Marsden Woo Gallery: May 2015

23 May 2015

MARSDEN WOO GALLERY ARTIST NAO MATSUNAGA UNDERTAKING RESIDENCY AT OSLO NATIONAL ACADEMY OF THE ARTS

Marsden Woo Gallery artist Nao Matsunaga is now halfway through his residency at Oslo National Academy of the Arts, where he has been making the most of the fantastic facilities available there.

Matsunaga has been experimenting with bronze-casting and glaze, some of these pieces may be viewable in London at our upcoming Many a Slip show, opening in July. He is also continuing to explore the use of plaster and steel in his new work, as was previously seen in Monster Rock Circle- his solo show held at Marsden Woo Gallery recently.

Image © Nao Matsunaga (2015)

19 May 2015

MARSDEN WOO GALLERY ASSOCIATED ARTIST NICHOLAS LEES WINS CERSALE PRIZE AT FAENZA BIENNALE

Congratulations to Marsden Woo Gallery associated artist Nicholas Lees, who has just been awarded a major prize at the Biennale in Faenza, Italy!

The Cersale Prize was granted to Four Leaning Vessels, and the jury's citation reads as follows, 'through his flawless technical perfection, the artist communicates a sensation of dematerialized lightness which call to mind “trompe-l-oeil” effects, which are dynamic and bright. The shape overcomes the archetypal of the vase and becomes motion, perception and intangible uncertainty.'

Images of the winning work can be seen below...

Nicholas Lees, Four Leaning Vessels (2015) image © Sylvain Deleu

15 May 2015

PORTRAIT OF THE ARTIST IN HIS STUDIO

We thought our readers might like to see a wonderful photo of one of our Marsden Woo Gallery artists, Philip Eglin, hard at work in his studio. You can spot his faithful furry apprentice Nelson in the foreground - named after our esteemed Co-Director Mr. Nelson Woo!

The image was taken as part of Philip Eglin's forthcoming exhibition at Aberystwyth Arts Centre, Slipping the Trail, which will take place from 20 June to 9 August 2015. For more details about this show please click here: https://www.aberystwythartscentre.co.uk/exhibitions/philip-eglin

Portrait of Philip Eglin in his studio (2015) image © Oliver Eglin

8 May 2015

NOW ON: KEN EASTMAN AT MARSDEN WOO GALLERY 6 MAY - 13 JUNE

Some atmospheric installation images below of Ken Eastman's beautiful new series of serene and statuesque vessels, currently on display here at Marsden Woo Gallery.

For more information about this show please see our previous blog post or the press section of our website here.

To see further examples of Eastman's work, have a look at his artist's page: http://www.marsdenwoo.com/eastman/ke.htm

Installation view of Ken Eastman at Marsden Woo Gallery (2015) image © Philip Sayer

2 May 2015

UPCOMING SHOW: KEN EASTMAN 6 MAY - 13 JUNE 2015

Marsden Woo Gallery is delighted to announce a brand new body of work by acclaimed ceramicist Ken Eastman. In this latest collection of statuesque and contemplative vessels, Eastman further explores his work's unique relationship between sculptural pottery and architecture.

For more details about this show, and future exhibitions, please see the press section of our website: http://www.marsdenwoo.com/press.htm