Continuing our coverage of Bradford’s artistic talent in City of Culture year, this solo show features Leyla Murr, an abstract artist, working both from her Eldwick home and The Dockfield Road Creative Arts Hub in Shipley. She is joined in this exhibition by Victoria Chichinadze a sculptor working in cast bronze.
Leyla creates art which explores a meeting point between reality and abstraction with a finely tuned sensitivity to colour and a deep fascination with the mechanism of light. Her paintings are constructed by coordinating different elements: The application of paint on canvas, the use of colour and spontaneous mark making. The process is rarely planned and her paintings undergo many changes until they are brought to the point where they feel resolved. In Leyla’s words: ‘I want the viewer to see through my eyes and appreciate how beautiful the world is when you really notice how the light falls, how colours interact, and the energy which can be found in a landscape when you train your eyes to see it.’
Victoria is the creator of exquisitely beautiful bronze sculptures, using the lost wax casting technique and finishing using hot and cold patination techniques. A native of Ukraine, she is currently based in Ilkley. We are so fortunate that an artist with an international reputation and a back catalogue of exhibitions across Europe has chosen to be based in our region, not least because traditional copper alloy casting techniques, particularly at this level of quality, are so rare amongst UK-trained artists.
We do hope you enjoy this shared exhibition between Leyla and Victoria we feel the two artists make a very pleasing combination. Do find a way to visit… and imagine how one of Leyla’s paintings or Victoria’s sculptures would enhance your home.
Leyla Murr Painter in acrylic and oils
Victoria Chichinadze: Bronze Sculptor
Leyla Murr LM65 ‘Morning Light’ Acrylic on canvas 80x60cm £495
Victoria Chichinadze VC02 ‘Soul of the Garden: Sunset’ cast bronze
Leyla Murr LM64 ‘Autumn Vibes’ Acrylic on canvas 66x66cm £650
Leyla Murr LM66 ‘Beach’ Acrylic on canvas 80x60cm £450
Victoria Chichinadze VC01 ‘Swallows’ bronze
Leyla Murr LM68 ‘View from the Top’ Acrylic on canvas 92×62 £650
Victoria Chichinadze VC04 ‘Birds on Branch’ cast bronze
Leyla Murr LM69 ‘Composition in Red’ Acrylic on canvas 91x74cm £850
Victoria Chichinadze VC03 ‘Kingfisher’ cast bronze
Leyla Murr LM70 ‘On the moors’ Acrylic on canvas 100x700cm £650
Leyla Murr LM71 ‘Vista’ Acrylic on canvas 76x51cm £495
Leyla Murr LM72 ‘Summer Holidays’ Acrylic on canvas 40x50cm £450
Leyla Murr LM67 ‘Sunset’ Acrylic on canvas 80x60cm £650
Leyla Murr LM73 ‘Lightness of Being’ Acrylic on canvas 60x46cm £495
Leyla Murr LM74 ‘Sweet Spot’ Acrylic on canvas 61x46cm £495
Leyla Murr LM75 ‘Blue Lagoon’ Acrylic on canvas 61x45cm £495
Leyla Murr LM76 ‘Still Life’ Acrylic on canvas 91x70cm £650
Leyla Murr LM77 ‘Summer’ Acrylic on board, framed 82x43cm £595
Leyla Murr LM78 ‘Sundown’ Acrylic on canvas, framed 63x63cm £595
Leyla Murr LM79 ‘Meadow’ Acrylic on canvas46x61cm £450
Leyla Murr LM80 ‘Abstract Composition’ Acrylic onlinen 46x36cm £450
Leyla Murr LM81 ‘Eastern Promise’ Acrylic on canvas, framed 85x86cm £850
Leyla Murr LM82 ‘Balmy Evening’ Acrylic on canvas 40x50cm £450
Leyla Murr LM83 ‘Surreal’ Acrylic on canvas 92x62cm £650
Leyla Murr LM84 ‘Dreamy Misty Morning’ Acrylic on canvas 76x51cm £495
Leyla Murr LM85 ‘Sunny Retreat’ Acrylic on canvas 80x60cm £850
Leyla Murr LM86 ‘Happy’ Acrylic on canvas 81x61cm £460
Leyla Murr LM87 ‘Moorland Walk’ Acrylic on canvas 61x51cm £395
