Carolyn Genders
Schedule
Fri Sep 13 2024 at 10:00 am to Sat Oct 05 2024 at 05:00 pm
Location
The Albany Gallery | Cardiff, WA
About this Event
“Integrity; belief, and the question of what if are essential”
“I never considered anything other than (being) an artist”
Carolyn Genders is an Artist Maker, a Ceramicist and a Printmaker. Prepare to be affected by Genders and her work; intrinsically, instantly. The physicality of her pieces in and of themselves within the gallery space strikes first; their organic shapes… almost inspiring the ghost of a memory of something inexplicable and magical. Then - in a subtle and sensuous way, the viewer is invited to observe how her marks and inscriptions slowly reveal themselves - and the relationship between artist - object - and viewer, evolves and deepens.
It is an experience full of feeling. An instant yet unconscious emotional impact as we observe the sensuous and energetic gestures and the strong seam of raw life that runs through every piece - and indeed, from one piece to another.
There are multiple relationships at play here: Feeling meets expert technical ability and skill; as well as ideas about fragility and strength, informing the physical and emotional state of each piece and their relationship to one another.
Genders has created her own ever-evolving surface if you will. It is about always moving forwards, without restriction: “I have developed my own (language) over the years - the changing of the colours in the firing… when multiples of dreary shades eventually become glorious and vibrant… but with unpredictability and excitement… I love that”.
Incising and scarifying through layers of matt vitreous slips and burnished terra sigillata; uniting the physicality of how she works with both clay and print; and the potential of the created surface, Genders responds to her material innately. She experiences hyperfocus; using the energy of the work, whereupon the turntable itself becomes a part of the movement and strong rhythmic form of her creations.
“There is life in my work; a raw energy. I am always standing back and reassessing, thinking… until that moment when the energy takes over… “My work comes from a place informed by my practice of looking and seeing - the interplay of colours, the counterbalance of textures, the energy of gestures and the constantly evolving pattern of my surroundings. My inspiration is internal, a conscious analytical series of responses to an ever expanding catalogue of understanding.”
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Words Meryl Cubley August 2024
Where is it happening?
The Albany Gallery, 74b Albany Road, Cardiff, United KingdomEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
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