MALAYSIANS WITH BIG GARDENS, HUGE BALCONIES OR VAST ROOMS DEVOID OF ORNAMENTATION PLEASE KEY IN THE DATES 16 JUNE TILL 7 JULY 2013 AND HIGHTAIL TO CIRENCESTER IN GLOUCESTERSHIRE, ENGLAND.
The long-awaited 11th biennial FRESH AIR
2013, set up by art collectors Lucy and David Abel Smith, takes place at
Quenington Old Rectory, Cirencester, Gloucestershire GL7 5BN from Sunday 16
June to Sunday 7 July 2013.
The purpose of the FRESH AIR sculpture exhibition is ‘to
wash the dust from the soul of everyday life’ and to provide the
opportunity to celebrate the vitality and diversity of sculpture and it
capacity to challenge.
From RM 250 to RM 100,000 to RM 250,000, there is something for everyone.
From RM 250 to RM 100,000 to RM 250,000, there is something for everyone.
FRESH AIR 2013
11th Biennale Quenington Sculpture
Exhibition
16th June - 7th July 2013
Quenington Old Rectory
Cirencester, Gloucestershire ,
GL7 5BN
T 01285 750 358
E
lasmith@freshair2013.com
The long-awaited
11th biennial
FRESH AIR 2013, set up by art collectors
Lucy and David Abel Smith, takes place at Quenington Old Rectory, Cirencester,
Gloucestershire GL7 5BN from Sunday 16th June to Sunday 7th
July 2013.
The purpose of the FRESH AIR
sculpture exhibition is ‘to wash the dust
from the soul of everyday life’ and to provide the opportunity to celebrate
the vitality and diversity of sculpture and its capacity to challenge. Sculpture today embraces a broad spectrum of
objects, film, photography, installation, text, sound and performance which are
all mainstays of a contemporary vision and FRESH AIR actively encourages this
diversity.
Where else can you find a
combination of brilliantly coloured sound reflector sculptures, a newly composed
digital audio sound-track and a trapeze artist forming a heart-lifting art
installation under a huge copper beech tree?
The answer is found
in the exquisite 5-acre garden and river
at Quenington Old Rectory which form a stunning stage setting for the most
exciting and eagerly-awaited sculpture show in the country.
Art for the garden has now become
main-stream but in order to compete with the richness and colour of nature,
outdoor sculpture has had to evolve in surprising and delightful directions since
the very first FRESH AIR show in 1992. Over
12,000 people visited FRESH AIR 2011. This
year’s line-up includes 91 international artists
combining established and inspiring new talent (31 are new this year) using a
combination of conventional and unusual materials such as glass, stone,
ceramic, marble, wood, fabric, plastic, resin, bronze, stainless steel and
multi-media installations. Prices range
from £50 to £20,000 with one or two more expensive pieces up to £50,000.
This year exciting new
work encourages the viewer to ‘think out
of the box’ such as Hannah Davies who adopts varying
techniques to alter form ultimately displaying a fascination with the
displacement of the common object as shown in ‘A Bench’; an installation, ‘Thorn
Tree’, of hundreds of porcelain
thorns assembled over the trunk and branches of a tree by Natalia Dias; ‘Once is an
accident, twice is a revolution’,
1,000 cast jelly shoes poured in pink silicone rubber by Tom Hackett; and
three obsolete pianos are being rescued from the scrap heap and spontaneously
reconfigured into a new structure on-site at FRESH AIR by Alicia
Fidler.
Look out for ‘Dark Bird 2002’ by Breon O’Casey (1928-2011) who saw himself as a ‘traditional
innovator’; also ‘Couple
I’ in bronze by Terence Coventry
which is a simple yet intensely personal representation of love.
On-going colour in the
garden is vital: Taz Lovejoy’s bright sculptural lamps made from coloured
silicone cupcake moulds are hung in the canopy
of a tree; ‘Damask’, laser-cut aluminium flower silhouettes by Caroline Parrott; textile artist Jennifer Norris combines leather and fabric to create stitched organic forms such as ‘Spinoza’; Christine Kowal Post
portrays women as fearless and strong
without abandoning their intrinsic femininity in ‘Woman, Egg and Crow’ carved from horse chestnut.
The use of glass as a
medium is very diverse as shown in ‘Strange Flower’ by Colin Reid, regarded as one of the most accomplished glassmakers
worldwide; ‘Plantain’ by Colin and Louise Hawkins from the renowned
LocoGlass and ‘Aechemea’ by Sam Herman as well as Matt Durran, Anna Glasbrook, Belinda
Harding and Bliss Hill.
Alison
Crowther’s
superbly ‘Carved Cube’ in unseasoned
English oak and Andrew Trotman’s ‘Swingseat II’ are just two of the many
wood sculptures to choose from; and a show would not be complete without
hand-cut letter-carvers such as Iain
Cotton exhibiting ‘Journey Stones’.
