3 October to 18 November 2024
KMA Gallery is celebrating the alchemy of ceramics for October with three new collections by a roster of artists. Expressive vessels by Branka Vrhovski-Stanton and Craig Underhill are on display, as well as delightful sculptures by Jessie Mooy.
Artist Branka Vrhovski-Stanton uses ceramic vessels in the place of canvases, bringing her exploratory abstract brushstrokes to the forms with energy. In this new collection she has started not only incorporating more colour in her decoration, but also taking the vessel into a more sculptural shape. The physical vessel is now also the recipient of Branka’s free, gestural expression.
Branka Vrhovski-Stanton – Terracotta Jar
Also using the vessel like a painting, Craig Underhill is interpreting the topography of the landscape in his artworks. Sketches from his walks in the Cornish environs that surround his home are translated into his enigmatic forms using various mark-making techniques and a rich palette of glazes. Craig’s extensive skill with building and glazing is on full display in these intricate pieces.
Finally, Jessie Mooy is using her charming sculptures of women with their animal companions to impart a valuable message of our time about the importance of protecting our environment. These delicate, detailed sculptures recall Goddess women of myth and the Renaissance, also accompanied by animals, reminding us of our long and important history with the other beings we share this planet with.
Jessie Mooy – Bust of Earth Mother with Fox Cub
Also on show are The Sea collections by Jonathan Smith, Paul Wearing and Sam Peacock, new paintings by David Hayward and Dawn Stacey, prints and an original painting by Kellie Miller, and etchings by Carolyn Bew, among many more.
These artworks are on view curated across two floors at Kellie Miller Arts Gallery.
Address: 20 Market St, Brighton BN1 1HH
Website: kelliemillerarts.com
Phone: 01273 329384
