Saturday 17th October 2015 Visited The Mead Gallery at Warwick Arts Centre to see an exhibition called :
Making It: Sculpture in Britain 1977-1986
Making It is a substantial exhibition and represents the work of over 40 artists. It is the first exhibition
to bring together the work made by the 1970s and 1980s artists working in the UK who began to receive international recognition for practices which shared a revived interest in the sculpted object, in materials and in new ideas around making.
The works exhibited were incredibly diverse and all very interesting but my attention was particularly drawn to the following:
Gastropod's Dream (1985) by Peter Randall-Page reflects the artist's interest in the study of natural forms and organic matter and the emotive effect of nature on the individual. His work investigates the relationship between outer appearance and internal structure, between surface and volume. Randall-Page is famous for his large scale stone sculptures many of which can be seen in public places. His work appeals to me because of my own interest in stone as a material my ambition to create some more sculptural work in stone.
Gateway of Hands (1984/1991) by Glynn Williams. This piece of work was originally two hands carved in Lancaster stone which in 1990 were sliced into sections, reassembled and cast in bronze. The work is concerned with messages evoked by the gestures of hands. The work appeals to me because of my love of stone as a material for sculpture and I have in the past carved a pair of hands in Cotswold stone.
Making It (1983) by Julian Opie. Opie used flat pieces of painted steel to created some everyday objects, mostly carpentry tools, at an oversized scale. I liked this work because it is an interesting way of showing the relationship between two and three dimensional work and between painting and sculpture.
Postcard Flag (Union Jack) (1981) by Tony Cragg is an image created from an assemblage of brightly coloured, found plastic objects made into a huge Union Jack. The work was made in the same year that Prince Charles married Lady Diana Spencer, a year when the air was full of Royalist passion national pride.
I like the work because because of its simplicity in the making but also because of its relevance for debates on the subject of national identity
George and the Dragon (1984) also by Tony Cragg appeals to me because it is an amusing way of using what to me is a very familiar material; that is, pipe fittings which are used in underground drainage systems!
The other objects he has used are domestic items and the combination of these different objects depict an opposition between the contemporary and the traditional.
to bring together the work made by the 1970s and 1980s artists working in the UK who began to receive international recognition for practices which shared a revived interest in the sculpted object, in materials and in new ideas around making.
The works exhibited were incredibly diverse and all very interesting but my attention was particularly drawn to the following:
Gastropod's Dream (1985) by Peter Randall-Page reflects the artist's interest in the study of natural forms and organic matter and the emotive effect of nature on the individual. His work investigates the relationship between outer appearance and internal structure, between surface and volume. Randall-Page is famous for his large scale stone sculptures many of which can be seen in public places. His work appeals to me because of my own interest in stone as a material my ambition to create some more sculptural work in stone.
Gateway of Hands (1984/1991) by Glynn Williams. This piece of work was originally two hands carved in Lancaster stone which in 1990 were sliced into sections, reassembled and cast in bronze. The work is concerned with messages evoked by the gestures of hands. The work appeals to me because of my love of stone as a material for sculpture and I have in the past carved a pair of hands in Cotswold stone.
Making It (1983) by Julian Opie. Opie used flat pieces of painted steel to created some everyday objects, mostly carpentry tools, at an oversized scale. I liked this work because it is an interesting way of showing the relationship between two and three dimensional work and between painting and sculpture.
Postcard Flag (Union Jack) (1981) by Tony Cragg is an image created from an assemblage of brightly coloured, found plastic objects made into a huge Union Jack. The work was made in the same year that Prince Charles married Lady Diana Spencer, a year when the air was full of Royalist passion national pride.
I like the work because because of its simplicity in the making but also because of its relevance for debates on the subject of national identity
George and the Dragon (1984) also by Tony Cragg appeals to me because it is an amusing way of using what to me is a very familiar material; that is, pipe fittings which are used in underground drainage systems!
The other objects he has used are domestic items and the combination of these different objects depict an opposition between the contemporary and the traditional.
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