My sculptures reflect qualities of fragmentation, fluidity, gravity, decay and fragility. In my mind, clay is not a material that can only be appreciated in perfection. There is splendour in the torn, cracked and broken elements of the material.
My experimentation with clay is about pushing the process and the Read More...
My sculptures reflect qualities of fragmentation, fluidity, gravity, decay and fragility. In my mind, clay is not a material that can only be appreciated in perfection. There is splendour in the torn, cracked and broken elements of the material.
My experimentation with clay is about pushing the process and the method of making to the limits of what the material is capable of…the true beauty of the accidental.
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder…I constantly see the beauty in the ephemeral of everyday life. I use clay to create enduring traces of items largely considered waste. Once cast with clay, they evolve into new abstract compositions.
Incidental making allows me to explore the beauty of abstract form. I am framing the incidental in order to produce something monumental. In my work I challenge the perception of what visually engages the observer. I encourage multiple interpretation of my work. I am interested in capturing beauty which might otherwise be overlooked in everyday life and capturing the viewer’s attention.
PERSONAL DETAILS
14 Icknield Way
Tring
Hertfordshire
HP23 4ET
Mobile: 07929 402425
Email: tadamsart@hotmail.co.uk
EXHIBITIONS
2010 New Designers, Business Design Centre, 52 Upper St., London N1 0QH
2010 BuckeYes, Buckinghamshire New University, High Wycombe
2007 I Love Art, Amersham & Wycombe College, Amersham
2006 Access Course End of Year Show, Amersham & Wycombe College, Amersham
EDUCATION, QUALIFICATIONS AND TRAINING
2009 to 2010
2008 to 2009
2007 to 2008
Bucks New University
BA (Hons) Ceramics and Glass (final year)
My dissertation title was “Pushing the Boundaries in Clay: What impels the avant-garde in ceramics?” My studio practice was underpinned by self-initiated and extensive site visits to galleries, exhibitions and museums, mostly in London.
Suspended studies to care for my parents in USA
Bucks New University
BA (Hons) Ceramics and Glass (entered into Year 2 of course)
2006 to 2007
Buckinghamshire New University (Amersham & Wycombe College)
HND Fine Art Practice (one year completed)
Modules studied in first year included: Drawing, Materials and Processes, History of Art 2 and 3 Dimensional Fine Art, Presenting and Exhibiting, Contemporary Fine Art.
2005 to 2006
Buckinghamshire New University (Amersham & Wycombe College)
Access to Art & Design (pass)
Modules studied included: Textile Design (Preparation for print), Graphics, 3 Dimensional studies, Communication, Electronic imaging, Essentials of photography, Printmaking, Drawing,Portfolio building and presentation of work, Fine Art Major Personal Project
VOLUNTARY WORK
2003 to 2008
2002 Aylesbury Vale Vineyard Church
Furniture project helper, office help
Dacorum Volunteer
Clutter clearance for local Social Services clients
REFERENCES
Dr. Neil Brownsword, Senior Lecturer, Bucks New University
