Silver Sculpture, Paintings, Drawings, Etchings and Works on Paper
‘Re-collect’ reunites two artists in an exhibition of 100+ pieces of silver sculpture, drawing, painting and etching. Meryl Ainslie and Susan Preston crossed paths in India, and here they co-inhabit the gallery space with certain individuality and a shared experience.
Meryl Ainslie
100+ pieces of cast silver sculpture, sketchbook drawings and etchings are a legacy to the artist Meryl Ainslie’s journeys and experiences from near and far: grass seeds from her home farm; stitching on a broom, Thailand; door rivets from a palace, India; an electric circuit from a derelict building, Swindon.
The fine silver pieces are displayed as a contemporary archaeology with the catalogued precision of Victorian entomological collections.
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Susan Preston
In Susan Preston’s paintings and works on paper the paint and graphite are layered to a shimmering surface. Abstract forms loom in subtle hues, the glowing colours of India are glimpsed through a closed shutter or the holed hull of a beached boat. They are ‘resonant of images in my head, memories…’
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Exhibition Dates
16 November – 16 December 2011
Open Wed - Friday 10.30 – 3pm plus
‘Special’ open weekend 3 and 4 December 10.30 – 3pm
Other times by appointment
Private View
Sunday 13 November Noon – 2.30pm (drinks and canapes) By invitation r.s.v.p.
Telephone: 01672 511999
