Art meets archeology in the new exhibition on Wiltshire landscape

An artist and archaeologist has opened a new exhibition inspired by the history and landscape of a district.

Dr. Rose Ferrabys Downland: Art & The Archeological Fantasy, aims to examine how Wiltshire's chalk, monuments and history have inspired creativity there.

The exhibition in the Wiltshire Museum in Devices consists of screen prints, paintings and auxiliary prints as well as books, lithographs, prints, paintings, drawings and maps from the museum's own collection.

“Wiltshire is very important for archaeologists,” said Dr. Ferraby. “It is a district whose websites have inspired thinking that has contributed to creating archeology as a discipline.”

“[Wiltshire] Is full of stories, not only the deep past, but also the archaeologists who went ahead of us, ”said Dr. Ferraby.

The exhibition shows works by well -known artists, including Henry Moore, Paul Nash, Norman Ackroyd (to whom they are committed), Julian Trevelyan, Eric Ravilious, John Piper and Thomas Guest.

“There is something in the way these artists approach Wiltshire's archeology, which captures material weight and the miracle that we feel for them, a spirit of the place that continues to move to this landscape and its monuments,” said Dr. Ferraby.

Dr. Ferraby hopes that visitors want to go away from the exhibition to explore the websites in their works of art.

“There is so much archeology to enjoy and explore in Wiltshire, and it is more important than ever that we understand and take care of our archeology and landscapes,” she said.

“In a way, the pressure graphic like archeology is reversed. Where in an excavation I shyly shell, I put it back on the paper in a pressure. Everyone tells a story of time, everyone relies on our ability, color, texture and meaning in the earth.”