Satellite Portflio 2011
Selected by Aid and Abet
On sale at Aid and Abet from 30th September 2011 http://aidandabet.co.uk/
Participating members featured in the first Satellite Portfolio are Dominic Allen, Jo Chapman, Polly Cruse, Nicola Naismith, Kate Parrott, Dominique Rey.
Kate Parrott:
River Bed
A3 screen print with drawing and collage
My works are an exploration of material qualities and the processes involved in making sculpture. The use of the everyday, an element of comedy, and the suggestion of people and figuration (real or otherwise) are all aspects of my work. I enjoy creating works that combine pathos and humour. Longevity, permanence and preciousness are challenged with ideas of collapse, carelessness, and the accidental. Latest works explore the application of colour and the siting of coloured objects, as well as the humanized and theatrical quality of certain objects and compositions. I am also using drawing to inform and develop my sculpture.
This particular drawing is in homage to The River Ouse as it runs through Bedford, and in particular a small island in the middle of it. The island is inaccessible to people and is treated as a wilderness/nature area, and yet at Christmas one year there was a mysterious appearance of a lion, a leopard, and a tiger on the island (sadly, just life-size stuffed toys). This drawing aims to capture some of that surreal magic, minus the animals.
