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Submitted by Anonymous on Thu 28 Nov 2013
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Fri, 11/29/2013 - 02:01Category:
ExhibitionSite Structure:
Tourism and travelSummary:
Markus Karstieß and William CobbingDate start:
Sat, 01/25/2014 - 00:00Date end:
Sat, 05/17/2014 - 01:00xcal location:
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http://www.newcastlegateshead.com/whats-on/markus-karstiess-and-william-cobbing-p729611xcal venue name:
Hatton Galleryxcal venue region:
Tyne and Wearxcal venue postcode:
NE1 7RUxcal venue country:
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Newcastle Universityxcal venue city:
The Quadrangle, Newcastle upon TyneLat:
54.98032Long:
-1.6157Description:
Two leading contemporary artists, who both use ceramics as one aspect of their practice, will be showing the results of their year-long residency in Newcastle University’s Fine Art Department.
As Lipman Artist in Residence, William Cobbing has been developing new works featuring the imprint of letterpress blocks into malleable clay surfaces. Words appear and are then distorted or erased through the act of continually reworking the surface. Language becomes a tactile experience.
The Northumberland countryside provides the background for a surrealist video that documents a pit firing of a bell and golem-like figure, and a new series of sculptures echoes the eroded contours of the monolithic Duddo Five Stones.
Markus Karstieß resumes ancient ceramic techniques and as his point of departure the most archetypal mark of sculptural forming, the imprint of the hand in shapeable clay. The products are unconventional sculptures under a layer of literary and artistic associations ranging from the Isenheim Altarpiece to science fiction.
Markus Karstieß's work will be on show 18 Jan - 15 Mar and William Cobbing's from 21 Mar - 17 May.