BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.2.2.1//EN BEGIN:VEVENT UID:4132@iwanttag.com DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20261204T173000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20261204T183000 DTSTAMP:20261112T090638Z URL:https://www.iwanttag.com/events/leslie-gerry-oxford-reflections-with-w illiam-whyte SUMMARY:Leslie Gerry OXFORD REFLECTIONS with William Whyte DESCRIPTION:Fifty two paintings represent Gerry'\;s personal reflection s\, having spent the Spring roaming Oxford and a further eighteen months o f paintingOxford ReflectionsFifty two paintings represent his personal ref lections\, having spent the Spring of 2025 roaming Oxford and a further ei ghteen months of painting. For the text he has used extracts from Oxford\, by Edward Thomas\, a descriptive work of the city published in the early 20th century. Once\, an undergraduate at Lincoln College\, best known for the poetry he wrote between 1914 and his untimely death at the Front in 19 17. His blending of historical insights with personal recollections and re flections celebrate the city’s architectural beauty and academic heritag e. Thomas captures the essence of Oxford\, evoking a sense of reverence fo r its timeless beauty\; the interplay between the present and echoes of it s vibrant history.Here is the link to Leslie's prosectus https://blackwell s.co.uk/rarebooks/catalogues/OxfordReflectionsProspectus.pdfLeslie GerryLe slie Gerry is an artist\, designer\, and publisher based in the Cotswolds. His distinctive work has garnered wide recognition and numerous accolades . In 2017\, he was awarded the coveted Book of the Year at the British Boo k Awards (BBD&\;PA) for Havana\, and in 2021\, he received the Best Lim ited Edition and Fine Binding award for Marrakesh. His work is held in man y prominent academic and private collections around the world.Leslie creat es his artwork digitally\, using a stylus and tablet to build striking com positions from flat areas of colour. Each image is meticulously constructe d by ‘cutting out’ coloured shapes and layering them to form a digital collage. The files are printed directly from the artist’s computer onto mould-made paper using a wide-format\, twelve-colour inkjet printer. The way he creates and prints his paintings means his books are as close to a collection of original artworks as a printed edition can get. These aren ’t merely reproductions\; they are the artwork – direct from the origi nals."I am not at all sure what we might call that plenitude of time. Time liness is not quite right. Timefulness might capture it better. But\, in t ruth\, I have never really been able to settle on the proper word to use. I do\, however\, know it when I see it\, and among Leslie Gerry’s greate st gifts is precisely his ability to distil that quality in his images.It is not just that this digital art brings something new to an ancient city\ , though it does\, just as new students bring new eyes to see Oxford anew. It is also – in fact\, it is chiefly – that each picture somehow hold s time within it. A superficial glance might only suggest something static . As in All Souls\, however\, it is worth looking harder and thinking more deeply. It is worth paying attention to seemingly minor details\, whether the passers-by or the clouds suspended in the sky. This is not just anoth er book about Oxford. It is a window onto – a reflection of – somethin g more important and profound."William Whyte ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.iwanttag.com/wp-content/uploads/2026 /11/63527_image.jpg CATEGORIES:Arts LOCATION:Blackwell's Bookshop\, 48-51 Broad Street\, Oxford\, OX1 3BQ\, Oxf ord\, England\, OX1 3BQ\, United Kingdom GEO:51.75463;-1.255472 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=48-51 Broad Street\, Oxford \, OX1 3BQ\, Oxford\, England\, OX1 3BQ\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=10 0;X-TITLE=Blackwell's Bookshop:geo:51.75463,-1.255472 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Europe/London X-LIC-LOCATION:Europe/London BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20261025T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:GMT END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR