Laraine Jones
My art practice investigates the detritus found in natural and manufactured environments.
This recent body of 2D/3D work draws inspiration from woodlands and the sea shore; especially what is discarded, weathered, and/or transformed, detritus in the home and abandoned buildings where people have just left rooms as they were using them leaving nature to reclaim the environment. A secondary source for my main ceramic installation has been my surrealist dinner setting which was made in response to a Wilcote Arts project called ‘on the table’, and defied the conventions of serviceability.
I produce unique bold, colour neutral, open ceramic structures which are non-functional, each is allowed to find its own natural balance point, to suggest the fragility of nature. In contrast other pieces relate to man’s engagement in the natural environment and the detritus they leave behind. The ceramic pieces are sometimes paired with a sawn and charred (shou sugi ban) wooden base to reflect the brutality of man’s interactions with nature.
In stark contrast my paintings, which are developed from detritus found next to or in the sea, explode with colour, are vibrant and have a sense of movement and layering. I want the viewer to see new aspects on each viewing and question what they are actually looking at.
My work generates a sense of abandonment, broken down surfaces and destruction whilst also portraying the beauty and grandeur of what nature and man has left behind.
Wilcote Art group exhibition featuring 14 artists set in a beautiful woodland setting.
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