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Description: | Sculptural form.
Artist's statement:-
My work at that time was all landscape driven. I was inspired by the ancient stone circles and standing stones scattered across the North-east countryside, the largest concentration of sites in Europe. I looked in wonder at the presence of these ancient structures still surviving in a modern landscape, surrounded by intense farming and modern ploughed fields. In creating ceramic pieces, I attempted to try to evoke a feeling of loss. Not only of the many ancient sites but also of the ancient landscape. In not reproducing actual stone circles or standing stones, and in their stead placing broken columns or stylised shapes I hoped to add a sense of mystery to the works. They could be from anytime or be anything.
Ceramic
13.3 x 18.9 x 4.1 cm
Artists statement:
My work at that time were all landscape driven. The ancient stone circles and standing stones scattered across the North-east countryside, the largest concentration of sites in Europe. I looked in wonder at the presence of these ancient structures still surviving in a modern landscape, surrounded by intense farming and modern ploughed fields. In creating ceramic pieces, I attempted to try to evoke a feeling of loss. Not only of the many ancient sites but also of the ancient landscape. In not reproducing actual stone circles or standing stones, and in their stead placing broken columns or stylised shapes I hoped to add a sense of mystery to the works. They could be from anytime or be anything.
Hope you can make something of this. It's difficult to put down in words.
It's more of a feeling really. A sense of belonging, being rooted in the landscape around us. Feel free to use all or bits of this.
Sculptural form | Publisher: | MLA:ABDRG | Rights holder: | MLA:ABDRG | Subjects: | Decorative and Applied Art | Temporal: | 1986 | Source: | Robert Gordon University | Creator: | Cutts, Jamie | Identifier: | ABDRG10923 | Language: | en-GB |
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