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Abstract/Narrative
16 January - 15 February 2025

Abstract/Narrative

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    Abstract/Narrative

    Sarah Wiseman Gallery is pleased to start the 2025 exhibition programme with the group show, Abstract/Narrative. The exhibition will present 6 abstract artists and examine the narratives that underpin their creative practice. This cross-disciplinary show includes painting, printmaking, ceramic and sculpture.

     

    Gallery Director Sarah Wiseman says, ‘Abstraction has a complex relationship with many art viewers, and it is often simplified to the spatial relationships or colour and form. I have always felt that that pure abstraction comes from a place of deep looking and understanding of our world.

     

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  • Painter Charlotte Cornish works with translucent layers of acrylic, poured and dipped onto the canvas with each colour, retaining its integrity and creating resonant vibrations across the work.  She says, ‘Landscape, nature and place continue to be sources of inspiration for me. My compositions are explorations of things I have seen, the feelings and thoughts linked to these significant places. Colour is always playing an essential role.’

     

    Simon J Harris follows the journey of the figure through his compositions. His practise is often reductive, what at first looks like a painterly surface is often marks made during the removal of paint. Simon recently spoke to us about how his paintings have all essentially been portraits of the self, those nearby, the view that he has been experiencing and how he/they relate to the space they occupied.

     

    Rebecca Hardaker’s approach to her painting is intuitive and physical. She works with her hands, fully submerging herself into the process of sculpting the paint, creating works that are landscapes of her imagination. As she makes her way around the canvas, she instinctively decides whether each section should be developed or left raw. Poetry is a driving force of her creations, with lines from poems becoming titles of paintings.

     

    Silkscreen printmaker Jonathan Lawes has a signature appreciation of colour and form, creating abstract compositions through organic layers of shapes and forms that develop over time. He has a genuine enthusiasm for the development and evolution allowed by the printmaking process. His work is a conversation between the process, colour and form.

     

    Ceramic artist Eddie Knevett uses torn paper to create spontaneous shapes on coloured matt finish clays against the pot’s white stoneware or black earthenware. Eddie is inspired by WWI dazzle camouflage, along with the Gerry Anderson’s Thunderbirds. Eddie says, ‘In this collection, the colours of the seashore where I live come into play. The everchanging contrast of colours bring joyous light to my work.’

     

    Each of Caroline Saunders sculptures begin as a story, thought-provoking and reflective. Her materials are often recycled and found, drawing from her studio’s woodland surroundings. She direct carves into the wood to reveal surprises, resulting in tactile and playful pieces. In this exhibition, Caroline had carved from the oak of a storm-felled tree discovered in a bog next to her workshop 10 years ago.

     

    The exhibition brings a conversation around the different approaches within an abstract practise, what it means to the creator and how it interacts with the viewer. This inspiring group of artists with highly individual approaches will unlock a greater insight into abstraction.

