Current Exhibition...
Collage to Stitch #2
Four by Four

Saturday 5th September until Sunday 27th September 2020.

This is the second exhibition by Four by Four together as a group - Maxine Fry, Ruth Galpin, Suzanne Gummow and Sandra Obst.  The challenge these artists set themselves was to make one postcare sized collage per day.  This in itself was a huge commitment alongside managing family life and work.  Once per month the group met to discuss, show, affirm and critique that month's collection and to nominate a theme for the following month.

Preparatory work
Each artist worked in their respective ways cutting, tearing and layering before pasting, often working with a limited palette of papers sourced from their individual collections of purchased, found or prepared papers.  Papers from magazine pages, varied commercial (oriental and wrapping) papers, handmade and decorated, printed dyed or hand-coloured, even scraps of typography were used for their graphic impact.  At the same time the artists committed to creating one A4 sized textile piece each month as a preparatory work to be executed into a larger textile.  This became an interim step prior to their realization into the larger, uniform size of 75cm x 45cm artworks exhibited here.

The exhibition “Collage to Stitch” is the culmination of one year's exploration of collage as a tool for developing ideas.  The themes chosen and the approaches were personal, however, they generally revolved around Nature.  Flowers, trees, and gardens were recurring themes though occasionally an artist would explore an abstract concept such as grids.
 The opportunity to commit to exploring this process was exciting as it provided stimulus to extend thought processes and to push an idea so much further than might normally occur.  To take a single concept and recreate it daily for thirty days required perseverance and dedication.  What in fact occurred turned out to be the regular development of works in series, albeit small in composition, but hugely important for personal development.  Each artist has found themselves pursuing new and different directions as a result of this challenge, they have extended their individual expression, created new and exciting works and developed a series of ideas for future exploration.

 

Linhay Gallery has a COVID-safe plan, so numbers are limited and visitors are expected to use hand sanitizer and sign the Contact Tracing Record upon entry to the gallery as well as keeping appropriate space between each other.

All work is for sale. Please contact the gallery if you are interested in purchasing one of the pieces.