In 1961, having completed their studies at Brighton College of Art in the UK, Bob Brighton and Brian Blanchflower set off on a walk through the southern counties of England.  The walk lasted three months and they covered over one thousand miles, treading ancient pathways and visiting prehistoric sites.

A decade later, shortly before Brian emigrated to Australia in 1972, he dismantled a work of his from 1965 titled The Four Squares.  With Bob’s help the large black, blue, yellow and red panels that made up the work were placed in various locations and left to be absorbed by the Sussex landscape. The placements were documented in a photographic work, Four Dimensions (Sussex Landscape Project), which is included in this exhibition.

Both the walk and the landscape work reflect an interest both artists have in exploring the interaction between humankind and the natural world, and on a deeper level, seeking some understanding of our place in the vast continua of space and time.

In spite of now living in different hemispheres, the friendship between these two important artists has survived and the works in this exhibition show that although their work has taken different paths, they have consistently explored these big issues. A key element in their exploration is colour.

Colour is the interface between our perceptions and the outside world. The works in Maxiverse, which span forty years, present colours stripped of their normal context and re-presented in such an extraordinary way that we are left with something basic and elemental to contemplate.

No two viewers will experience this exhibition in the same way; each can make their own associations and create diverse meanings, meanings that transcend the limitations of language.  Rather than representing any particular reality these works provide access to a universe of endless possibilities.