John Bangs Pastel Paintings and Drawings
Contact Details:
25 Blissett Street
London
SE10 8UP
T: 07879 480056
About John Bangs:
John Bangs studied Fine Art at Reading University under the tuition of Claude Rogers and Terry Frost RA. After gaining his degree, he completed a teaching course at Goldsmith's College and then spent a number of years teaching art and literacy at Bow Secondary School and Templars Special School.
John was Education Officer for the National Union Teachers until September 2010. He now intends to spend more time on his own work as well as carrying out consultancy work with the Cambridge University, the Institute of Education and with Education International.
John works mostly in dry pastels, using colour as an expressionistic tool for recording memories of valued places and people. In this way he views his drawings as being a form of visual diary, and cites the work of Edward Hopper, Jack Yates and Pierre Bonnard as influential in the development of his style.
John has been participating with the Greenwich Open Studios group for several years. He has exhibited many times at the annual Whitechapel Open exhibitions, and at local galleries such as the Woodlands Gallery and Blackheath Concert Halls.
You can view some of John's work by moving your cursor over the thumbnails to the left. This will reveal a highlighted version of the image. Click the thumbnail to launch a detailed image or to browse the entire collection.
I had a very successful open studios in 2010; selling nine drawings. Plans are being drawn up for the 2011 Summer Open and further details will appear later on in the 2010 Autumn term. From the 1-30th September Greenwich Open Studios are exhibiting at the Letchworth Arts Centre (www.letchwortharts.org). I am exhibiting a number of works in the show. Our meet the artists afternoon is on 4th September at the Centre.
Click here for further information on Greenwich Open Studios