen to be every part of the tradition of “concerned photography” when he comes into contact with people. Through his photography, Scott works to engage with the subject matter and compels their participation. Although the collection is primarily made up of landscape images, when Scott ventures into people and places, the mood changes dramatically.  The Jungle Temple series have resulted in a strange and profound revisiting of a much photographed location. Scott’s photos are a fresh perspective on the tourist map. Each photo appears awesome in nature and stresses the folly of man.

The nature of the forest in Cambodia rendered man’s attempt as being futile. Is it a thing of strange beauty? Scott’s eye reveals it to be so, with deep melancholy in hot pursuit. In the eerie Jungle Temple series, the excavated stone structures hold over-baring tree roots as they desperately try and maintain their integrity. In Africa, natures sculpture in the deserts of Namibia wait for the end of time; and the heavily congested streets of Phnom Penn in Cambodia, choke with the fumes of human and mechanical traffic. Available exclusively at The Art Ministry, Mark Scott’s images are compelling and original.

A month long exhibition at Zara’s Restaurant in Hampstead showcased Mark’s photographs from Cambodia and Laos. And as part of his end of course show, Mark’s work was showcased at the Islington Arts Factory in 2004 and 2005.