Post of the day

Medieval Moonship by Michael Wickwar

When is a post not a post? When it's a Medieval Moonship, as featured in the 'Flying Colours: Fascinating Forms' art exhibition at the Assembly Rooms in Norwich until 31st August 2011 (free admission). The show looks to be a first attempt to stage a RA Summer Exhibition for the East and, as such, it comes off quite well.

There's certainly no shortage of work displayed around the Assembly Rooms (which are worth a visit for the buildings alone) and, as always in this kind of open exhibition, there is a good amount of 'laugh out loud' art on show: sometimes the laughter is caused by the presumption of those who appear to value their derivative efforts alongside the masters they impersonate. But more often it is the result of an witty and ingenious idea skillfully executed, as with Michael Wickwar's Medieval Moonship (above). The small wooden post behind the sculpture announces the sale price for this work as £3,250 and when you look at the sheer amount of detailed work on it you can see why.

While Wickwar's work is one of several strong contenders for 'best in show', I must give a special mention to Will Teather's painting entitled "Gwendoline Bertram's Lunar Incantations". Priced at £3,500 it really is a 'must see' for anyone who truly appreciates fine art. I'm not saying why, though.