Statement, CV and More

Exhibition Curatorial Statement

I'd like to see/ be involved in an exhibition exploring process based work and maybe aiming towards a minimalist almost empty looking gallery. I enjoy work that you really need to get close to and possibly even touch to take in every little detail. I'd really like to work with more painters but I'm also not ruling out a drop of sculpture or installation. I really like the idea of a quite regimented black and white gallery space. Wouldn't really know what subject matter I'd be after, I'm open to discussion/ collaboration.



My work takes inspiration from contour lines and mapping mountains. There are elements of optical illusion that have become prominent themes throughout my work, which combine well with the exploration of natural forms.


Individual Artistic Statement

Eve is an artist with focus on the natural form. She works with images of the environment to create work that reflects natural textures in a man made medium, combining nature and paint to create complex line drawings. Her work has been inspired by the Op Art movement, artists such as Bridget Riley and her love of maps. Her fascination with contour lines has lead her to where she is today, taking inspiration from the lay of the land and the highest mountains in the world.

Eve's work is black and white, which is derived from her love of monochrome in both fashion and art. Her mountain pieces are a progression from older works, which took inspiration from Jen Stark and Noriko Ambe.




Artistsic CV

Education

Handsworth Grange Community Sports College 2006 - 2011

Rotherham College of Arts & Technology 2011 - 2014

Sheffield Hallam University 2014 - present

Exhibitions

The Art House Café Sheffield April 2016

Gage Gallery Sheffield December 2015




Biography

Eve was born in York and moved to Sheffield at an early age. She was a very shy and quiet young child, finding comfort in drawing and painting on her own. As she progressed through to secondary school, her creative abilities became more refined and she was encouraged to continue down the path of most art. Her hard work soon paid off, resulted in a Foundation Diploma in Art & Design and a place at Sheffield Hallam University. She is now studying for a degree in Fine Art and continues to be shy and quiet.

Black and White Lines Part II

The second portion of my final pieces for assessment comes in the shape of more black and white line pieces, this time on a smaller scale and looking more at making a tonal blur to the eye.

In these final pieces I started to play around with the introduction of colour. I wanted to add colour to all of these pieces but wasn't sure how I felt after making the coloured piece. I was taking elements of my study of maps and combining them with the op art style drawing style I had adopted but even now I'm still unsure of how I feel about colour.

Documentation @ The Art House

I thought I'd include some of the images we took of us setting up our show andour preview night. Nothing to do with anything really but it seems a shame for them to go to waste!

Black and White Line Series

These are the three pieces I exhibited at The Art House for my second year independent show. 

I was keen to experiment with repetitive pattern and optical illusion to create pieces which reflect ordinance survey maps.

Close up shots of details in line series.

I was trying to emulate the style of OS mapping, combined with an element of sound wave formation and optical illusion. The pieces are A3 in size, white on black card.

The outcome of these pieces and the overall look of them are something I am really pleased with. For my next step I want to continue down the same path but challenge myself to make something bigger. I've been advised that size is something that some people have an issue with within my work. I like to use what is readily available so most pieces are A4, A3 etc. I would like to try and make something that isn't a pre-set size. The idea I have in my head is to paint a whole wall or something of a similar scale. I want to go BIG!

These shots more accurately show the optical illusion element that has become a key part in my work. The ridges seem to stand away from the page as you view these pieces from different angles.

Exhibition @ The Art House

For our second year we had to organise, curate and host our very own exhibitions. After posting a statement about what kind of show I wanted to put on and getting no responses, at a year meeting there were five students leftover without a group. We decided to club together to make our show and thus, The Leftover Gang was born. That name was not my idea.

After a quick discussion we soon spotted some common ground between each of our works. We were all loosely making work to do with the environment and decided that this would be a good focal point for our show. We named it Odds & Ends.

The next obstacle we met with is the issue of where to host our show. We toyed with the ideas of public spaces but after having no responses to our plea we headed back to the drawing board. The suggestion of The Art House was my idea. I walk down the back roads to get to my studio and The Art House is on my route. I had seen them building the space for a few months and after it was finished my interest was peaked. I had never been inside The Art House before we decided to ask if a space would be available to us, and when we got in there I was pleasantly surprised. The main café space would have been a little small for all of us to have adequate room to breathe, but the larger space upstairs was perfect for us. White walls, wood floors and plenty of natural sunlight.

We booked the space soon after. We booked from the 15th to the 24th of April, but being the lovely people that they are at The Art House, they let us keep our work up for another week, free of charge. They were very happy to have us showing there as they are keen to build a relationship with Sheffield Hallam University, and us approaching them was great for both of us. They also let us negotiate on the price of hire, student discount woo!

Putting up our exhibition was the next task. We had already organised who would be in charge of curating the show, but sometimes things don't go to plan. Working with a group of strangers came with it's own difficulties, but we worked though it. My friend and I took charge of most aspects of the exhibition as a whole, a strange position for me to be in as I'm normally the shrinking violet hiding away at the back of the crowd. I took great pride in having my chance to be the boss and I enjoyed every second.

For our preview on the 15th of April, we decided to play up the 'homey-ness' of the art house, it being a café and all. We served tea and cake to our guests and it seemed to go down rather well, a welcome break from warm wine and crisps.

We had some excellent feedback from visitors and The Art House themselves, for which we are all very thankful.

Please see my other post for a full view of the work I exhibited,

Thank You!

Bridget Riley at Graves Gallery

Venice and Beyond, Paintings 1967 - 1972

After a tip off in a crit group session, I made a pilgrimage to Graves Gallery in Sheffield. Bridget Riley has been around for years, unbeknown to me, but after feedback on my own work I thought it time to investigate.

I went to the gallery alone; I hate going to galleries alone. Something about the deafening silence, creaking floors and the squeaking of my shoes is unnerving to me, but I'm a grown up now...

The first thing that strikes you as you walk into the room where the Riley's are kept, is the sheer scale of the paintings. They are HUGE. The combination of these huge paintings, my squeaking shoes and the deafening silence was a little too much for me, I felt as though these giant paintings were going to consume me, filling my field of vision and making my eyes go funny. It was an experience to say the least.

 I was told to go and see Bridget Riley's work as it bares strong correlation to my own work at present. Repetitive line and an air of optical illusion to mess with the mind are what I'm into these days, but enough about me.

Riley's paintings are truly a wonder to behold. The satisfaction of looking at lines so perfectly straight and even brought a smile to my face. Her use of colour is excellent. Colour is something I have struggled with in my own work, ( I'm a black and white kinda girl) but after seeing how other artists manipulate colour has given me something to think about.

I didn't take any pictures of my own in the gallery, but a quick google search or EVEN BETTER a trip to Graves Gallery to see Riley's work will enlighten you on the glory of these massive paintings. A small show but a good show, highly recommend taking the time to explore.