"Painting becomes meditative, slowing down our fast paced world. Through mindful observation, the everyday is seen in a new light."
Will Calver's still-life 'alla prima' paintings explore the iconic presence of everyday objects and are made from direct observation and drawings. Spacious compositions and an extraordinary skill for interpreting light and form give these simple paintings of quince, lemons, peaches, pebbles and ceramic cups a beauty and power rarely seen in the contemporary art today.
Will Calver graduated from Falmouth University in 2019. He is now based in Kent and Cornwall. Selected shows include: ''A Christmas Gift' (a group show), New Craftsman Gallery, St Ives, Cornwall, 2019; '8x2' / Eight artists, Two days (group show), Tin Tabernacle, Hythe, Kent, 2019 / 'An Exhibition: Anna Calleja and Will Calver at Porthmeor Studios', St. Ives, Cornwall, 2019 / Krijn De Kooning Collaboration Project, Wellington Terrace, Falmouth, Cornwall, 2019 / BA Fine Art Degree Show, Belmont House, Falmouth, Cornwall, 2019 / A Selection of Paintings, Small Ships, Falmouth, Cornwall 2018 / London Academy of Representational Arts, Portraiture Short Course, Clapham, London, 2018 / Scholarship to the Royal Society of British Artists (RBA), Mall Galleries, London 2015 / Page Turner Exhibition, Turner Contemporary Gallery, Margate, 2014 / 1st Place, John Downton Awards, Maidstone, 2014 / National Student Exhibition, Mall Galleries, London, 2014 / National Student Exhibition, Mall Galleries, London, 2013 / 1st Place, John Downton Awards, Maidstone, 2012.