Marsden Woo Gallery: July 2016

26 July 2016

'SHUCKY, HINTUT?' BY ALIDA SAYER AND NICOLE VINOKUR OPENS NEXT WEEK AT THE HOSTRY, NORWICH CATHEDRAL

Shucky, Hintut?, a site-specific installation produced by Marsden Woo Gallery associated artist Alida Sayer in collaboration with Nicole Vinokur, will open next week at The Hostry, Norwich Cathedral. The exhibition is part of a new programme of contemporary projects at the cathedral and coincides with The British Art Show taking place at venues across Norwich this summer. For more details please follow this link to view the press release.

Images of Alida Sayer's previous solo show with Marsden Woo Gallery in February/March of this year can be viewed on our website here.

22 July 2016

NOW ON: OWEN BULLETT 'SURFACE TENSION' 20 JULY - 3 SEPTEMBER 2016

Beautiful installation shots by Philip Sayer of our current show, Owen Bullett, Surface Tension, can be viewed below.

For more details about this exhibition, please see our press page: http://www.marsdenwoo.com/press.htm
More images can be seen here: http://www.marsdenwoo.com/bullett16_exhibitions_extra_with_info.htm

Installation view of Owen Bullett, Surface Tension (2016) image @ Philip Sayer

19 July 2016

OPENING SOON: OWEN BULLETT 'SURFACE TENSION' 20 JULY - 3 SEPTEMBER 2016

Whilst Owen Bullett's previous exhibition with Marsden Woo Gallery was concerned with form and the intersection of solid and void, there is now a fusion of these elements within and surrounding this intriguing series. Volume and form don't just co-exist as separate entities; they have become consciously enmeshed.

These new sculptures have a distinct presence and although physically grounded, there is cohesion of energy and movement at play, as the title suggests. Placed in the landscape of the gallery space, this merging of form and anti-form creates a discourse around the works that echoes across the exhibition.

Working on a smaller scale that his previous solo show at Marsden Woo Gallery, a sense of intimacy from working at his bench can be seen and felt. Using native English wood such as oak, cedar and elm, Bullett heightens the natural characteristics of his materials - some pieces are roughly knotted, others are finely shaped, and these are then further juxtaposed with various metal components and lively injections of colour. These contrasts within the work place an emphasis on what is observed and what is hidden, what is felt and what is absent.