Mark Making
Andy Lowrie, Clare Poppi, Katie Stormonth and Nellie Peoples.
5 July - 25 August 2018
Craft ACT: Craft and Design Centre
www. craftact.org.au
Mark making is a broad term the Bench artists have used to characterise the forms, patterns and textures within their artwork. It is not limited to a particular material, surface, process or function. They have used mark making to expand the boundaries of their work, by reconsidering how it informs and connects facets of their practice: sketching, designing, thinking, making, viewing, wearing and experiencing the object. Mark Making, the exhibition, sees Bench members explore and examine the physical process of mark marking and its potential to transform the physical into the non-physical, ephemeral and intangible, considering marks made upon the maker, the wearer and the viewer. In this way, the artists reflect upon the act of leaving or making a mark. From the point of view of the consumer, jewellery may be collected or gifted to mark a significant moment in time, but from a makers point of view, a mark on, or represented by, a piece of jewellery can be a nuanced and thoughtful act. Mark Making presents work that represents the different and unique ways that four Bench members interpret this concept, and how their collaborative environment supports and enhances critical thinking on the subject.
Photography: Faun Photography
5 July - 25 August 2018
Craft ACT: Craft and Design Centre
www. craftact.org.au
Mark making is a broad term the Bench artists have used to characterise the forms, patterns and textures within their artwork. It is not limited to a particular material, surface, process or function. They have used mark making to expand the boundaries of their work, by reconsidering how it informs and connects facets of their practice: sketching, designing, thinking, making, viewing, wearing and experiencing the object. Mark Making, the exhibition, sees Bench members explore and examine the physical process of mark marking and its potential to transform the physical into the non-physical, ephemeral and intangible, considering marks made upon the maker, the wearer and the viewer. In this way, the artists reflect upon the act of leaving or making a mark. From the point of view of the consumer, jewellery may be collected or gifted to mark a significant moment in time, but from a makers point of view, a mark on, or represented by, a piece of jewellery can be a nuanced and thoughtful act. Mark Making presents work that represents the different and unique ways that four Bench members interpret this concept, and how their collaborative environment supports and enhances critical thinking on the subject.
Photography: Faun Photography
Mark Making Catalogue
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