Exhibition
Second Sitters
17 Apr 2013 – 27 Apr 2013
Event times
Wed-Fri 11am-6pm, Sat 12 (Noon) -4pm
Cost of entry
Free
Address
- Parker Gallery
- 41 - 71 Commercial Road
- London
- E1 1LA
- United Kingdom
About
Second Sitters, a new exhibition by Upholstery alumni of The Cass reveals that the traditional craft is increasingly attracting a new breed of more experimental artist and design-maker.The exhibition, curated by Jude Dennis and Hannah Stanton show-cases aspects of the craft including upholstery as textile design, as sculpture, frame making and manipulation. It also features collaborative pieces with other artists. Exhibited works show a depth of influence from a much broader base than just upholstery.
The exhibition reveals changes in the range and type of artefact created in the Cass upholstery studios, attributable in part to shifts in the demographic of upholstery students in recent years.
Where once the upholsterer was part of the process, today they play a part in the process as a whole. The traditional skills are being kept alive, but combined with a more design orientated student base the use of materials has changed. There is an emergence of the Designer Maker ? those who engage with the materials and have a deeper understanding of its extended possibilities. The materials become the starting point of a design journey.
Second Sitters was conceived after many discussions between Hannah and Jude - largely revolving around the definition of their work. ?Craft?- is it a dirty word? Are we designers? Are we designer-makers? Artists? This exhibition explores and challenges those boundaries.
