26 February 2015

EMMANUEL COOPER MEMORIAL LECTURE 2015 WITH ALISON BRITTON OBE

Marsden Woo Gallery artist Alison Britton is presenting the Emmanuel Cooper Memorial Lecture 2015 at the University for the Creative Arts, Farnham. Use and Beauty: things, thinking and work will take place on Thursday 5 March at 17.30.

The famous pairing of 'use and beauty' is Bernard Leach's and the largest Leach archive resides in Farnham at the Crafts Study Centre. Britton's lecture will explore a thread through her own work over the past few years that weaves different connection to use and beauty in the way her thinking has evolved through the mixed practice of making pots, writing and curating. It celebrates the instability of craft in the spectrum of art and design.

Tickets cost £10.00 per person and must be booked in advance through 318 Ceramics: http://www.318ceramics.co.uk/programmes-and-events/m/03/ Hurry, there are only a few spaces left!














25 February 2015

VIDEO: JAMES RIGLER, 'AT EVERY FADING OF THE STARS' AT TRAMWAY, GLASGOW

Please click the link to view a fantastic video by Tramway featuring Marsden Woo Gallery artist James Rigler's current show with them: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p5zIRr-H9OA&feature=em-share_video_user

For more information about At Every Fading of the Stars see our previous post here, or check out the Tramway website: http://www.tramway.org/events/Pages/At-Every-Fading-of-the-Stars.aspx

The exhibition has been wonderfully received, here are links to reviews in The Guardian and The Scotsman. Congratulations, James!























Stills courtesy of Tramway, Glasgow.

24 February 2015

NOW SHOWING: NAO MATSUNAGA 'MONSTER ROCK CIRCLE'

Some wonderful installation images of our current exhibition taken by Philip Sayer, below.

Nao Matsunaga, Monster Rock Circle, now showing until 21 March 2015.
 
Installation view of Nao Matsunaga, Monster Rock Circle (2015) at Marsden Woo Gallery
image © Philip Sayer, courtesy of Marsden Woo Gallery

Installation view of Nao Matsunaga, Monster Rock Circle (2015) at Marsden Woo Gallery
image © Philip Sayer, courtesy of Marsden Woo Gallery

Installation view of Nao Matsunaga, Monster Rock Circle (2015) at Marsden Woo Gallery
image © Philip Sayer, courtesy of Marsden Woo Gallery

Installation view of Nao Matsunaga, Monster Rock Circle (2015) at Marsden Woo Gallery
image © Philip Sayer, courtesy of Marsden Woo Gallery

Installation view of Nao Matsunaga, Monster Rock Circle (2015) at Marsden Woo Gallery
image © Philip Sayer, courtesy of Marsden Woo Gallery

Installation view of Nao Matsunaga, Monster Rock Circle (2015) at Marsden Woo Gallery
image © Philip Sayer, courtesy of Marsden Woo Gallery


















18 February 2015

CAROL MCNICOLL FEATURED IN 'BLUE AND WHITE: BRITISH PRINTED CERAMICS' AT THE V&A

A piece by Marsden Woo Gallery artist Carol McNicoll is currently featured in Blue and White: British Printed Ceramics, now showing at the V&A until 3 January 2016. 

The display is free of charge to enter and shows the wide variety of designs and decoration used in blue and white printed ceramics in Britain from the 1750s to present day, in both industrial and art production demonstrating how these objects reflect British society, culture and interpret the wider world. For more information, please see the V&A website: 
http://www.vam.ac.uk/whatson/event/4090/blue-and-white-british-printed-ceramics-2004476668/

The featured work is Home Sweet Home (image below), which was first shown in McNicoll's collaborative exhibition Ideal Home with Sam Scott and Jacqueline Poncelet at Marsden Woo Gallery in 2011.

Carol McNicoll, Home Sweet Home (2011) image © Philip Sayer, courtesy of Marsden Woo Gallery

13 February 2015

UPCOMING SHOW: NAO MATSUNAGA 'MONSTER ROCK CIRCLE' 18 FEBRUARY - 21 MARCH 2015

We have a very exciting new show opening next week - Nao Matsunaga's 'Monster Rock Circle' - which runs until 21 March 2015. In his second solo show with Marsden Woo Gallery, Matsunaga further explore his ongoing fascination with ceremonial objects and archetypes through otherworldly ceramic sculptures and abstract works on paper.

Matsunaga's interest in ritualistic objects, mythical beasts and cultural symbols became enhanced during his period of ceramic artist-in-residence at the Victoria and Albert Museum in 2014. Mysterious motifs run throughout this upcoming show in the forms of talismanic sculptures, totemic wooden elements and vibrant spirited paintings. 

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

 

 


11 February 2015

LAST DAYS OF CURRENT SHOW!

We're now in the last few days of our current show - Laura Potter, 'Fictional Final Goal'. The exhibition finishes this Saturday 14 February at 6pm. Visit before then to avoid disappointment! 

For more information about this show, please see our previous blog post:
http://marsdenwoo.blogspot.co.uk/2015/01/now-on-laura-potter-fictional-final.html

All images © Philip Sayer, courtesy of Marsden Woo Gallery. 

Installation view of Laura Potter, 'Fictional Final Goal' at Marsden Woo Gallery (2015)


 
Installation view of Laura Potter, 'Fictional Final Goal' at Marsden Woo Gallery (2015) 



Installation view of Laura Potter, 'Fictional Final Goal' at Marsden Woo Gallery (2015)

Installation view of Laura Potter, 'Fictional Final Goal' at Marsden Woo Gallery (2015)

Installation view of Laura Potter, 'Fictional Final Goal' at Marsden Woo Gallery (2015)