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  • Sarah Jane Szikora: L’enfant Terrible – Gingerbread man in trouble!


    (above: ‘l’enfant Terrible’)

    Our plan is to comment on each of Sarah Jane Szikora’s 8 new images in turn, So today we will get the ball rolling and hopefully time will allow us to finish all 8 pieces!

    l’enfant Terrible:

    This image, obviously features her most popular character, namely the gingerbread man! and a particularly cute one at that. He looks to be a little sad in this pic but don’t worry, I’m sure he is just about to be released any minute by a friendly jaffa cake!

    There are several ways this picture can be interpreted, other than the cuteness of the image.

    The fact that this Gingerbread has in the eyes of some been a ‘terrible child’ is the literal translation of ‘l’enfant Terrible’..that is the simple explanation of what’s happening in the picture i.e. he is being punished for something.

    One perhaps unobvious representation, is that Sarah is now legally able to self publish her images as of February 2009, something she has been unable to do in 2 years, this restriction being her ‘ball and chain.’ I’m sure, as an accomplished artist, the burden of not being able to get her artwork ‘out there’ was very frustrating for her.


    (above: random Gingerbread man image from the internet!)

    But L’enfant Terrible is also means a child who is ‘terrifyingly’ candid by saying embarrassing things to adults, namely their parents – Sarah has produced a picture that perhaps draws on her frustration and through her painting she is being outspoken!

    L’enfant Terrible can also mean an unusually successful person who is strikingly unorthodox, innovative, or avant-garde – certainly her images are unlike any other naïve art that come before her, so this definitely applies.


    (above: ‘Good Enough To Eat’)
    -an older limited edition & one of my favourites!

    However you choose to look at this picture, don’t forget to enjoy the simple pleasure of visually enjoying the artwork.

    Thank you

    James

    Links:
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enfant_terrible
    http://www.jaffejuice.com/2009/02/lenfant-terrible.html

  • New Releases – Sarah Jane Szikora – February 2009

    Hello, we now have the 8 images of the new Sarah Jane Szikora collection to showcase.

    These are available in both mounted paper Edition and on Canvas editions except ‘The Defendant’ & ‘L’enfant terrible’ which come as Mounted paper copies only.

    ‘The Makeover’

    ‘Sweet Music’

    ‘l’enfant Terrible’

    ‘The Defendant’

    ‘Mischief Of Mice’

    ‘The Merry Widow’

    ‘The Misfit’

    ‘UFO – Unidentified Fizzing Object’

    We will be commenting in depth on some of these pictures in future blogs

    In the meantime I would hurry and place your orders and these are very low editions of only 100 or 50, sell out expected!

    thank you

    James

  • Artist Sarah Jane Szikora – New Limited Edition Prints 2009

    Sarah Jane Szikora is about to release some brand new art work, her first in 2 years and we are eagerly awaiting these pieces, as are her many many fans.

    Above is a snap shot of a small part of one her new images, that feature 3 Gingerbread men!

    I believe there will be 8 different images.

    We will keep you posted as news comes in!

    Thank you

    Emily

  • Artist Beryl Cook News, 28th January 2009 – New Release ‘Drinkies’

    We are delighted to announce that there is a new Beryl Cook limited edition print being released, with more to follow later in the year.

    The first of which will be called ‘Drinkies’ and is the all too familiar (lol) scene of a ‘fat lady’ in her underwear, at home, and at the drinks cabinet!..the item is to be released on the 30th January 2009.

    (‘Drinkies’ by Beryl Cook)

    This delightful and cheeky image follows in the footsteps of all her previous work and will make an excellent addition to any Beryl Cook collection. I can’t see how this wouldn’t bring a smile to anyone’s face.

    Of note, these are numbered limited editions of 650 and of course, will NOT be signed by Beryl Cook, as this is the first posthumous publication.

    (‘Tenerife Days’ by Beryl Cook
    This is an older release but one of my favourites)

    According to the publishers of her work:

    “Her express wish and that of her family was that her pictures should continue to be made available for reproduction after her passing”

    Your comments on the piece are of course more than welcome. Her new image will im sure capture the public imagination yet again!

    Thank you

    James

    Useful links:
    Why is Beryl Cook so popular?
    Last years Beryl Cook exhibition in Plymouth