With the arrival of Spring, jaggedart presents vibrant and pastel colours in a selection of works that challenge the notions of flat surface and three-dimensional space. Book covers, ceramic, paper and perspex become the support and form in the works by Tom Henderson, Katie Mawson and Maria Wojdat, whose pieces question where a "painting" and a "sculpture" begins.
Trained in sculpture in Newcastle, Tom Henderson has been challenging the traditional limits of a flat surface since his first show in the gallery in 2007. Using perspex, resin, and metal frames, his work carries the light of the South of France. Cast acrylic paint on transparent perspex edges and grooves, radiate colours and luminosity creating optical illusions that shift as the viewer moves through the gallery.
Katie Mawson finds her palette in the "infinite" colours of vintage cloth-bound books. By deconstructing and skinning these aged materials, she reconstructs them into tranquil compositions of colour and space. Influenced by the stillness of her sunrise swims in the Lake District, Katie masterfully combines colours, balancing the weathered textures of read, handled and loved volumes with the purity of nature’s tones.
Maria Wojdat brings the discipline of her background in graphic design to the tactile world of ceramics. Her wall pieces act as three-dimensional canvases for bold, matte colour combinations. By segmenting surfaces with "perfect lines," Maria explores themes of boundary and connection, translating the flat geometry of a drawing board into the organic weight of clay. She folds paper, layers painted carboard or overlaps geometrical ceramic slabs to create intriguing and colourful compositions.
Architectural precision and an intuitive use of colour dialogue in these elaborate works that invite the viewer to discover and explore the connected surfaces.
