Carpet Sculpture Marc Grainer

Beth cavener explores human psychology in intensely expressive clay sculptures of animals.

Carpet sculpture marc grainer.

Three vases by john ward lots 62 64 all from the collection of diane and marc grainer in 1981 the british crafts council staged a fascinating exhibition entitled the maker s eye. From phillips lynn chadwick r a study for sculpture 1966 pen and colored ink drawing on graph paper 75 9 55 9 cm. Property from the collection of diane and marc grainer. Drawn from the diane and marc grainer collection it includes works by allison britton edmund de waal kate malone grayson perry julian stair steve dixon and nick arroyave portela among.

Herman founding director and director emeritus of the renwick gallery 1971 1986 alida and. Property from the collection of diane and marc grainer. This stylish and wide ranging survey comprises examples of clay art by one hundred major artists covering the period from the late 1980s through 2009. Focused on the collection of diane and marc grainer this installation is a survey of contemporary british studio ceramics.

1975 walnut and leather smithsonian american art museum gift of northwest designer craftsmen made possible by deloris tarzan ament ralph and shirley anderson edith fairhall diane and marc grainer anne gould hauberg lloyd e. The premise was simple. From phillips stephen de staebler walking man ii 1989 1990 bronze 193 55 2 67 6 cm. Evert sodergren sculptured chair designed 1953 built ca.

By using animals as her vehicles cavener attempts to lay bare the darker aspects of humanity from carnality and self loathing to insecurity and apathy. This stylish and wide ranging survey comprises examples of clay art by one hundred major artists covering the period from the late 1980s through 2009. Property from the collection of diane and marc grainer. Comprising functional and sculptural objects made between the 1980s and today the show features work by artists either born or residing in great britain including established contemporary classics like gordon baldwin and rupert spira and cutting edge ceramicists.

A range of contemporary craft artists chose works by their peers presenting the objects in carefully arranged groups. Drawn from the diane and marc grainer collection it includes works by allison britton edmund de waal kate malone grayson perry julian stair steve dixon and nick arroyave portela among.