The five days I spent at Nordisk Kunst Plattform were a kind of mini-residency. Liz and Kjetil are committed to working with the artists they show. Living with them for nearly a week meant that I had time to work […]
I'm going to attempt to add to this blog each day of the Gresham's residency, even if it's a very short entry. I start tomorrow at 8.50am, and it's one of the late nights so I won't finish until 7.45pm. […]
WEAVING WORDS Weaving Words, it’s the essence of my work right now…Raphaella, Willow and I had a long session at Willow's studio pre-weaving the roof last friday. As with every aspect of this structure, we are -literally – crafting it […]
This is probabably the penultimate post on this project, one last story from the last day on the path before turfing the whole area. We are starting to pack away the days eqipment at the end of a full on […]
Henny Burnett, 'The Shoemaker's Shrine', Mixed, September 2008. Photo: Martin Urmson. Courtesy: N/A. Suspended backlit latex
Sue Hiley Harris, 'Steel Flow (left) and Hidden Wave', Nylon Monofilament and wire, 2007/2008. Photo: Sue Hiley Harris. Handwoven and constructed sculptures on exhibition in Hungary in April 2008.
Photo: Vera Hynes. A 'taster' of the Cluster Exhibition within the Philip Bastow Gallery.
'Graham Ensor'. The ?g8artists? is a group of eight artists based in Leicestershire who enjoy the challenge and collaboration of working together for exhibitions and projects. In 1999 they were commissioned by the University of Leicester to create works of art for one of its main buildings. Having enjoyed working successfully together on this project the artists remained as a group. They meet on a regular basis for mutual support, to discuss art and issues that fascinate and provoke their work. Their work includes drawing, painting, print, textile, photography, sculpture and mixed media.
Individual g8 artists continue to exhibit on their own and have work in private collections in this country and abroad.
The artists?
Yvonne Anderson
Linda Caven
Maureen Cooper
Graham Ensor
Diane E Hall
Sue Milton
Robert Thacker
Gussie Toft
Enquiries and extra information at www.g8artists.co.uk
Claire Morgan ARBS, 'Water on the Brain'.
Alasdair Duncan, 'The idea of supporting the necessary conditions of possibility'.
David Kennedy, 'Contact', Glass.
Johanna Hallsten, 'Intercom'.
Diana Baur, 'Corner Turned', mixed and found objects, July 2008. "Corner Turned" is one of a series of works exploring the idea of vessels and what they may or may not contain, and issues around the fragility and preciousness of life.
