Exhibition

STILL ANOTHER PLACE

2 May 2008 – 29 May 2008

Event times

11-7 pm daily

Cost of entry

free

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The Crypt Gallery - St Pancras Church

London, United Kingdom

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Still Another Place

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Still Another Place brings together work by five London artists based at Great Western Studios. The artists- Simon Dawe, Julie Goldsmith, Rachel Schwalm , Paul Vanstone and Felicity Warbrick- display a rich variety of pieces including paintings, stone and bronze scultpture, soap and clay carving, and objects rendered in a mixture of materials. Through different approaches they each share an interest in exploring their sense of place while examining and celebrating the possibility of different experiences and realities. The crypt is a perfect setting for this collection, providing a series of intimite spaces for the contemplation and enjoyment of the works.
Simon Dawes paintings of his native West Dorset capture the fragile existence of the remaining areas of unspoilt coutryside. This collection of Romantic landscapes resonates with the beauty, darkness, and and increasing sense of loss that Simon associates with rural England. He deals with displacement from a countryside childhood,, and the importance of England s quiet spots- wherever they are- and how they help our sense of self.
Julie Goldsmith carves in clay, casts one off bronzes and obsessively acquiring tiny collectables to adorn her creations. Her work explores our reaction to the other worldly and the frightening.drawing on her interest in the fetishes of the native American pueblo Zuni people. When lit, large alien shadows are cast against walls evoking responses that echo the fears of childhood, while playing out Goldsmiths fascination with touching on parallel realities.
Rachel Schwalm s stone panels are a meeing of both sculpture and paintin- their proportions often relatin to the fibonacci series. Each interior panel set within the limestone is a build up of many layers of pigment. After each application excess pigment is removed before the next layer is added, resulting in a pooled lit surface. In this densley pigmented area a glazed portal glints with dustings of mica. These windows are a glimpse into undisclosed depths, inviting the viewer to consider reality beyond material experience - and into another place
Paul Vanstone carves sculpture from stone, the nature of the material dictating how each piece evolves. his classical approach does not conform to the Western tradition- being largely informed by as Asian rather than a Italian aesthetic, with the exaggerated nature of many of the torsos owing much to indian sculpture.
Felicity Warbrick exhibits two different motifs - small soap carvings of wooden hand - built barns and farm buildings, and paintings of the royal apartments in the palace at Fontainbleau. Both are execyted with the same careful observance of structure and space, and ultimately seek to celebrate the simple utility of rural architecture, thrown into stark relief by the palatial interiors which are, in turn, a triumph of fairy - tale excess over function. In exploring these motifs, Warbrick touches on the role power plays in defining how we experience any type of place.
Contact. Julie 0781 797 2044
Rachel 07951 765516

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