The Wick List

Viewing Arthur Timothy: Postcards from a Promised Land

The Wick - Arthur Timothy, GENESIS, 2022, 190cm x 190cm, Courtesy of the artist and Gallery 1957

Above Arthur Timothy, GENESIS, 2022, 190cm x 190cm, Courtesy of the artist and Gallery 1957

The Wick - Arthur Timothy, THE DESCENDANTS (CHARLOTTE VILLAGE), 2022, 101.6cm x 101.6, Courtesy of the artist and Gallery 1957

Above Arthur Timothy, THE DESCENDANTS (CHARLOTTE VILLAGE), 2022, 101.6cm x 101.6, Courtesy of the artist and Gallery 1957

The Wick - Arthur Timothy, ROGBONKO, 2022, 190cm x 190cm, Courtesy of the artist and Gallery 1957

Above Arthur Timothy, ROGBONKO, 2022, 190cm x 190cm, Courtesy of the artist and Gallery 1957

The Wick - Arthur Timothy, THE GARDENER'S GIFT, 190cm x 190cm, Courtesy of the artist and Gallery 1957

Above Arthur Timothy, THE GARDENER’S GIFT, 190cm x 190cm, Courtesy of the artist and Gallery 1957

The Wick - Arthur Timothy, THE WAY OF THE CROSS, 2022, 190cm x 190cm, Courtesy of the artist and Gallery 1957

Above Arthur Timothy, THE WAY OF THE CROSS, 2022, 190cm x 190cm, Courtesy of the artist and Gallery 1957

The Wick - Arthur Timothy, triptych, ISABELLA'S HEAD START (LAKKA), 190cm x 190cm, Courtesy of the artist and Gallery 1957

Above Arthur Timothy, triptych, ISABELLA’S HEAD START (LAKKA), 190cm x 190cm, Courtesy of the artist and Gallery 1957

Above Arthur Timothy, GENESIS, 2022, 190cm x 190cm, Courtesy of the artist and Gallery 1957

Above Arthur Timothy, THE DESCENDANTS (CHARLOTTE VILLAGE), 2022, 101.6cm x 101.6, Courtesy of the artist and Gallery 1957

Above Arthur Timothy, ROGBONKO, 2022, 190cm x 190cm, Courtesy of the artist and Gallery 1957

Above Arthur Timothy, THE GARDENER’S GIFT, 190cm x 190cm, Courtesy of the artist and Gallery 1957

Above Arthur Timothy, THE WAY OF THE CROSS, 2022, 190cm x 190cm, Courtesy of the artist and Gallery 1957

Above Arthur Timothy, triptych, ISABELLA’S HEAD START (LAKKA), 190cm x 190cm, Courtesy of the artist and Gallery 1957

Arthur Timothy: Postcards from a Promised Land
Gallery 1957, London

9 December 2022 — 28 January 2023
www.gallery1957.com/exhibitions/85-arthur-timothy-postcards-from-a-promised-land-london/

Arthur Timothy’s paintings of deserted beaches, street vendors and abandoned buildings in Sierra Leone will make you stop and stare. Painted from holiday pictures from 1985 until the present day, they showcase the country’s great natural beauty and resilience in the face of adversity, while also revealing its ongoing transformation.

As you meander around the gallery, you’ll encounter the people, places and architecture of this ‘promised land’. (Sierra Leone’s capital, Freetown, was founded in 1792 as a settlement for freed African American, Afro-Caribbean and liberated African slaves.) Some of the paintings are deeply personal; others less so. What unites them all, though, is ‘the ongoing triumph of beauty over hardship.’

Using vibrant tones and intriguing angles, Timothy offers a nuanced insight into the place he grew up and shows that despite the struggles endured in the wake of slavery, colonialism, Ebola and Civil War, Sierra Leone is a place of outstanding majesty. Catch it while you can!