Artist's Reflections of Architectural Details
It's all in the details...
When Jac conceived this idea for an exhibition last year, it was simply to celebrate architectural details and how they can transform a space.
As you know, we like to do things a bit differently at Utopia, so the show will not only include 3 very different artists, but also a collection of antique architectural details that Mick and Jac have sourced over the last year. Expect pediments and corbels, pilasters and balustrades, all for sale.
Painter Colin Kitchener
Suffolk's Colin Kitchener has always had a passionate interest in the beautiful medieval properties of East Anglia. This fascination has transposed into sourcing reclaimed terracotta peg tiles from reclamation yards, to form the ground for his unique paintings.
Each piece is an original work featuring architectural details.
Some tiles are centuries old and often bear the original craftsman’s finger print adding to the narrative. Colin paints in harmony with the individual character of the rugged texture, brought about during the firing process and then exposure to the elements, choosing to let the tile direct the details.
He says "Each tile has its own story.."
>> View the work of Colin Kitchener here <<
Pargeter Bill Sargent
Bill Sargent is amongst the highest regarded pargeters in the country. His work can be seen all over East Anglia. Pargeting is the ornamentation of a plastered and rendered building facade. It's origins can be traced back to ornamental lime plastering during the Roman Empire. Henry Vlll is believed to have brought it in fashion in sixteenth century by employing Italian plasterers to decorate Nonsuch Palace.
Bill Sargent began plastering in the 1960s, doing a formal apprenticeship, followed by working with his father continuing the tradition of conservation plasterwork and pargeting. The specialist company was set up by his grandfather in 1926.
This master craftsman can still be seen restoring ancient buildings, but for us he has created a special giant wall panel in a traditional design, ready to adorn a wall outside or inside your home. If you live in East Anglia, Bill will happily plaster this beautiful panel onto your wall using traditional techniques for a small fee. Or you could hang it as a picture.
https://pargettingcompany.com/
>> View the work of Bill Sargent here <<
Mixed-Media Artist Sarah Jane Brown
Sarah Jane Brown specialises in creating quirky sculptures where she cleverly manipulates scale. Her miniature pieces explore narratives centred around houses. Her employment of old newsprint married with wood, rusty metal and tin delivers sensitive creations with great attention to detail. Sarah's pieces are such fun and beautifully executed.
