Exhibition

Jonathan Clarke: New Sculpture and Reliefs

10 May 2014 – 7 Jun 2014

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Open on Saturdays 10am-5pm or other times by appointment

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Free

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North House Gallery

Manningtree, United Kingdom

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  • Manningtree Railway Station is one hour from London Liverpool Street
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North House Gallery is pleased to present this exhibition of new sculpture by Jonathan Clarke. Jonathan Clarke (born 1961, Bury St Edmunds) was apprenticed in the studio of his father, the Royal Academician Geoffrey Clarke, from the age of 16 and started exhibiting in 1981. He works primarily in sand cast aluminium. Since his last exhibition at North House Gallery in 2012 he has fulfilled several commissions and in his personal work experimented with gilding at one end of the scale and casting in iron at the other. The outstanding piece of gilt aluminium is called The Set. While referencing contemporary LA gang culture — a set is a sub-division of a gang — the piece comments more generally on the plundering of wealth through the ages. Ironically, at the same time the gold leaf enhances the perceived and actual value of the work itself. The two other gilt pieces appear more straightforward in execution and intent — Sol Tilbeder means Sun Worshipper in Norwegian — but again they refer to the long history of sun worship — the shapes are reminiscent of Ancient Egyptian boats, but could just as easily suggest a modern sunbather —while the golden objects themselves, reverentially lit and raised on their own special supports, simultaneously represent the sun itself. New work in aluminium includes an elegant standing abstract figure called Confidante; and iron is the chosen material for the development of work inspired by coastal fortifications.

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