Shelter; Victoria Art Gallery, Bath. 13 Mar – 6 May 2010
Following my visit to the show on 14 April:
Whilst the miniature sculptures might be described as charming (public responses in visitors book) I do not feel that the work here necessarily addresses the theme and worldwide issues of “shelter” with any serious objective or effective message. The larger central pieces of stacked doors and elevated beach hut do not seem to fit successfully with the smaller pieces and appear a token attempt to communicate the more serious issues raised by the exhibition theme; in fact I am not convinced that the artist feels ‘comfortable’ with the work at a larger scale.
My overall feeling about the work was that the imagery created in the smaller pieces was descriptive rather than emotive and would be better suited to characters and situations for a series of book illustrations. Nevertheless, I enjoyed the smaller pieces and thought that the artist used ‘found’ materials with ingenuity.
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