Last exhibition Autumn 2023 : 'Oceansize' - Exhibition of large painting and books
14th October to 11th November 2023
Oriel Canfas Gallery 44A Glamorgan Street, Canton, Cardiff CF5 1QS Gallery
'Illusive Image' 10 Sept to 8th October 2022
Oriel Canfas Gallery, 44a Glamorgan Street, Cardiff, CF5 1QS
New video for 'Ocean of Illusion' 4th August to 3rd September 2022
West Wharf Gallery, Jacobs Market, West canal Wharf, Cardiff.
Click on the image opposite for a short video tour of the exhibition.
Hard back Book Published 2010
The Search for Verrazzano's Sea
The Creative Voyage of Adrian Paul Metcalfe
In this book Adrian Paul Metcalfe describes the development of his creative work, exploring its themes, ideas and techniques while examine the contexts in which it can be seen. Over 150 full colour illustrations accompany a text by the artist and a new in depth interview by Alexandra Trowbridge-Matthews.
"In 1524 Giovanni da Verrazzano set sail in his ship 'La Dauphine' in search of the fabled North West Passage. He encountered unexplored strange lands, eventually believing he had found a sea linking the two oceans. This was marked on charts as the 'Sea of Verrazzano'. Unfortunately he had only discovered a deep river estuary leading further into land. This error of navigation has been a starting point for much recent work, which explores this imaginary sea and examines the limitless possibilities of that which may or may not exist."
Click on book cover to view sample pages