Press Release
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Paintings by Nina Brooke
with ceramics by Lauren Nauman
14thAugust to 4thSeptember 2021
Nina Brooke | The Floating Man
PainterNina Brooke has gained an international reputation for her colourful representations of the beach and surf culture, all seen from an aerial perspective. Soaring high above the shores of the world's most picturesque places, her scenes pop with vivid colour as she depicts the patterns of humans playing, surfing, exploring and resting alongside nature.
Nina travels abroad regularly to paint, but recent pandemic restrictions have provided her with an unexpected opportunity to tune into the topography of her home, and she has spent the last few months exploring Cornwall's westerly tip, from St Ives all the way round Land's End and up to the Lizard. Setting out by land, air and sea, Nina has tracked undulating footpaths and moored up on secret beaches, sketching as she goes and using a drone to capture breathtaking scenes from above. The result, alongside a nod to the current dream-like luxury of escapism, is an homage to the sea, and a reminder of the impact of mankind upon nature and the importance of protecting our environment.
Ceramicist Lauren Nauman graduated from the Royal College of Art with a Masters in Ceramics & Glass. The traditional technique of slip casting is central to her practice, and the process of mold making and casting with clay informs her designs. The extraordinary Lines series she developed using these techniques gained her selection for the RJ Washington Bursary and Woo Scholarship, and after graduation she was awarded the Newcomer Award at Ceramic Art London, exhibited at the One Year On exhibition at New Designers London, and received the Highly Commended award at the Young Masters Art Prize. She has also been selected for the Parcours Céramique Carougeois Bienneal in Geneva, Switzerland, and shortlisted for the upcoming International KOGEI Award in Toyama, Japan.
For further information contact New Craftsman Gallery, 24 Fore St, St Ives, Cornwall, TR26 1HE.01736 795652 | info@newcraftsmanstives.com | www.newcraftsmanstives.com
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New Craftsman St Ives
With an international reputation amongst art and craft collectors for its painting, sculpture and quality studio ceramics, the New Craftsman is regarded as one of the most important spaces for contemporary artists in St Ives. Founded in the mid-1960s by potter Janet Leach, it holds an unrivalled reputation as one of the country's leading art and craft venues. Today the gallery's annual programme of mixed and solo exhibitions continues to support the work of Cornwall's and the UK's very best painters and craftspeople.
New Craftsman Gallery, 24 Fore Street, St. Ives, Cornwall TR26 1HE | Tel: +44 (0)1736 795652 |info@newcraftsmanstives.com|www.newcraftsmanstives.com
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