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Bob Dylan Triptych print makes its debut

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Mon, 05/16/2022 - 12:48pm

Bob Dylan’s first limited-edition triptych print makes its debut at Castle Fine Art this month. 'Sunset, Monument Valley', recreated from an original artwork featured in the groundbreaking Retrospectrum touring museum exhibition, captures the acoustic American landscape seen in The Beaten Path series. Originally painted in acrylic on canvas, this exclusive hand-signed limited-edition artwork has been recreated in a silkscreen format.

Recreated by a specialist atelier team, this seminal new artwork is a painting comprised of three individual panels, the composition influenced by...

Godfather of Street Art: Shadowman unveiled at Castle Fine Art

Earlier this summer, leading gallery group Castle Fine Art unveiled an exclusive limited edition Shadowman collection and immersive exhibition experience. The brand-new collection, curated using original artworks from the Richard Hambleton Archive, includes four limited-edition graphics of the well-known New York shadowed figures.

Hambleton was renowned for his graffitied works, which first appeared in alleyways and subways of 1980s New York, sparking fear and controversy amongst many of the city’s inhabitants. His well-known menacing ‘shadowmen’ revolutionised street art,...

Nic Joly's latest work "we can be heroes" launches exclusively at Castle Fine Art

Authored by Mary Youlden
Posted: Mon, 10/19/2020 - 10:39pm

Renowned sculptor Nic Joly has unveiled his latest work, created to help raise much-needed funds for NHS charities. The limited edition piece, which will go on display at Castle Fine Art galleries across the UK, is called ‘We Can Be Heroes’, and carries the message “Who Cares Wins”; a play on words of the famous SAS motto Who Dares Wins.

Nic, who put his time in lockdown to good use making plastic visors for critical workers, says this opened his eyes to the bravery of those people, and their true heroism in battling on all of our behalves. He explains:

“We are all doing...

Castle Fine Art reopens Exeter gallery

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Posted: Tue, 06/16/2020 - 9:20pm

The UK’s leading art retailer, Castle Fine Art, has announced the reopening of 30 of its galleries nationwide, including its store in Exeter, from Monday 15 June.

As the nation welcomes the easing of lockdown, the doors to 30 galleries have reopened, with a series of measures put in place to keep customers, employees and artists safe amidst the “new normal”. Social distancing floor markers, dedicated sanitation points and limited customer numbers are some of the new in-store measures introduced. In addition to this, Castle Fine Art is offering private out of hours appointments,...

Exhibition by world-famous abstract artist comes to Exeter

An exhibition by internationally renowned abstract artist will launch at Castle Fine Art.

The exhibition, created by Alex Echo, will be displayed on 16 July, and is called ‘The shape of things’.

Alex is self-taught and has not had any training. He has been creating artwork professionally for 37 years capturing the attention of some of the world’s top corporations, institutions, and celebrities.

Best known for creating advertisements for ABSOLUT vodka, he has sold his work to celebrities such as Elton John, Madonna, and Oprah Winfrey.

His latest project ‘The...

The Shape of Things exhibition

Event Date: 
16/07/2016 - 10:00am
Venue: 
Castle Fine Art, Exeter

The exhibition, created by Alex Echo, will be displayed on 16 July, and is called ‘The shape of things’.

Best known for creating advertisements for ABSOLUT vodka, he has sold his work to celebrities such as Elton John, Madonna, and Oprah Winfrey.

His latest project ‘The shape of things’ seeks to portray human emotions and the elemental beauty found in nature.

For more information visit www.castlegalleries.com

Artist follows Alice to Wonderland

Authored by Mary Youlden
Posted: Mon, 10/05/2015 - 10:57am

‘Lost Alice’, the new collection from surrealist artist Peter Smith celebrating 150 years of Alice in Wonderland, launched at Castle Fine Art, Exeter on Friday 2 October. Inspired by Lewis Carroll’s famous children’s novel Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (1865) and its sequel, Through the Looking-Glass (1871), the series of six new oil paintings and four sculptures feature familiar characters including Alice, the Hatter, the Caterpillar and the White Rabbit. Yet this ‘Wonderland’ is also unfamiliar – a place that is now under threat from Alice's last visit when she left behind seven sins...

Acclaimed artist unveils new collection in Exeter

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Posted: Tue, 07/28/2015 - 6:07am

The works of an engineer turned professional artist who creates enchanting paintings inspired by the English countryside will be on display at an Exeter gallery this month.

Acclaimed painter Paul Corfield presented his charming new collection of land and seascapes at Castle Fine Art on Cathedral Yard on Saturday 25th July. The exhibition will be available to view for two weeks until Sunday 9th August.

An artist always at heart, Corfield started sketching at a young age and secured a place at art college, but decided to turn it down to make a living in the aerospace...