Saturday, June 16, 2012

The BIG Picture....


The Tonbridge Arts Festival is under way wth a big bang, well, more accurately, with a Big Picture. Cycling in to work this morning, as I often do on a Saturday, I just couldn't miss the huge painting of Olympic runners the whole height of the Castle wall. On closer inspection you'll see that it is made up of small individual squares, each one painted by a school kid or member of an art group. It's a real community effort and completely encapsulates what the spirit of the festival is all about. It catches you unawares and takes your breath away even if just fleetingly.
Further along by the river there's Art on the Railings which brings a distinct flavour of Rive Gauche right to the heart of Tonbridge. The various artists will be exhibiting (and selling) their art over the weekend. If you don't really have time for such trivialities then really you are in too much of a rush and should slow down the pace a little. Spend ten minutes down by the river at some point over the weekend and I guarantee it'll make you feel better about life and more relaxed....

1 comment:

Paul Bailey said...

Looks good; must get down there tomorrow and take a closer look.