The river Coln flowing through the
garden provides an extra platform for artists influenced by water such as Jacque Pavlosky’s installation of
floating glass bottles; wildlife
sculptor Adam Binder’s majestic
bronze swan; and ‘Submergence’ made of high fired porcelain by Jo Taylor, designed to fit
in the swimming pool.
The Quenington Sculpture Trust, FRESH
AIR’s registered charity since 1997, provides bursaries to talented artists. This year Rob Olins is presenting ‘Sound
Mirrors’, an installation of brightly coloured acoustic mirrors, which
includes intermittent performances by trapeze artist Alice Watson bringing together the grace and elegance of dance with
the strength and focus of aerial acrobatics.
The Trust is supported by The Arts
Council, the Summerfield Trust, Strutt & Parker, the Cotswold District Council and R K Harrison Insurance Services.
FRESH AIR
runs an impressive education programme accommodating over 650 children for local schools including workshops
for the disabled and special needs schools.
Many children from primary and secondary schools in the region visit the
show giving them a unique opportunity to enjoy the excitement of such a large range of art in a rural setting.
Another new departure
this year is a pop-up restaurant at FRESH AIR to be held on Saturday evening, June
22nd. Allium, Fairford’s renowned
restaurant specialising in Modern British food, will be creating 8 courses of ‘extraordinary food in an extraordinary
setting’ for up to 60 covers for one night only. For reservations please call Allium on 01285
712200.
This is my favourite! Entitled 'A Bench' by Hannah Davies. RM 6,800. Bet your guests will either think they are drunk or need to see their eye doctor.
I also like this one, called 'Thorn Tree' by 'Natalia Dias. There are 500 individual, differently sized porcelain thorns, 3 cm to 16 cm, assembled on a tree and no, these thorns will not kill the tree. RM 85,000
I like these delicious looking, jellybean sandals sprinkled all over your lawn! All 1,000 of them and spread over 20 feet in diameter! These silicone jelly shoes are made of pigmented silicone rubber. RM 150 each or the entire lot for RM 150,000! I don't have the actual shoe size and they all look identical and presumably you can wear them though philistines might say you can buy them at any pasar malam for RM 10 a pair! This shoe show by Tom Hackett is called 'Once is an accident, two is a revolution', whatever that means!
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'Plantain' by Colin Hawkins is such fun as you can literally plant them anywhere, preferably amid the lallang or bush so they appear to be blooming from the living plant. A sort of horticultural trompe l'oeil that will baffle your guests. RM 27,000
This avant-garde, 11-metre high metronome is strictly for the great outdoors unless you have cathedral ceilings. By Lucy Strachan, this is called God Rod. RM 33,000. Bringing home to Malaysia may be a problem
I am very amused by this woman carrying a bird and its egg (presumably). Called 'Woman, Egg and Crow' this is by Christine Kowal Post. RM 25,000
'Colouring in the Grass and Sky' looks like something from Alice in Wonderland as the giant pencils appear suspended in midair. By Henrietta Budd. RM 14,500
'The Swan' is classical, timeless and elegant. You cannot go wrong with this stately bird though it seems rather tame and unexciting compared to my favourite 'A Bench'! By Adam Binder in bronze. This is an expensive bird at RM 108,000
Realistically rendered or carved or sculpted flora and fauna get my vote all the time. This is 'Two for Joy' by Dave Cooke. RM 8,500
Stick them anywhere in your garden and they strike up a conversation. 'Damask' by Caroline Parrott is a trio of laser-cut, anodised aluminium florals at RM 160 each but I could have sworn I saw something like this at Chatuchak market in Bangkok but at this price, you cannot far wrong
This also catches my attention as I love statues of humans. 'Sitting' by Carole Peace costs RM 23,000
No, they are not giant frisbees stuck in a tree. 'Sound Mirrors' by Rob Olins are 2 acoustic mirrors. These 2 sound reflectors are made of glass fibre and aluminium. RM 70,000
'Launch' by Rebecca Newnham is 2.2 metres and weighs a hefty 150 kgs with price to match. At RM 178,000 it is among the most expensive.
'Spinoza' by Jennifer Norris looks like rolled pieces of paper, confection or freeze-dried icing but are actually bonded and stitched PVC and cotton. They look so cool resting on branches. RM 1,800
No point hiding here when playing Hide and Seek. 'Bud' by Ruth Moilliett costs RM 89,000 and is 1.6 m high
'Metarmophosis' is by Taz Lovejoy are silicon cupcake moulds at RM 580 each. Perfect for decorating that dead tree while waiting for Dewan Bandaraya to come
'Kindred Spirits' by Bliss Hill costs RM 6,000 each or RM 17,500 for all three sets. They are handblown glass or you cannot leave them outdoors or get ready to sweep up the pieces after a storm
Art follows function or is it the other way around? 'Swing seat 2' is of oak and stainless steel fittings and costs RM 5,800. This is both beautiful and bountiful
I like these delicious looking, jellybean sandals sprinkled all over your lawn! All 1,000 of them and spread over 20 feet in diameter! These silicone jelly shoes are made of pigmented silicone rubber. RM 150 each or the entire lot for RM 150,000! I don't have the actual shoe size and they all look identical and presumably you can wear them though philistines might say you can buy them at any pasar malam for RM 10 a pair! This shoe show by Tom Hackett is called 'Once is an accident, two is a revolution', whatever that means!
