Daily Quests Exhibition
'Daily Quests' a new exhibition by Hampshire artist Ed Saye ' at Sandham Memorial Chapel which honours the 'quiet intensity of ordinary life' in Stanley Spencer's paintings.
- Booking not needed
- Free event
Daily Quests exhibition at Sandham Memorial Chapel Burghclere 5th March to 3rd May.
Hampshire artis Ed Saye's new exhibition 'Daily Quests' brings together a new body of work created in response to Sir Stanley Spencer's epic paintings inside the chapel.
Saye's paintings enter into a quiet, speculative dialogue with one of the most extraordinary works of British art of the 20th century. His longstanding admiration for Spencer was reawakened while reflecting on themes of remembrance and everyday ritual for an exhibition at Chapel Arts Studios, Andover in 2025.
Spencer's response to war was so defiantly unwarlike. Not battles, but floors being scrubbed, beds being made bread eaten. Intimate, bodily, repetitive. Profound in their commonplace. He wondered if he could follow that logic ; painting his present , not as spectacle, but as the observance of the routine and ordinary.
Spencer's paintings transform memory into something devotional and immersive. Saye's paintings similarly unfold as a loose, auto biographical cycle, populated by recurring male figures, avatars of the artist himself, who drift through surreal, dusky landscapes suffused with otherworldly glow.
His paintings are of middle aged men like him playing golf, or eating a meal with the family. They are sometimes pensive, sometimes radiant, sometimes both. There's not much happening, except maybe the low key drama of just being. Sketching class Sunday 26th April 10am. Please call 01635 278394 to book
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The basics
- Suitability
Children are welcome with adult supervision.
- Meeting point
The art will be found in the Exhibition space through the kitchen of the office cottage
- Accessibility
Accessible parking is available at the rear of the property and there is flat wheelchair access from there to the Exhibition .
Upcoming events
Blossom Painting
An opportunity to paint or sketch whatever takes your fancy, from blossom to tulips, in Sandham’s colourful garden of Reflection.
Visually Impaired sessions with trained volunteers
We're now offering dedicated sessions for visitors who are visually impaired,. Supported by trained volunteers who can provide tailored, one to one guidance.
Sandham in 9 Objects
Join us to explore nine objects from Sir Stanley's Paintings, revealed one at a time through a series of monthly events.
Walking in Stanley Spencer's Footsteps
Join us on this free guided walk, walking in Stanley Spencer's footsteps.