The thread running through this post on Collect is the maker’s manipulation of materials.
At Jagged Art, Robyn Neild encrusted this 19th century folk bench with delicate bronze casts of navelwort.
Yang Liu showed a mixed-media piece at Hong Kong lacquer Gallery by SOIL.
Lacquer fascinates me as I think of it as a hugely labour-intensive process to achieve what seems a plain smooth surface. I stand corrected.
Lacquer, this time in incredible colours, by Noriyasu Soda was seen at The Cold Press in a restrained stand (possibly my favourite). Here the technique is shown in pure form on linen then on wood.
Andrea Walsh, whose work I have featured in the past, showed her containers in the same room. I return to the word purity: both makers/artists refine their pieces till only the essential remains.
