Pete McKee new exhibition 09/09/2021

https://www.petemckee.com/news/eight-new-paintings-is-back

Originally intended to be exhibited at Sheffield’s Millennium Gallery back in 2020, Eight New Paintings had to be displayed online due to restrictions. The online show was still a huge success, however, Pete always wanted the work to be seen in person. Now, after seventeen months of waiting, Eight New Paintings will be shown at the McKee gallery in Sheffield from Saturday 4th September – Sunday 17th October.

This small but powerful exhibition allows visitors to view paintings which mark Pete’s experimentation in style; a seismic moment in the artist’s fifteen year career. If you are unable to view the show in person then you can still visit the online version of the Eight New Paintings exhibition here.

https://www.eightnewpaintings.com/gallery-3-1

My thoughts on the new paintings:
“I love these paintings. I do miss that minimalistic quality of previous McKee paintings that are illustrative and it’s no surprise McKee was brought up with comics such as Tintin.
It’s time for Pete McKee to branch out and try new styles. One quality I will say that the new paintings have is a more of a grounding in reality.
I love the pathos in Pete’s work such as the old lady in a home which has a feeling of yearning and a sadness.
The all too relevant racism of Social Media which now hides behind a tweet or an anonymous comment instead of a brick wall.
Pete McKee has a talent for not just being great at painting but picking moments from time that are often overlooked but are a fabric of our existence.
If a photo captures a split second and preserves it for all eternity then Pete McKee’s pictures do the same but have a warmth and empathy that comes from Pete himself.”