New exhibition by Gabriel Dawe launches at The National Centre for
Craft and Design.
16 February 2016: This winter, Mexican born artist Gabriel Dawe will showcase his
latest large-scale art installation in the Main Gallery of The National Centre for Craft
and Design (NCCD), Sleaford, Lincolnshire – the largest main gallery space in the
country. Simultaneously, the NCCD will host two further exhibitions in the adjacent
galleries. While The Roof Gallery will display a collection of Brazilian inspired works
entitled ‘Jewels from Brazil’, the Window Space will feature pieces by Victoria
Topping. All three exhibitions will be on display until January 2012.
With the display title of ‘Materialising the Structure of Light’, Gabriel Dawe’s
exhibition centres around a new commission from the artist’s Plexus series and
represents the largest structure that Dawe has ever attempted. The installation
transforms the gallery space, using giant veils of shimmering colour and line that
stretch from floor to ceiling to create an immersive environment for visitors to walk
through, experience and contemplate.
‘Jewels from Brazil’, in the centre’s Roof Gallery, provides a fascinating meditation on
the way that the natural resources of the South American country have been utilised
in manufacture by jewellery designers, creating new interactions between the object
and the body. 17 participant artists contribute work, offering a diverse and creative
snapshot of the progressive innovation of Brazilian design.
In the Window Space, Victoria Topping injects a sense of rhythm and sound with her
‘Experiments in Shape & Interplanetary Music’, a series of musically inspired graphic
artworks that celebrate an eclectic mixture of subject matter and visual
paraphernalia. The pieces featured are created using a combination of computer
software and traditional drawing techniques, mixing geometric shapes with base
speakers and skulls with textile samples to generate an effect at once other-worldly
and oddly familiar.
Jayne Olney, Marketing and Communications Manager at the NCCD, comments:
“We’re really excited to present these three exhibitions for the winter season, and
particularly to showcase the work of an artist of such international prominence as
Gabriel Dawe. Here at the NCCD, we pride ourselves on being able to display the
work of the most innovative, challenging and accomplished craft and design artists in
the country. Over the years we have presented an incredible array of cutting edge
art, craft and design, and this year’s exhibitions fit comfortably into that esteemed
lineage. We really hope that people from across the country take the chance to view
some fantastic work.”
For more information on The National Centre for Craft and Design please visit
http://www.nationalcraftanddesign.org.uk/ or telephone 01529 308710
-ENDSNotes to the Editor:
The National Centre for Craft and Design sits at the heart of the market town of
Sleaford, Lincolnshire in the pleasant riverside setting of Navigation Wharf. It is a unique
and ambitious gallery that exhibits the most innovative, challenging and accomplished
craft and design artists practicing within the craft and design arena today. The centre
has three exhibition spaces including the largest main gallery space in England, a roof
top gallery and a vibrant window space.
A learning and events programme is built around the themes of each exhibition and
offers a lively and public programme of talks, workshops, conferences, clubs, groups,
activities, lectures, seminars, screenings, short-courses, and demonstration days.
The retail space provides a visually stunning and inspirational area for demonstrating
and promoting creative talent and we have a licensed café that serves locally sourced
produce and is a popular haven for local families and business people seeking a
creative respite.
The National Centre for Craft & Design is owned by North Kesteven District Council
and operated on their behalf by Leisure Connection and supported by Arts Council
England.
Contact: Jayne Olney Marketing & Communications Manager. Tel: 01529 308717
email: Jayne.olney@leisureconnection.co.uk
For further information, please contact Richard at Manifest Communications on
01132 429174 or email richard@manifestcomms.co.uk