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FREE, BIG, JOY: Clare Bonnet and Carol Peace

Past exhibition
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FREE, BIG, JOY
Clare Bonnet and Carol Peace, 15 October - 5 November 2022

FREE, BIG, JOY: Clare Bonnet and Carol Peace

Past exhibition
  • Works
  • Video
  • Clare Bonnet painting, two female nude figures dancing against a background of geometric shapes in blues and greens, some overlapping the figures.
    Exhibitions

    FREE, BIG, JOY

    Clare Bonnet and Carol Peace 15 October - 5 November 2022

    In October we have great pleasure in bringing you FREE, BIG, JOY, an exhibition bringing together two of our most sought-after contemporary figurative artists Clare Bonnet and Carol Peace.

    Clare Bonnet is best known for her depictions of the female figure, exploring themes around femininity and the multiple roles women fulfil in their lives. Her recent works, from which we borrow the exhibition title is a collection that examines ‘the political landscape of female form.’

    She has been working on a series of monotypes, as well as paintings. She says, ‘My painting remains figurative with the same palette as before, although I am exploring a built surface by incorporating cut shapes that are nailed on to the surface with small carpenter's pins - an unashamed nod to the hand of the artist. A crudeness that deliberately turns away from the world of the digital, NFTs and perfection.’ 

    ‘The monotypes act as sketching process during the development of the paintings and are immediate, loose and incredibly enjoyable to make, and physical - I make the large ones on the floor whilst standing above them. These paintings are lyrical rituals. Primitive dances of balance and rhythm precariously balanced on a ledge of youth.’ 

    Carol Peace: ‘Reflected:’ 

    Working largely in sculpture, Carol creates figurative works inspired by everyday human interaction.  She uses the figure as a conduit for exploring themes of relationships, friendships or just being solitary. A figure's hands and feet may be proportionally enlarged, giving the impression of a mythical, partly imagined but expressive human being, grounded, connected and strong. Her people are often quietly reading, standing, or gazing skywards, sitting atop rock-like plinths; couples sitting closely together or solitary figures looking benignly on. ‘People often see themselves in the work,’ she says.

    Carol's intensely personal work is shown and collected all over the UK, Europe, the Far East, and United States. Her large-scale work is permanently on show at Glyndebourne and at the Dorchester’s country house hotel in Ascot.

    Drawing is very much at the heart of all Carol’s practice with her sculpture informed by the intuitive marks she makes with charcoal. It’s all about trying to see, drawing enables that,” she has remarked.

    Gallery director Sarah Wiseman says, ‘we brought these two artists together as we felt that each explore the intimacies of human relationships, our bodies and our lives, the tragedies and the triumphs; ultimately, they explore and express the joyfulness of living.’

  • Works
    • Clare Bonnet, two nude female figures shown in gentle motion, depicted in soft, loose lines, against a background in bright blue.
      Clare Bonnet, Antics, 2022
    • Clare Bonnet painting of two female nude figures shown dancing against a background of geometric shapes in soft pinks, browns and bright blue, some overlapping the figures.
      Clare Bonnet, Bossing It, 2022
    • Clare Bonnet, two nude female figures dancing against a background of geometric shapes in blue and pink, some overlapping the figures.
      Clare Bonnet, Bounce, 2022
    • Clare Bonnet, nude female figure seated, her face slightly averted from the viewer, against a bright blue background.
      Clare Bonnet, Drift, 2022
    • Clare Bonnet nude female figure seated with her back turned towards the viewer against a background of geometric shapes in blue, green and pinks..
      Clare Bonnet, Figure with Carpenter Pins, 2022Sold
    • Clare Bonnet painting, two female nude figures dancing against a background of geometric shapes in blues and greens, some overlapping the figures.
      Clare Bonnet, Gallop, 2022
    • Clare Bonnet painting of, three nude female figures dancing, rendered with soft shapes and marked outlines, against a background of geometric shapes in pinks and blue.
      Clare Bonnet, House Party, 2022
    • Clare Bonnet, monotype of two nude female figures in motion depicted in a soft, loose lines, against a bright blue background
      Clare Bonnet, Kicks, 2022
    • Clare Bonnet painting of two nude dancing figures in blues, pink and ochre
      Clare Bonnet, Pleasure Scripts, 2022
    • Clare Bonnet, monotype of a nude female figure seen reclining, her back turned towards the viewer, against a bright blue background.
      Clare Bonnet, Series II, Third, 2022
    • Clare Bonnet, two nude female figures shown in motion rendered in soft, loose lines, against a bright blue background.
      Clare Bonnet, Shindig, 2022Sold
    • Clare Bonnet monotype of two female nude figures shown dancing, depicted in soft, loose lines, against a bright blue background.
      Clare Bonnet, Sky Larking, 2022
    • Clare Bonnet painting of two nude female figures in motion against a background of geometric shapes in bright blue and muted pinks and ochre.
      Clare Bonnet, Swipe, 2022
    • Clare Bonnet painting of two nude female figures dancing outlined in blue, against a background of geometric shapes in plaster pink and green.
      Clare Bonnet, Unlocked, 2022Sold
    • Carol Peace sculpture of a female figure stretching her arms and body up, with her eyes closed and leaning slightly forward.
      Carol Peace, Carpe Diem
    • Carol Peace sculpture of a female figure sitting cross legged reading a book resting in her lap.
      Carol Peace, Sitting ReadingSold
    • Carol Peace sculpture of a small figure in bronze seen upside down holding two circles, swinging their body between them like a gymnast.
      Carol Peace, Silks Two
    • Carol Peace sculpture of small figures of a couple, one standing in front of the other, placed in a thick, wide circle.
      Carol Peace, Place I, Standing in the Wind
    • Carol Peace sculpture of small figures, a seated couple placed inside a smooth wide circle in wood.
      Carol Peace, Place II, Couple Sitting
    • Carol Peace sculpture of a roughly textured woman carrying a small child oh her back, their head resting on her left shoulder.
      Carol Peace, ReflectedSold
    • Carol Peace, roughly textured sculpture with of a woman standing straight with head slightly lifted, wearing a short dress and wearing her hair in a bun.
      Carol Peace, I Have It Here
    • Carol Peace sculpture of a couple standing looking at each other, arms reach out and the hold hands. They have large feet, resting on a slim plinth. Highly textured, bronze resin.
      Carol Peace, There You AreSold
    • Carol Peace sculpture of two tiny figures, male and female stood close together on an oak block. The figures are smooth in texture and the colour is a rich bronze. The text of a poem is printed on the oak.
      Carol Peace, Thank You
    • Carol Peace poetry block, a small sculpture in bronze of a couple seated on a wood block with text of a poem.
      Carol Peace, Me and You, Poetry BlockSold
    • Carol Peace sculpture of two tiny figures, male and female seated together on an oak block. The figures are smooth in texture and the colour is a rich bronze. The text of a poem is printed on the oak.
      Carol Peace, With You, Poetry BlockSold
    • Carol Peace small sculpture in bronze of a couple seated on a wooden block, with a text of poetry on the front.
      Carol Peace, Your Hand, Poetry BlockSold
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