- Venue
- Constantine Lecture Theater
- Date
- Tuesday, October 25, 2016
02:00 PM - Address
- Teesside University, Middlesbrough
- Location
- North East England
- Organiser
- Teesside University Fine Art
Caroline Archaintre
Artist
Read the interview here.
Tuesday 25th October 2016 / 2-4pm Constantine Lecture Theatre
Caroline Achaintre works across a diverse range of media that includes textiles, ceramics, prints and watercolours, using techniques typically associated with the applied arts. Her sculptures, hand-tufted wool wall-hangings, drawings and paintings are colourful and potent, evoking the subversive spirit of European carnival and creating an atmosphere that is simultaneously playful and absurd. Citing German Expressionism, post-war British sculpture and Primitivism as influences, her work also makes reference to more contemporary sub-cultural strands of sci-fi, the Goth-metal scene, psychedelia and horror film. Her work has recently been featured in British Art Show 8 and she currently has a solo exhibition at Baltic. More info about the event and Critical Perspectives here.
Theorist Simon Critchley observed, ‘The problem with contemporary art is that we all think we know what it means and we don’t.’ With an international focus and interdisciplinary approach, Teesside University Fine Art’s Critical Perspectives lecture series challenges us to rethink our location within an ever-evolving community of artists in the twenty-first century. Critical Lines visiting lecture series presents artists and thinkers from across disciplines, who offer artist talks, lectures, workshops and tutorials at Teesside University. This series is open to the public.
