Ben Lowe
After a brief pause in his work after the passing of his father two years ago, Ben Lowe has, in this latest collection of paintings, explored three themes that represent his experience of grieving and the processes of coming through this period. The paintings themselves are both a part and a product of this process.

Ben Lowe, born in London 1976, work uses layers of abstract forms to capture atmosphere and emotion through landscape painting. He was one of six finalists in BBC2’s ‘School of Saatchi’ – a significant achievement considering that he his largely self-taught. He has developed a unique and powerful style and he his represented by David Simon Contemporary as well as galleries in London and the south-east.

Sarah Manolescue ROI

We are delighted to show for the first time, paintings by Sarah Manolescue, an observational artist with an unrelenting fascination for light and its effects.

Sarah Manolescue who works in oils and predominantly en plein air, prefers to work on small boards and in one session, so to preserve a freshness and immediacy in her work. Sarah's paintings are wonderfully spontaneous, with minimal, gestural mark-making; her skilled drawing captures the essence of the scene she chooses to explore. Her eye for detail and the movement of light leaves a powerful, lasting impression of place and time.
Sarah was elected as a full member of the Royal Institute of Oil Painters (ROI) in 2023. Exhibiting regularly in London, this is the first time she has exhibited with David Simon Contemporary.

Lawrence Quigley

Lawrence Quigley trained in Fine Art Degree at Loughborough University and The Royal Academy Schools. He has continued to paint and exhibit his work in both London-based and regional galleries, as well as teaching part-time in a number of Art Colleges and Universities.

He has received numerous awards for his work, including the Turner Gold Medal and British Institution Fund whilst at the Royal Academy, as well as being a Stowell’s Trophy prize-winner. His work is held in many public and private collections, both in the UK and internationally.

Stephen Page is a sculptor working in bronze. His sculptures focus on the essence of the creature; excess information is stripped away and the shapes are honed down and simplified creating a pure smooth skin in order to observe form and space with the utmost clarity. This economy of means gives the work a timelessness and permanence, and under their silent outer appearance, they nurture an aspiration to universal form.

There is a stillness and solidity to these iconic sculptures with no dramatic or violent movement. Instead they employ subtle curves, rounded forms and the interaction of different planes and sweeping lines to create a gentle movement and grace. As with the art of prehistory the work takes imaginative liberties with animal form, exaggerating and eliminating features, giving a timeless mythic quality.

"Simplicity is not an end in art, but we usually arrive at simplicity as we approach the true sense of things." - Brancusi

Ben Lowe | Sarah Manolescue | Lawrence Quigley