PRESS RELEASE
"All Shapes and Sizes" at Artichoke Gallery from 21 January to 25 March 2017
Indulging our love of the figurative; looking at people in our own particular way.
(PV Friday 20th January 6-8pm)
Artichoke Gallery, Church Street, Ticehurst TN5 7AE
Open Tuesday to Saturday 9.30am to 4.30pm
w: www.artichokegallery.co.uk
t: 01580 200905
e: [email protected]
Contact: Louisa Crispin (07708148413/01580752139 press contact only, not for publication), Vicki Atkinson and Liz Moys
"All Shapes and Sizes" at Artichoke Gallery from 21 January to 25 March 2017
Indulging our love of the figurative; looking at people in our own particular way.
(PV Friday 20th January 6-8pm)
Artichoke Gallery, Church Street, Ticehurst TN5 7AE
Open Tuesday to Saturday 9.30am to 4.30pm
w: www.artichokegallery.co.uk
t: 01580 200905
e: [email protected]
Contact: Louisa Crispin (07708148413/01580752139 press contact only, not for publication), Vicki Atkinson and Liz Moys
Despite opening just 25 months ago, Artichoke Gallery has built a formidable reputation for showing quality ceramics from some of the leading potters and ceramic sculptors in the Country.
“We have a stable of great potters, such as Jonathan Chiswell Jones, Marion Brandis, Sarah Grove and Matthew Bayman as well as nurturing the next generation of recent apprentices who are beginning to make a name for themselves.”
These are complemented by a new selection every three months, chosen by artist/owners Vicki Atkinson, Liz Moys and Louisa Crispin to tie into each new exhibition theme, and have included such artists as Barry Stedman, Blandine Anderson, Daphne Carnegy and Paul Jackson. The benchmark is always about the quality but they also like to include a healthy dose of humour to connect with Vicki’s ceramic sculpture.
Aptly titled “All Shapes and Sizes”, the exhibition opening on 21st January allows them to indulge their love of the figurative: “looking at people in our own particular way”. Good figurative sculpture relies on close observation and Vicki concentrates on the posture; androgynous figures are captured at the edge of movement with a gentle reminiscent humour present in their body language. We recognise the figures, almost a stereotype, something about their pose.
This highly figurative show is centred on Sculpture and Ceramics, reflecting the broad interests of artists in this subject. The actuality of movement, the tension and energy of figures caught in dance or the more gentle elegant sway of models on the catwalk; whimsical tales resulting from that particularly British habit of making up stories about those around us; or more simply a fascination in the process of creation, the textures and patina, using the clay as a drawing board. Time and again the term “people watching” comes to mind, but it is the way they translate these expressions to the clay that defines each artist.
On the wall, in the jewellery cabinets and on the shelves, there are elements of figurative but the winter show is not all about people. Check out the website for a taster but better still, pop in for a sensory treat.
A mixed show including:Bridget Davies, Caroline Chappell, Diana Ashdown, Duncan Pass, Frances May, Felicity Flutter, Graham Sendall, Julia Jowett, Kate Penoyre, Kate Osborne, Louisa Crispin, Matt Underwood, Mary Cairns, Ray Sheldon, Richard Sorrell, Sally Fitter, Sam Knowles, Sue Brown, Sue Scullard, Susie Monnington, Vicky Oldfield, Vivienne Cawson
Alison Swan, Blandine Anderson, Chrissy Silver, Christy Keeney, Gwen Vaughan, Jo Smith, Karen Elizabeth Vaughan, Mary Jones, Tony Foard, Vicki Atkinson, Wendy Kershaw
Ali Alldis, Adam Marsh, Fleen Doran, Helen Beard, Holly Bell, Jane McCall, Jonathan Chiswell Jones, Jane Abbott, Jessica Jordan, Jillian Riley, Katherine Morton, Katy O’Neil, Kyra Mihailovic, Marion Brandis, Matthew Bayman, Michelle Freemantle, Sarah Grove, Selborne Pottery
Alison Boyce, Caroline Reynolds, Emily Thatcher, Helen Noakes, Leoma Drew, Liz Moys, Rachel Jones, Stuart Jenkins, Sylvain Frouin, Jane Abbott, Sophie Cadogan, Trisha Needham
ABOUT ARTICHOKE GALLERY
On the eastern edge of Sussex, surrounded by beautiful countryside, Artichoke Gallery is in the heart of Ticehurst, a wealden village with an eclectic selection of small creative businesses. In addition to featuring the work of artist/owners Vicki Atkinson, Liz Moys and Louisa Crispin, there are quarterly exhibitions of painting, sculpture, ceramics and jewellery from some of the leading artists and makers in the country.
