Explore art across the Bowood Resort
Art at the Resort
'The Hidden Beauty of Seeds & Fruits’ by Levon Biss
Levon Biss’ work invites us to explore the world of seeds and fruits like never before. Using advanced macrophotography, each image is created from hundreds of photographs, revealing shapes, textures and patterns that are often invisible to the naked eye.
This exhibition celebrates both the artistry of photography and the extraordinary beauty of nature. From Australian rainforest trees to South American cacti, each specimen showcases the diversity and complexity of the plant kingdom. Some seeds are rough and weathered, others smooth and polished, but all reveal the remarkable ingenuity of nature.
Bowood's Woodland and Parkland by Sam Binding
Sam Binding is a Bristol-based landscape photographer whose work is shaped by an enduring connection to the landscapes of the South West. Drawn to mist, stillness and the character of trees, his black and white photography captures the quiet presence and heritage held within Bowood’s woodland and parkland.
Coming soon to the Kerry Suite at Bowood Hotel, Spa & Golf Resort, the collection will feature large life-sized black and white photographs that reveal the texture, form and history of some of the estate’s most remarkable trees. Guests will soon be invited to experience the exhibition and discover a striking new perspective on the landscape and woodland that shape Bowood.
Georgian Satirical Cartoons in the Shelburne Bar
Satire has long been used to expose folly, challenge authority and entertain audiences. In eighteenth- and early-nineteenth-century Britain, it reached a golden age through the rise of caricature, fuelled by a growing print industry, an expanding urban middle class and a public appetite for social and political commentary.
For a few shillings, satirical prints could be bought from specialist print shops, while others viewed them in windows, taverns and coffee houses. Royalty, politicians, actors and public figures became instantly recognisable through these witty, colourful and often ruthless images. Some tried to suppress them, while others accepted that ridicule was better than being ignored.
Among the most celebrated caricaturists was James Gillray, whose work was published by Hannah Humphrey from her print shop in St James’s. Alongside artists such as Thomas Rowlandson, Charles ‘Argus’ Williams and Samuel William Fores, Gillray helped define an era of sharp visual satire.
The prints displayed in the Shelburne Bar are copies of originals from the Bowood Collection. They were collected for their historical significance and for the appearance of Lansdowne family members in many of the scenes. Together, they offer a lively glimpse into Georgian society, politics and culture.
