NOW ON: MARTIN SMITH, 'RED AND BLACK WITH BLUE AND YELLOW' UNTIL 19 DECEMBER

Take a look at a selection of stunning installation images by Philip Sayer of our latest show - Martin Smith, Red and Black with Blue and Yellow.

The show runs until 19 December, for more details see the gallery press page here. 
More installation images available on our website: http://www.marsdenwoo.com/smith15_exhibitions_extra_with_info.htm 

Installation view of Martin Smith, Red and Black with Blue and Yellow (2015) image © Philip Sayer

Installation view of Martin Smith, Red and Black with Blue and Yellow (2015) image © Philip Sayer

Installation view of Martin Smith, Red and Black with Blue and Yellow (2015) image © Philip Sayer

Installation view of Martin Smith, Red and Black with Blue and Yellow (2015) image © Philip Sayer

Installation view of Martin Smith, Red and Black with Blue and Yellow (2015) image © Philip Sayer

Installation view of Martin Smith, Red and Black with Blue and Yellow (2015) image © Philip Sayer

Installation view of Martin Smith, Red and Black with Blue and Yellow (2015) image © Philip Sayer

Installation view of Martin Smith, Red and Black with Blue and Yellow (2015) image © Philip Sayer

Installation view of Martin Smith, Red and Black with Blue and Yellow (2015) image © Philip Sayer

Installation view of Martin Smith, Red and Black with Blue and Yellow (2015) image © Philip Sayer

UPCOMING SHOW: MARTIN SMITH, 'RED AND BLACK WITH BLUE AND YELLOW' 18 NOVEMBER - 19 DECEMBER 2015

In this latest remarkable series Martin Smith creates three interrelated groups of work that seek to mathematically deconstruct the familiar ceramic archetypes of the bowl, the vase and the plate.

With reference to the ceramics of Ancient Greece, Smith primarily uses the colour black on his vases and bowls. This is then removed in key areas to reveal the red of the terracotta from which they are made.

Vases are assembled as triptych groups on shelves, the spaces between as significant as the forms themselves. Multi-plate installations explore not only the moiré effects of linear interference, but also the optical interference of colour when two or more colour systems interact.

The visual juxtaposition of Smith's pared-down sculptural vases and bowls with the complex graphic prints of his wall-based plate pieces sees the artist create an environment within which the viewer can experience sensations of perception and space.

The exhibition runs from 18 November to 19 December 2015.

Martin Smith, work in progress in the artist's studio (2015) image © Philip Sayer

FINAL WEEK OF CURRENT SHOW: SECOND HAND, FIRST HAND BY CAROLINE BROADHEAD AND MARIA MILITSI

We are now in the final week of our current show - Second Hand, First Hand by Marsden Woo Gallery artist Caroline Broadhead and associated artist Maria Militsi. Be sure to visit before 4pm Saturday 14 November to see exquisite work by two extraordinary makers. 

For more images and information about this exhibition, click the links to the gallery website below:
http://www.marsdenwoo.com/militshead15_exhibitions_extra_with_info.htm
http://www.marsdenwoo.com/press.htm 

All images © Philip Sayer, courtesy of Marsden Woo Gallery