The Russell Gallery will burst on to the scene this year with an exhibition that takes the view into the mysterious and enchanting world of iconology and the study of symbolism.

The exhibition titled 'Icon Stoneage to the Stones' will look at a collection of work from both traditional and contemporary artists who have responded to the concept of ICONIC imagery.

The gallery's director, Stefania Russell, in collaboration with Gallerie Pomie (France), has brought together the works of a plethora of artists to celebrate that most fascinating of subjects, the icon, and those sacred and indeed not-so-sacred personages behind the myriads of images, which have become icons to mankind since the dawn of time.

Throughout both the religious and secular world, the recognisable image, be it animal, human or symbolic, draws people into similar or parallel understandings. The form attains energy through recognition, which over time elevates it to the state of ICON.

From Cave Art to Mary Mother of Jesus to David Beckham, the revered image as perceived through the human collective consciousness skips impertinently from the mysterious and deeply disturbing to the outright frivolous.

Consider the works of Ronnie Wood, the craggy Rolling Stones guitarist against the exquisite bronzes of Moussa Ouattara; compare the sixties kitsch of Warhol to the and discrete and magical cave painting by Keith Payne.

The exhibition opens on Friday 21 March and will run until Sunday 20 April.

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