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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London;VALUE=DATE:20211001
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London;VALUE=DATE:20211114
DTSTAMP:20210723T160055Z
URL:https://www.artinliverpool.com/events/bluecoat-display-centre-halima-c
 assell-and-emma-rodgers/
SUMMARY:Bluecoat Display Centre: Bluecoat Display Centre: Halima Cassell an
 d Emma Rodgers
DESCRIPTION:\n\n\nFrom 1 October – 13 November 2021\n\nThis exhibition br
 ings together for the first time two of most accomplished women sculptors 
 from the North West\; Halima Cassell and Emma Rodgers. Both artists have a
 chieved national and international recognition through their work\, which 
 although completely different\, both capture a dynamic sense of movement t
 hrough their work. There are also many parallels in terms of their highly 
 successful career paths.\n\nBoth women’s work feature in major public co
 llections and they have undertaken public and private commissions. Emma st
 ill works from her studio in the North West whilst Halima has recently mov
 ed out of the region in order to achieve a studio that accommodates her ow
 n diverse practice as well as facilitating space for her to share her know
 ledge.\n\n‘Celebrating Craft’ is a series of curated displays highligh
 ting the diverse\, emerging and established makers working in studios acro
 ss the North West. 2021 is the Crafts Council’s 50th anniversary year. 
 Museums\, galleries and festivals across the North West\, including the Bl
 uecoat Display Centre\, will celebrate the Year of Craft with events and d
 isplays throughout this year.\n\n\n\n\n\n\nHalima Cassell\n\nCombining str
 ong geometric elements with recurrent patterns and architectural principle
 s\, Halima’s work utilises definite lines and dramatic angles in an at
 tempt to manifest the universal language of number and create an unsettlin
 g sense of movement.\n\nTo achieve these effects she uses relatively thick
  surfaces or solid forms to carve to the desired depth. Halima concentrate
 s on simple forms as the basis of her work in order to maximise the impact
  of the complex surface patterns in combination with heavily contrasting c
 ontours.\n\nThis approach provides her with the tools to create the compel
 ling drama and playful dynamism that characterises her work.\n\nHer main p
 reoccupation and sculptural impulse is to penetrate beneath the skin of th
 e form to reveal the structure within – the crystalline seed of the ston
 e\, or the skeleton-like armature she perceives within the clay. She does 
 not carve exteriors but reveals interiors – the folded abstract inner la
 ndscapes of her singular and highly imaginative vision. – Andrew Lambir
 th\, Art Critic – Spectator Magazine\n\n\n\n\n\n\nEmma Rodgers\n\nConfro
 ntation\, energy\, curiosity\, essence of a moment and interaction are the
  main elements that initially draw me to a new subject and are indicative 
 of the very nature of the animals I have depicted. It is not purely an int
 erest in animals\, but the challenges of capturing the inherent nature of 
 the subject\, particularly where the movement\, flexibility and power of t
 he animal is concerned.\nRodgers arts gets straight to the core of her sub
 ject. She really inhabits the spirit of her creatures\, just as they inhab
 it hers. It is about the flesh and bone beneath the skin\, pulsing viscera
 l forms that express the physicality and raw energy of the animal world na
 ture at its most untamed. – David Whiting\, Art Critic\n\n\n
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LOCATION:Bluecoat Display Centre\, The Bluecoat\, College Lane Entrance\, L
 iverpool\, L1 3BZ\, Liverpool\, United Kingdom
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