Saturday 9th July sees the launch of a new exhibition at Salford Museum & Art Gallery.
The painters explore the industry of cotton manufacture in Manchester and Oldham, and the Steel industry of Teeside through their work and experiences working in industry.
The two different materials are represented in the two very different styles of the artists.
Haynes’s style is colourful and naïve, drawing on his fondness for his childhood and his later working career in northern cotton towns. His engineering background gives his work a precise style.
Watson’s work is much more raw and almost brutal. It reflects the relationship between the industries past and its present.
The museum’s changing exhibition programme aims to showcase artists working in the region, or whose work focuses on a shared heritage and this exhibition is a great example of this.
The fascinating show will runs at Salford Museum and Art Gallery until 9th October. There’s a chance to meet both artists as they discuss their work in a special Q and A on 24th September.
