The Landscape of the Gods

Michael Petry will make a landscape installation of his new acrylic on canvas paintings in the HSBC Space. Each individual painting references the idea of heaven in various world religions. The monochrome works feature a detailed abstracted background that has a direct reference to the religion whose name for heaven is featured as painted text on top the painted ground. For example, the word ELYSIUM (in green) floats on top of what appear to be green glades of grass, a reference to the ancient Greek idea that heaven for mortals was to be found there.

The exhibition opened in March and was quickly closed due to Covid 19 but the run has now been extended until the end of the year.