collective - Albemarle Gallery

C O L L E C T I V E
C O L L E C T I V E
Antonio Cazorla
Iain Faulkner
Malcolm Liepke
Philip Munoz
Jamil Naqsh
Juan Bautista Nieto
Albemarle Gallery is pleased to announce a series of
collective exhibitions, which will showcase a number
of works by artists represented by the gallery. Under
the banner of Albemarle Collective these shows will
run in conjunction with solo exhibitions with the aim
of introducing a larger variety of works by our artists
throughout the year. A fully illustrated digital catalogue
of all works on exhibit can be viewed on our website.
ANTONIO CAZORLA
Antonio Cazorla was born in Punta Umbria in 1971. From an
early age he showed an exceptional interest and aptitude for art.
In 1989, Cazorla began studying at the Faculty of Fine Arts in
Seville. The experience of this city, a place rich in both art and
history, was a decisive moment in his life and career. Cazorla
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capturing the beauty and sensuality of the female form.
1 Nude oil on canvas 50 x 100 cm (20 x 39 in)
IAIN FAULKNER
Iain Faulkner was born in Glasgow. Since graduating from
Glasgow School of Art in 1996 with a BA in Fine Art, he has
established himself as a skilled draughtsman with the integrity
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3 The Orrery Maker oil on canvas 51 x 51 cm (20 x 20 in)
4 Test Flight oil on canvas 61 x 61 cm (24 x 24 in)
MALCOLM LIEPKE
Malcolm Liepke was born in 1953 and raised in
Minneapolis. As a student he hungered for
‘classical’ training rather than the ‘conceptual’
ideas being taught. In a bold move, he left the Art
Center College in Los Angeles and went to New
York. That Malcolm Liepke’s paintings are arrestingly
beautiful is evident, but they are much more. Through
pattern, colour and bravura brushwork, Liepke delves
deeply into profound areas of human nature. He
has exhibited extensively internationally enjoying
phenomenal success with a string of sell out
exhibitions.
5 Looking Down oil on canvas 36 x 30 cm (14 x 12 in)
6 Arms Over Head oil on canvas 46 x 76 cm (18 x 30 in)
7 Straddling a Chair oil on canvas 41 x 30 cm (16 x 12 in)
8 Rose Bedspread oil on canvas 51 x 76 cm (20 x 30 in)
PHILIP MUNOZ
Munoz’s work is concerned with the notion of glamour and
its role in social identity. He is particularly interested in the
idea of beauty through transformation and the concept of the
contemporary sublime. Digital photography is an essential tool
in his work. It creates an emotional platform to connect with the
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9 Another Pretty Face oil on canvas 125 x 125 cm (49 x 49 in)
10 Visitor at No.12 oil on board 50 x 50 cm (20 x 20 in)
11 Victor oil on canvas 90 x 60 cm (35 x 24 in)
12 View from the Studio oil on board 50 x 50 cm (20 x 20 in)
13 Claire oil on canvas 86 x 56 cm (34 x 22 in)
JAMIL NAQSH
Jamil Naqsh was born in Kairana, Uttar Pradesh in
1938. In a still rapidly expanding art world, Jamil
Naqsh holds a key position. He is the best-known
contemporary artist from Pakistan, long famous
in his own country, and also well established in
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the culture of Pakistan, but also that of the whole
of the Indian subcontinent, both Muslim and nonMuslim. In particular, there are many echoes of the
imperial Mughal regime that once ruled the
whole of India. At the same time, the exhibition
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this background, has been able to enter into a fruitful
relationship with western Modernism, and thus link
himself to what is now a worldwide community of
visual artists.
14 Watchful Figure with Pigeon oil on canvas 61 x 61 cm (24 x 24 in)
15 Pigeon Holed II oil on canvas 91 x 183 cm (36 x 72 in)
16 Portrait with Dove oil on canvas 76 x 76 cm (30 x 30 in)
17 How to Fly oil on canvas 76 x 76 cm (30 x 30 in)
JUAN BAUTISTA NIETO
Juan Bautista Nieto was born in Seville in 1963. Following his
studies to be a doctor, which in later years would prove a
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the human anatomy, Nieto gave up medicine in favour of his
secret passion for painting. His work presents an exaggerated
obsession with recreating a reality, which reaches beyond the
precise representation of a photograph. He transcends the theme
and concept of hyperrealism using it as a vehicle to take us
onto another level wherein he achieves an extraordinary kind of
intensity, which paradoxically creates a distinct feeling of unreality.
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as one of the foremost exponents of hyperrealism in Spain today.
18 Hands VII acrylic on panel 24 x 24 cm (9 x 9 in)
19 The Model watercolour & graphite on paper 85 x 38 cm (33 x 15 in)
20 Nude II acrylic on panel 55 x 160 cm (22 x 63 in)