Romer Kitching in Port Vendres
Port Vendres’ Pavillon des Arts is host to the maritime paintings of Romer Kitching in which docks, boats, sky and sea take on an immaterial aspect in the hands of this classically trained artist.
In Les Rochers the waves and the rocks seem to dissolve into each other, like a magic trick of a master illusionist. Our own fascination with the everchanging light and shadow is reflected in another canvas where a couple gaze across the bay to the lighthouse under a mass of grey and white clouds. Simplicity itself, a line of yellow buoys strung across the rippling water leading toward the horizon suggests infinite space and tranquillity.
Trained at the Florence Academy of Art, Kitching displays a mastery of colour, a love of detail , and the humanism of a Renaissance portraitist.
His study of Baptiste depicts a man staring dreamily off to his right, a basket of bright yellow mimosa flowers at his elbow. The little stem of flowers he fingers on the table seems to provoke powerful emotions. But which ones, we wonder.
To answer this and other questions inspired by Kitching’s work, please note that guided tours are offered.
Open : From 9 to 27 August, Monday to Saturday 9h30-12h30 and 14h30-17h45
Guided visits: Adults -Thursdays at 10h, Children – Fridays 18 and 25 August at 10h
Pavillon des Arts
Caserne du Fer à cheval – Place de Obélisque
