Ola Señor and Howdy Partner...

I am a tired yet largely contented man. Largely contented because I am cursing the volcanic belchings of that unpronounceable slice of Iceland that has kept me grounded in the USA for most of the last three days. I had been in the amazing state of New Mexico, opening an exhibition, Nick Veasey: X-ray at the Klaudia Marr Gallery in Santa Fe and I had a very enjoyable time learning about the art scene in the city which is apparently a major destination for international collectors and tourists with a passion for art.

Santa Fe is a relatively small city but it has a rich heritage in American arts and culture. The most notable artist that is associated with the city is Georgia O'Keefe and the Klaudia Marr Gallery nestles in Johnson Street right next to the Georgia O'Keefe Museum. I took some time to study the works in their natural setting and I was actually surprised with the parallels between my X-ray work and the fantastic paintings of O'Keefe. I loved her studies of plants, flowers and botanical forms; subjects which I have been exploring with my X-ray machines for years.  It was astonishing to juxtapose O'Keefe's study of an Iris with my own X-ray Solo Iris or even her painting of a Rams Head which I had paralleled in my own work several years ago. One of the most striking things about her work is the adventurous use of bold colour and as my X-rays are developed from monochrome originals I am thinking of producing some colouring experiments when it comes to applying tones in the computer. O'Keefe has definitely been an inspiration.

My thanks to Klaudia Marr for mounting a very interesting exhibit which runs until the 7th of June at 229 Johnson St, Santa Fe, NM.
 

The exhibit in Santa Fe came hot on the heels of a very exciting gallery show at Galeria Tagomago in Barcelona. I was overwhelmed by the interest in my work and I welcomed the many questions and the curiosity that the pictures seemed to generate. The launch was great and my hosts Vincenc and Valerie were generous and well-organised to a fault. I was pleasantly surprised by the number of Spanish media outlets that came to observe the exhibition and ask me questions about my work and the process behind the artworks. I ended up conducting interviews with well over a dozen journalists and publications which was excellently coordinated by Galeria Tagomago - thanks guys!

You can see that I got involved  with the mounting of the X-rays and the Mini car, which is huge looks fantastic on the wall of the gallery allowing a lot of natural light to fall on the pictures and reveal them in their full glory. The exhibition at Galeria Tagomago runs until the 12th of June.

Klaudia Marr Gallery, Santa Fe

Another intriguing exhibition occurs hot on the heels of the Barcelona event but this time Nick will be leaving European shores to open a show of works in Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA at the Klaudia Marr Gallery located in downtown Santa Fe adjacent to the Georgia O'Keeffe Museum. The gallery offers a new opportunity for Nick as it will be an interesting chance to see how his work is received in an environment distinct from the art circles of the major east and west coast cities. Besides, he has always fancied oiling up his chaps and taking to the saddle in a ten-gallon hat, to earn his spurs as a gen-u-wine cowboy ...

A varied selection of images will be presented including the award-winning piece entitled Kylie's Knickers which narrowly fell short of the judges final decision for the Lucie Award for International Photographer of the Year...perhaps they weren't Neighbours fans. Nick's X-rays of clothing and fabrics have won many admirers and commissions from the fashion and couture world and there are further works in the exhibit that show the fine craftsmanship in a pair of Jimmy Choo shoes as well as an elegant female leg poised seductively in a stiletto shoe. A smaller sized edition of the Mini will be represented here as well as another vehicle in the form of Nick's Bulldozer piece.

So, to see this spectacular selection of Nick's work in the New Mexico area, please journey to the welcoming destination of the Klaudia Marr Gallery in Santa Fe from the 7th of May.

Klaudia Marr Gallery 229 Johnson Street, Suite C Santa Fe, NM 8750, 
Tel: (505)988-2100 klaudiamarrgallery.com