Sticks and Stones (2015)

Kerry Jameson

ceramic and mixed media work

Classification:

Craft

Materials:

Ceramic, Mixed media

Physical Object Description:

Seated bird-man figure with arms folded backwards emphasising the bird characteristics of the creature.

Credit:

Presented by the Contemporary Art Society, 2015

Scheme:

Craft Acquisition Scheme: Omega Fund (2014-)

Ownership history:

Purchased from the Marsden Woo Gallery by the Contemporary Art Society, 4 November 2015; presented to Gallery Oldham, 2015

Relationship:

Marsden Woo Gallery, London Gallery Oldham

Subject:

Birds, Man, Otherworldly, Mystical figure

Kerry Jameson’s work draws upon found sources such a books and postcards, as well as the artist’s own photography, and her sculptures are often crafted from red earthenware and found objects. The finished creations become seemingly otherworldly due to the strangeness of the subject matter, and invite the viewer to engage in a new perceptual experience. Sticks and Stones (2015) is a mixed-media piece that typifies Jameson’s approach of incorporating sculpted ceramic with found objects. Like many of her works, the piece appears as a vignette from a fairy tale that we don’t know.

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