This group exhibition is comprised of selected contemporary works that engage with ideas of the Romantic, the human and the emotive, and includes leading artists and makers from the UK and Europe.
British sculptor Tim Rawlins works in bronze, iron and steel using the traditional lost wax technique. He explores ideas of identity and perception of self through the creation of contemplative, semi figurative forms that reflect his interest in ritual objects and art relics. Prolific Swedish maker Gunilla Maria Åkesson works primarily in clay. Her practice is process led, driven by the inherent potential of her materials and her own physical and emotional intuition as part of a lengthy, almost meditative approach to making. German contemporary artist Hanna ten Doornkaat lives and works in the UK. She creates artworks that explore the memory of movement and our subjective response to visual experiences, by way of a complex, repetitive process of mark making and erasure. Devon artist Penny Little’s vessels and sculptures are created from porcelain and filled with real gold or platinum lustre. Every piece is formed in the palm of the artist’s hand, so that each piece carries the makers touch within it. Artist Shelly Tregoning was born in Mauritius and now lives and works in West Cornwall. Her paintings and monoprints considers issues of personal identity, emotional connection and unconscious self-expression. She has been selected for the Discerning Eye, the National Open Art Competition, RWA exhibitions and the Threadneedle Prize Exhibition. Juliette Bigley makes abstract sheet-metal sculptures based on geometric forms, that seek to understand how the world fits together, and in particular how our internal experiences interact with the physical world. She is a recent of the coveted Collect Open Exhibition prize. Dorset based artist Caroline Sharp’s works are created using a variety of natural materials including charcoal, clay, chalk, willow, poplar, birch, hazel, dogwood stems and leaves. They focus on ideas of sustainability, memory of place and the ever increasing need to care for our precious natural environments.