The Gallery has a spacious, relaxed atmosphere to show off the contemporary delights on offer, ideal for sourcing that extra special present from highly skilled artisans.
“We have a stable of great potters, such as Jonathan Chiswell Jones, Marion Brandis, Sarah Grove and Matthew Bayman as well as nurturing the next generation of recent apprentices who are beginning to make a name for themselves.”
These are complemented by a new selection every three months, chosen by artist/owners Vicki Atkinson, Liz Moys and Louisa Crispin to tie into each new exhibition theme, and have included such artists as Barry Stedman, Blandine Anderson, Daphne Carnegy and Paul Jackson. The benchmark is always about the quality but they also like to include a healthy dose of humour to connect with Vicki’s ceramic sculpture.
Aptly titled “All Shapes and Sizes”, the exhibition opening on 21st January allows them to indulge their love of the figurative: “looking at people in our own particular way”. Good figurative sculpture relies on close observation and Vicki concentrates on the posture; androgynous figures are captured at the edge of movement with a gentle reminiscent humour present in their body language. We recognise the figures, almost a stereotype, something about their pose.
This highly figurative show is centred on Sculpture and Ceramics, reflecting the broad interests of artists in this subject. The actuality of movement, the tension and energy of figures caught in dance or the more gentle elegant sway of models on the catwalk; whimsical tales resulting from that particularly British habit of making up stories about those around us; or more simply a fascination in the process of creation, the textures and patina, using the clay as a drawing board. Time and again the term “people watching” comes to mind, but it is the way they translate these expressions to the clay that defines each artist.
On the wall, in the jewellery cabinets and on the shelves, there are elements of figurative but the winter show is not all about people. Check out the website for a taster but better still, pop in for a sensory treat.
A mixed show including:Bridget Davies, Caroline Chappell, Diana Ashdown, Duncan Pass, Frances May, Felicity Flutter, Graham Sendall, Julia Jowett, Kate Penoyre, Kate Osborne, Louisa Crispin, Matt Underwood, Mary Cairns, Ray Sheldon, Richard Sorrell, Sally Fitter, Sam Knowles, Sue Brown, Sue Scullard, Susie Monnington, Vicky Oldfield, Vivienne Cawson
Alison Swan, Blandine Anderson, Chrissy Silver, Christy Keeney, Gwen Vaughan, Jo Smith, Karen Elizabeth Vaughan, Mary Jones, Tony Foard, Vicki Atkinson, Wendy Kershaw
Ali Alldis, Adam Marsh, Fleen Doran, Helen Beard, Holly Bell, Jane McCall, Jonathan Chiswell Jones, Jane Abbott, Jessica Jordan, Jillian Riley, Katherine Morton, Katy O’Neil, Kyra Mihailovic, Marion Brandis, Matthew Bayman, Michelle Freemantle, Sarah Grove, Selborne Pottery
Alison Boyce, Caroline Reynolds, Emily Thatcher, Helen Noakes, Leoma Drew, Liz Moys, Rachel Jones, Stuart Jenkins, Sylvain Frouin, Jane Abbott, Sophie Cadogan, Trisha Needham
ABOUT ARTICHOKE GALLERY
On the eastern edge of Sussex, surrounded by beautiful countryside, Artichoke Gallery is in the heart of Ticehurst, a wealden village with an eclectic selection of small creative businesses. In addition to featuring the work of artist/owners Vicki Atkinson, Liz Moys and Louisa Crispin, there are quarterly exhibitions of painting, sculpture, ceramics and jewellery from some of the leading artists and makers in the country.
The Gallery has a spacious, relaxed atmosphere to show off the contemporary delights on offer, ideal for sourcing that extra special present from highly skilled artisans.
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