Artist
Statement
My work has
recently moved away from sculptural/figurative pieces, toward vessel forms
as I have begun to consider the interplay between aesthetic and function.
Function is something that did not interest me at first as I felt it was
too over-powering, that the personal/emotional engagement with the piece
became clouded by thoughts of usefulness. But within this role of ‘usefulness’,
I realised a strong physical interaction could develop. I wanted my work
to become more accessible, to be touched, moved and used. I felt that
if I gave the work a domestic function, this usefulness would allow the
viewer to regularly revisit it. I decided to simplify the form into something
strong, simple, unfussy and essentially practical to encourage use and
therefore physical interaction and continued dialogue. The open vessel-form
would provide me with this function.
Although
my work has changed a lot in form, the motivation remains constant. My
work continues to explore our feelings about ourselves and our contemporary
situation. My aim is to express the things that impact upon us internally;
the tensions, jealousies, lusts, joys, sadness, and also to express the
things that simulate us visually; nature and the landscape - externalising
and recording these emotions by translating them into actions, and consequently
into surface colour/decoration/mark.
The marks
may be slow, deliberate and controlled; revisiting old ideas, thoughts
and memories, or may be spontaneous gestures caused by reactions, moods
and tensions. There is repetition with marks and similarities with pieces,
just as days/moods can be similar to ones before, and yet each piece holds
its own uniqueness, just as each day/feeling is never identical, each
has its own story to tell.
Rowena
Gilbert
University
of Brighton : BA Honours Degree
in Three Dimensional Crafts
Specialising in Ceramics and Polyester Resins/Plastics
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