I post below an edited cutting from the South London Art Map (permission given). I thought the sensitive and perceptive response by Shiquine worth sharing, and celebrating.
Stephen Lawrence Gallery BLOG
This art work (above) is made by Mat Osmond. My opinion on this piece is that
he makes it as if this animal wants to be a human being.
The way the rabbit can accomplish that is by doing things that humans
do in life for example making a book.
The artist incorporated a lot of feeling on this piece and also
incorporated a story into it. This piece has its own story.
This is just one of the pieces he had made.
This piece (above) by Kate Walters shows the bond between the animal and the human.
This artist tried to show how people’s characters may be portrayed within a animal.
This artist went back to her roots, like the ancient times just to like gain some
knowledge about the world back then what they used to believe in and what kind
of relationship they had between the animals and the plants and the rest of the living organisms.
That’s my opinion on what she must have done at the time to be able to paint this piece.
During my time in this exhibition, I’ve learned how the exhibition was laid out and how
it was decided that all of these artworks will fit in this exhibition. For example, the curator of the gallery,
who is David Waterworth, had to think about how all the art works link together and
how they all have their own way of expressing themselves.
Because the art gallery is in a small space, it had to be organized really well.
Curated by Kate Walters and featuring:
Karen Lorenz
Mat Osmond – www.dark-mountain.net/dm-mountaineers/mat-osmond
Kate Walters – www.millenniumgallery.co.uk ; katewalters.co.uk
Belinda Whiting – www.millenniumgallery.co.uk/belindawhiting/belindawhiting.htm
Sue Bleakley
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