Therese Howard’s September exhibition with Sullivan+Strumpf Fine Art, will be a feast for the eyes.
Following her Dutch still-life inspired work, such as "Still Life of the Sea" , Howard has created still life arrangements cast in bronze, using the ancient ‘lost wax method’, which are then meticulously hand painted. A pewter tankard is knocked over, spilling its contents on to the table on which sit three fish which have just been pulled from the sea. The works echo themes of impermanence and mortality, excess and abundance, youth and overindulgence.
Drawing from a range of sources including international contemporary art, Howard’s is a unique approach to the tradition of bronze. “It is my intention to re-present bronze – in a way that differentiates it from its more traditional associations. The result is a group of works that employs the history of art and theory, to discuss art itself, within a contemporary contextâ€. Howard’s works are held in private collections nationally and this will be her first solo exhibition.
|
