Chris Gollon: Stations of The Cross
Photography by Guy Lockwood
In 2000, Chris Gollon was commissioned by the Church of England to paint the Stations of the Cross for the Church of St John on Bethnal Green, a grade-one listed church designed by Sir John Soane and situated next to the Museum of Childhood in East London.
The series of fourteen paintings, which vary in size and are site-specific, took nine years to complete, and were permanently installed in St John on Bethnal Green in March 2009. They received wide critical acclaim in the national press and media and in all denominations of the Christian press. In the same year, award-winning novelist Sara Maitland’s book Stations of the Cross, featuring and wholly inspired by Gollon’s fourteen paintings, was published by Continuum (London & New York). An article by critic Jackie Wullschager of the Financial Times about the cycle of works is available here.
The paintings are presented in a wide dual colour (black and brown) hand finished Obeche composite frame, which was designed by the artist, or a simple black Tray Frame using a profile which was made to specification. All the frames incorporate a brass plaque, centered on the bottom of the moulding.
In order to view the Stations of the Cross and verify opening hours please visit this page, you can also see more works by this versatile painter and printmaker at www.iapfineart.com
The series of fourteen paintings, which vary in size and are site-specific, took nine years to complete, and were permanently installed in St John on Bethnal Green in March 2009. They received wide critical acclaim in the national press and media and in all denominations of the Christian press. In the same year, award-winning novelist Sara Maitland’s book Stations of the Cross, featuring and wholly inspired by Gollon’s fourteen paintings, was published by Continuum (London & New York). An article by critic Jackie Wullschager of the Financial Times about the cycle of works is available here.
The paintings are presented in a wide dual colour (black and brown) hand finished Obeche composite frame, which was designed by the artist, or a simple black Tray Frame using a profile which was made to specification. All the frames incorporate a brass plaque, centered on the bottom of the moulding.
In order to view the Stations of the Cross and verify opening hours please visit this page, you can also see more works by this versatile painter and printmaker at www.iapfineart.com