"'Plantain' by Colin Hawkins is such fun as you can literally plant them anywhere, preferably amid the lallang or bush so they appear to be blooming from the living plant. A sort of horticultural trompe l'oeil that will baffle your guests. RM 27,000
This avant-garde, 11-metre high metronome is strictly for the great outdoors unless you have cathedral ceilings. By Lucy Strachan, this is called God Rod. RM 33,000. Bringing home to Malaysia may be a problem
I am very amused by this woman carrying a bird and its egg (presumably). Called 'Woman, Egg and Crow' this is by Christine Kowal Post. RM 25,000
'Colouring in the Grass and Sky' looks like something from Alice in Wonderland as the giant pencils appear suspended in midair. By Henrietta Budd. RM 14,500
'The Swan' is classical, timeless and elegant. You cannot go wrong with this stately bird though it seems rather tame and unexciting compared to my favourite 'A Bench'! By Adam Binder in bronze. This is an expensive bird at RM 108,000
Realistically rendered or carved or sculpted flora and fauna get my vote all the time. This is 'Two for Joy' by Dave Cooke. RM 8,500
Stick them anywhere in your garden and they strike up a conversation. 'Damask' by Caroline Parrott is a trio of laser-cut, anodised aluminium florals at RM 160 each but I could have sworn I saw something like this at Chatuchak market in Bangkok but at this price, you cannot far wrong
This also catches my attention as I love statues of humans. 'Sitting' by Carole Peace costs RM 23,000
No, they are not giant frisbees stuck in a tree. 'Sound Mirrors' by Rob Olins are 2 acoustic mirrors. These 2 sound reflectors are made of glass fibre and aluminium. RM 70,000
'Launch' by Rebecca Newnham is 2.2 metres and weighs a hefty 150 kgs with price to match. At RM 178,000 it is among the most expensive.
'Spinoza' by Jennifer Norris looks like rolled pieces of paper, confection or freeze-dried icing but are actually bonded and stitched PVC and cotton. They look so cool resting on branches. RM 1,800
No point hiding here when playing Hide and Seek. 'Bud' by Ruth Moilliett costs RM 89,000 and is 1.6 m high
'Metarmophosis' is by Taz Lovejoy are silicon cupcake moulds at RM 580 each. Perfect for decorating that dead tree while waiting for Dewan Bandaraya to come
'Kindred Spirits' by Bliss Hill costs RM 6,000 each or RM 17,500 for all three sets. They are handblown glass or you cannot leave them outdoors or get ready to sweep up the pieces after a storm
Art follows function or is it the other way around? 'Swing seat 2' is of oak and stainless steel fittings and costs RM 5,800. This is both beautiful and bountiful
If you like big cocks and I do, this bronze bird is for you then. 'Cockerel' by Mo Farquharson is RM 39,000
Looks like Bucephalus, Alexander the Great's horse but it is 'Spartan Horse' by Louisa Forbes at RM 53,000
Big, fat, roly-poly like one of Fernando Botero's creations, this 'Individuals' by Patricia Volks costs RM 15,000 each
Staid, solid and somewhat characterless, this 'Loganberry Pot' by Wendy Hoare costs RM 6,300
If you cannot afford a Henry Moore, this will do then. 'Couple 1' by Terence Coventry costs RM 68,000
I also thought this was a stool the gardener made for himself as I refuse to pay RM 7,000 for something my Filipina maid can do in her spare time
If you paid RM 15,000 for this 'Journey Stones' I might as well start being an artist too
Amen.
Looks like Bucephalus, Alexander the Great's horse but it is 'Spartan Horse' by Louisa Forbes at RM 53,000
Big, fat, roly-poly like one of Fernando Botero's creations, this 'Individuals' by Patricia Volks costs RM 15,000 each
Staid, solid and somewhat characterless, this 'Loganberry Pot' by Wendy Hoare costs RM 6,300
If you cannot afford a Henry Moore, this will do then. 'Couple 1' by Terence Coventry costs RM 68,000
I also thought this was a stool the gardener made for himself as I refuse to pay RM 7,000 for something my Filipina maid can do in her spare time
If you paid RM 15,000 for this 'Journey Stones' I might as well start being an artist too
Amen.
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