replay

15 July - 9 September 2005


replay is an exhibition of work based on the inspiration of childhood summer memories. It is a collective of work that uses the swift moments,
colors, and expressions of a time that never seems to be lost. Here we have visions of crumpled sweet wrappers, stripy lawn chairs, summer fairs, candy floss, sandy feet and summer dresses. Even as adults we find that playful essence of summer and we indulge in its joyful nostalgia.

 

Each artist has been chosen for his or her ability to express this concept through particular materials. In the exhibition we will be playing with scale, color and texture. Each artist has a specific recognizable style and technique that manipulates the standard use of the material assigned. It is important here to represent the creative concept, but it is also a major factor to see the skill used in joining craft and art. The artists are as follows Julie Arkell, Jo Lawrence, Hans Stofer, Heather Chontos, Katja Korsawe and Ed Teasdale.

 

Hans Stofer has a passion for objects! In particular for those he encounters on a daily basis within the domestic environment and which most of us take for granted and tend to overlook such as lightbulbs, milk bottles, spoons, plates and ordinary household utensils..

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Julie Arkell translates the world of seaside holidays, child nurseries, prams, dolls houses and toys into a world of her own. "I like capturing past moments,
doing things that make me laugh".

 

Ed Teasdale originally made small boxes from hardwood off-cuts and some found materials, where ideas centred on creating objects that were both solid and hollow. His current work comprises mainly of reclaimed wood chests reminiscent of pale driftwood colours and beach holidays.

 

 

Heather Charnos a creative director and a painter, will be making collages and typographical works to represent a word association of each artist's work.She will be working in wax cut outs, crayons and string on paper.

 

Katja Korsawe creates playful necklaces made of elastic bands in different colours.

 

 

Jo Lawrence Everyday objects re-seen as body parts evoke memories of childhood, in both its playful and darker aspects. All is not quite as it appears; a brush, a crushed teapot or a glove becomes a head,whisks or spoons are limbs, a flattened sieve or wallpaper scraper is part body or garment. The use of photographic faces instils an innate identity, with a suggestion of a past, an implied personal history.