Crash Ride Snare

Crash Ride Snare is an exhibition of art by drummers, an eclectic, exciting mix of work including figurative and abstract painting, collage and video curated by Nick Cash.

Nick Cash “The idea for an exhibition of Drummers art was originally artist John Bunker’s. John organised a group show ‘Testing’ which purely by chance included three drummers, myself Tony Smith and Kevin Teare. John was contemplating a show with us but when other projects took priority I asked to take on the idea”.  

Prof Frederic Ullen, from the Karolinska Institutet in Stockholm, concluded that there was a link between intelligence, good timing and the part of the brain used for problem-solving.

He said: “The rhythmic accuracy in brain activity that is observed when a person maintains a steady beat is also important to the problem-solving capacities measured with the intelligence tests”.

‘Drummer’s high – as it’s called is an endorphin rush that is only stimulated when you play (not just listen to) music.The rush has been found to increase a person’s threshold for pain and even increase positive emotions, leading to people working together more cooperatively. In fact, researchers hypothesised that because of this effect, drumming plays a major role in community-building, and that the evolution of human society may depend on shared rhythms.’

Chris Bashford – Chelsea, The Ides of Sedition 

Nick Cash – Fad Gadget – The Lines, prag VEC, The Members

George Chapman – Beat Kids, Pisgah

Dawn Evans – Big Pig

Derek Goddard – The 101 ers

Brian Grantham – Slaughter and The Dogs, The Drones,

June Miles Kingston- The Mo-dettes, Jimmy Somerville

Giles Leaman – Echo City, Penguin Cafe Orchestra, Rip Rig Panic 

Josh Ludlow – Mutant, Turbogeist 

Paloma McLardy aka Palmolive – Slits, Raincoats

David Mach – The Voyeurz

Chris Musto – Nico, Johnny Thunders, Glen Matlock

Dorothy Max Prior – Rema Rema, Psychic TV

Giles Perring, Echo City, Unmen, The Shout

Paul Raggity – Raggedy Anne, Roddy Radiation 

Tony Smith – Kit

Kevin Teare – MX80

Richard Wilson – Bow Gamelan

Tension does not accept unsolicited submissions or proposals

OPENING TIMES 

Friday - Saturday
11am - 5pm

or

by appointment