Shifting Luminosity
Installation (LEDs and plastic pipes)
Variable dimensions, this image shows 400cm (w) x 250cm (d) x 300cm (h)
2014
Shifting Luminosity explores new materials and ways of working, continuing from my Construction Project earlier in the year. This spatial drawing uses three dimensional materials as a way to reference drawings made previously.
This year I have been officially sent on the marketing and promotional trail for Rogue Artists’ Studios, more specifically in the last few months gearing up for this years Open Studios. It is a huge task, but one I am really enjoying. It has given me the opportunity to get to know the work of all the resident artists (yep… all 90 of them) as I have researched everyone’s practice for the #90days90artists campaign. In the last three months, everyday one of Rogue’s artists have been showcased on Twitter and Facebook, leading to loads more followers, likers and shares. Before this, I only knew the work of the artists on my floor (there are three floors in total) and even then I was a bit sketchy. I always felt that was a shame, as I knew there was some real talent at Rogue.
I had always felt that my studio group needed an injection of energy in its social media. I wanted the world to know about what we are doing as we busy ourselves in this working textile mill at the back of Piccadilly Station in central Manchester. It is true to say, we are an ambitious bunch, showing regularly both nationally and internationally and we deserve the promotion.
As an ongoing thread, alongside the #90days90artists campaign I have been notifying Rogue’s followers of the exhibitions, publications, art fairs and blogs the artists based there are in. People can now keep up-to-date with the goings-on here.
Now, instead of being frustrated that things I am doing don’t get publicity though my studio network – other than through my own personal ones, I am happy that not only myself, but other artists are benefiting from having Rogue’s social media platforms firmly established.
Have you noticed an increased presence of Rogue on social media networks? See you at the Open Studios this weekend?
(The opening party is this Friday 19th September 6-9pm, Saturday 20th and Sunday 21st 12-5pm, by appointment Monday 22nd – Sunday 28th 12-5pm).
Beyond Space was commissioned by Eden Arts for Kendal Calling Festival Woodland Arts Trail. Funded by Arts Council England.
Mulitcoloured clusters of fluorescent bulbs hung high in the trees above visitors heads, glowing with an array of hues and saturating their surroundings. Beyond Space’ myriad of colours directly transforms its environment by creating an experiential encounter within the woodlands. In this instance, I intentionally juxtaposed the colour found in nature with the synthetic colour of illuminated street signs and the glare of the nocturnal metropolis with my choice of an iridescent colour palette.
Liz West is a British artist (b.1985) who graduated from Glasgow School of Art in 2007. West’s broad body of work encompasses wall-based artwork, sculpture, and site-specific installations. West creates vivid environments that mix luminous colour and radiant light. West aims to provoke a heightened sensory awareness in the viewer through her works. She is interested in exploring how sensory phenomena can invoke psychological and physical responses that tap into our own deeply entrenched relationships to colour. West's investigation into the relationship between colour and light is often realised through an engagement between materiality and a given site. Our understanding of colour can only be realised through the presence of light. By playing and adjusting colour, West brings out the intensity and composition of her spatial arrangements. West has been commissioned worldwide by institutions and organisations including Natural History Museum, National Trust, National Science and Media Museum, Natural England, Allied London, Grosvenor, British Land, Leftcoast, Bloc Projects, Salford University, Allenheads Contemporary Arts, Eden Arts and Bristol Biennial. West's work has been included in exhibitions with Chester Cathedral, Compton Verney, Castlefield Gallery New Art Spaces, Cornerhouse, Brunel University, Bury Art Museum & Sculpture Centre, UK Young Artists and Royal British Society of Sculptors in the UK, as well as internationally at Kraftwerk Berlin and The Invisible Dog in New York. Permanent works are sited in London, Manchester and Bury. Her work has been widely published including by Wallpaper*, FRAME Magazine, Dezeen, The Creator's Project, Design Boom, Huffington Post, Colossal, Thames & Hudson, The World of Interiors, The Times and The Independent.