  • Works
    • Charlotte Cornish abstracted painting in reds, yellows, blues and greens
      Charlotte Cornish, Reflecting II
    • Charlotte Cornish abstracted painting in reds, yellows, blues and greens
      Charlotte Cornish, Still, Standing I
    • Charlotte Cornish abstracted painting in reds, yellows, blues and greens
      Charlotte Cornish, Still, Standing II
    • Charlotte Cornish abstracted painting in reds, yellows, blues and greens
      Charlotte Cornish, Taking Time I
    • Charlotte Cornish, Taking Time II
      Charlotte Cornish, Taking Time II
    • Simon J Harris semi abstracted landscape of a landscape with flecks of bright orange in the distance
      Simon J Harris, Two Worlds & In Between
    • Simon J Harris Oil on linen painting, showing a burnt Ochre background and deep black landscape detail, a bright fiery orange orb shows in the centre like a source of light.
      Simon J Harris, Black Helicopter, 2020
    • Simon J Harris Oil on linen painting, showing a burnt Ochre background and deep black hill landscape detail, bright fiery orange scattered behind the hills.
      Simon J Harris, Dead Flag Blues, 2020
    • Simon J Harris semi-abstracted portrait of two people looking towards the viewer in glowing oranges on a black background
      Simon J Harris, After MacDonald & Ibsen: Unknown #003
    • Rebecca Hardaker abstract painting with flora and figures arranged in the compositions, in yellows blues, blues, pinks, greens and oranges
      Rebecca Hardaker, A City Plum Is Not A Plum
    • Rebecca Hardaker abstract painting with flora and figures arranged in the compositions, in pink, navy and green
      Rebecca Hardaker, My Tears Were Swallowed By The Sea
    • Rebecca Hardaker abstract painting with flora and figures arranged in the compositions, in pinks, yellow, oranges and blues
      Rebecca Hardaker, The Blossoms Of The May
    • Jonathan Lawes abstract silkscreen print on finnboard
      Jonathan Lawes, Arran
    • Jonathan Lawes abstract silkscreen print on finnboard
      Jonathan Lawes, Caicos
    • Jonathan Lawes abstract silkscreen print on finnboard
      Jonathan Lawes, Cayman Sold
    • Jonathan Lawes abstract silkscreen print on finnboard
      Jonathan Lawes, Cumbrae
    • Jonathan Lawes, Exuma
      Jonathan Lawes, Exuma
    • Jonathan Lawes silkscreen on canvas abstract
      Jonathan Lawes, Mimón
    • Jonathan Lawes abstract silkscreen print on finnboard
      Jonathan Lawes, Mull Sold
    • Jonathan Lawes abstract silkscreen print on finnboard
      Jonathan Lawes, Nassau
    • Jonathan Lawes abstract silkscreen print on finnboard
      Jonathan Lawes, Sandoy
    • Jonathan Lawes abstract screen print on canvas
      Jonathan Lawes, Simona Sold
    • Jonathan Lawes abstract silkscreen print on finnboard
      Jonathan Lawes, Vagar
    • Caroline Saunders abstract wooden sculpture in green, yellow & red
      Caroline Saunders, Above
    • Caroline Saunders oak abstracted wooden sculpture in natural wood
      Caroline Saunders, Clip Clatter
    • Caroline Saunders abstracted wooden sculpture in natural oak
      Caroline Saunders, Defence
    • Caroline Saunders hand carved abstracted wooden sculpture in oak and blue paint
      Caroline Saunders, Night Sailing
    • Caroline Saunders hand carved abstracted oak sculpture in green and natural wood
      Caroline Saunders, Over & Beyond
    • Caroline Saunders abstracted hand carved oak sculpture in natural wood
      Caroline Saunders, Staircation
    • Eddie Knevett ceramic vessel designed with shaped in colours yellow, blue, pink and black
      Eddie Knevett, Brave New World From Above
    • Eddie Knevett ceramic vessel designed with shaped in colours pink, blue and yellow
      Eddie Knevett, Brave New World Through a Sugary Lens
    • Eddie Knevett ceramic vessel designed with shaped in colours blue, orange, black and white
      Eddie Knevett, Dazzleships - Horizon
    • Eddie Knevett ceramic vessel designed with shaped in shades of blue
      Eddie Knevett, Dazzleships - Iced
    • Eddie Knevett ceramic vessel designed with shaped in shades of blue
      Eddie Knevett, Dazzleships - Iced Tall
    • Eddie Knevett ceramic vessel designed with shaped in colours green and yellow
      Eddie Knevett, Dazzleships - Spring
    • Eddie Knevett ceramic vessel designed with shaped in colours red, orange, pink and brown
      Eddie Knevett, Dazzleships - Sunrise
    • Eddie Knevett ceramic vessel designed with zig zag shapes in colours blue, pink and orange
      Eddie Knevett, Dazzleships - Sunset
    • Eddie Knevett ceramic vessel designed with shaped in colours pink, green, and yellow
      Eddie Knevett, Mysterons - Pink Dawn
    • Eddie Knevett ceramic vessel designed with shaped in colours pink, blue, and orange
      Eddie Knevett, Dazzleships - Sunset Mini
    • Eddie Knevett ceramic vessel designed with shaped in colours sky blue, pink, navy and orange
      Eddie Knevett, Mysterons - Iced Dawn
    • Eddie Knevett ceramic vessel designed with shaped in colours mint, yellow, blue and red
      Eddie Knevett, Mysterons - May Day
    • Eddie Knevett ceramic vessel designed with shaped in colours pink and green
      Eddie Knevett, Mysterons - Pink Glow
    • Eddie Knevett ceramic vessel designed with shaped in colours blue, mint, yellow and orange
      Eddie Knevett, Mysterons - Purple Haze
    • Eddie Knevett ceramic vessel designed with shaped in colours sage green, pink and black
      Eddie Knevett, Mysterons - The Darkening
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