Introduction

Targetfollow is committed to encouraging and supporting art within local communities. This is practically approached through organising exhibitions in its commercial properties, enabling artists to use spaces for exhibiting or as studios and promoting artists' work to a business community through its arts website. Targetfollow also has a growing art collection which is located in offices across the country and features works by established Norfolk artists such as Colin Self and Edward Seago as well as up and coming local artists such as Brigitte Hague, Fiona Roberts and Michael Fenton.

Jonathan Farr


3rd July - 3rd September 2008
Centre Point is taking part in the London Festival of Architecture by showing an exhibition of works by artist Jonathan Farr. Jonathan spent two months creating works from the 13th floor of Centre Point in 2007, and this show features works he created during his residency. Don't miss this opportunity to view how Jonathan captures the essence of the city with his energetic and carefully recorded drawings.

"I have drawn cityscapes since arriving in Mexico City in 1998 and feeling exhilarated at the view of the historic centre from a hotel rooftop. I wanted to grasp hold of it somehow so began a drawing which grew and grew. I first drew London in March 2007 from the National Theatre Fire Escape, where I made a long drawing of the trees on the south bank, the Thames, boats, and buildings on the embankment. I also went to Centre Point looking for a building from which to draw the city and got permission to draw in August and September from the 13th floor. I find drawing cityscapes interesting partly due to the amount of visual information within sight. The time I spent drawing the city from Centre Point allowed me to focus on different aspects of the view, for example, the boxlike forms of rooftops around Denmark Street, the contrasts of light and shadow, the way buildings seem to loom upwards. In the ink line drawings such as "Looking West from Centre Point", I try to draw everything I can see and the drawing becomes an obsessive need to record detail. I
especially enjoy drawing people, trying to catch their postures in movement. The streets have a whirring, scurrying clockwork life to them. Scale, height, weight and distance is also something which I try to communicate in my drawings." (Jonathan Farr)

Polly Cruse


12th June - 16th September 2008
Don't miss this opportunity to view these innovative photographs by Polly Cruse. This exciting exhibition runs until the 16th September 2008. Cruse is a Norfolk based artist. Her work is focused upon understanding the immaterial aspects of the human condition. Currently she is exploring the temporary relief felt when being distracted from the banality of every day living.

Cruse constructs and places everyday objects into the landscape photographing these to record and capture moments of dreamt freedom. The images use humour to communicate with the viewer and to engage with their imagination, encouraging them to let their thoughts wander and be distracted from everyday concerns.

The images make reference to childhood fiction and fantasies of objects becoming animated and lively. Her photographs reference the holiday snapshot of recorded fleeting moments of pleasure and escape for future reflection and daydream.

She employs ornaments and objects gleaned from charity shops: articles that were once used to personalise dwellings to create safe havens for relaxation and escape and items that exemplify the need for creativity within our lives.

Jamie Andrews


10th June - 28th August 2008
Jamie Andrews is the second artist to feature in our Baskerville House exhibition series.
"These new works in which I embed gold and silver charms, children’s toys and other objects in the paint, are part of a progression and a result of merging my assemblages with painting. They are fed by my almost obsessive liking for the childish and childhood innocence, but seen through the eyes of adult knowledge and experience these works are often far from childish and create challenging and thought provoking images."

John Kiki


29th May - 30 July 2008

The preview of the John Kiki exhibition at the Theatre Royal on the 28th May proved a huge success. The strong, vibrant pictures made the Adnams Bar of the Theatre Royal come to life. There were well over 150 guests who came to see the works that the artist produced in just 3 to 4 weeks especially for the Theatre Royal exhibition space. This exhibition continues until the 30th July so don't miss this opportunity to pop in and view the works for yourself.

Born in Cyprus, and having studied art at Camberwell Art College and the Royal Academy, London, John Kiki is now a leading Norfolk artist. John has exhibited widely including New York, Florida, Zurich, London and Germany and has works in various permanent collections including the National Gallery of Wales, The Saatchi Collection, University Gallery Liverpool and the Castle Museum Norwich.

John Kiki is an energetic and highly creative figurative painter. His works are bold and expressionistic. These new works on show at the Theatre Royal were painted with the theatre in mind.

Kiki took a break from working for his big show at the Castle museum, which opens in October this year, to produce fresh paintings for this show. He thinks of the theatre as being a unique venue and one which presents a challenge in terms of producing appropriate work that would fit into its playful atmosphere. He says, 'I imagined the space as a sort of back drop for the audience as they wait for the performance to commence. Hopefully the work will capture some of the spirit of the theatre'.

The works for this show were produced in one month which illustrates how prolific Kiki is, being able to produce so much work in such a short time. The paintings are extremely vibrant: one of the artist's intentions was to use colour as he never has before. John often sacrifices correct drawing as this allows him to work quickly giving immediacy to his work that is both refreshing and inventive.

This is the second exhibition organised by Targetfollow in collaboration with the Theatre Royal, Norwich which celebrates the rising talent and creativity of Norfolk artists.

Open '08, Charlton Art Centre, Dover


17th June - 11th July 2008
To celebrate the opening of the 'OPEN 08' exhibition, White Nave held a 'Kentish Tea Party' in the Charlton Art Centre on Saturday 21st June. Artists showing works in the exhibition were invited to make a 'creative cake' to bring along and share with fellow participants and the visiting public.