Rebecca Wilson

Rebecca Wilson, You Tart!, 2009, photo copyright Rebecca Wilson

Rebecca Wilson, Only the Best; Tarts and Floozies, 2009, photo copyright Rebecca Wilson

Rebecca Wilson, Fab, 2009, photo copyright Rebecca Wilson & Chris Park

Rebecca Wilson

The boundaries, if there really were any, between craft, design and fine art are disappearing in Rebecca’s work. Choosing ceramic as both the material and subject, Rebecca aims to breathe new life into abandoned and forgotten everyday objects by making playful and ironic changes to the inherent properties of the objects, and combining precious porcelain with incidental materials such as jelly, chocolate and paper. Many of the re-born art objects explore our emotional cravings for food and how these interact with our other physical and emotional desires.

Holds a MA Ceramics from University of Wales Institute, Cardiff and a BDes (Hons) in Ceramics from Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art & Design, Dundee, Rebecca is based at the Coburg House Studios, Edinburgh. Her exhibitions include: 'Collect 2009', The Saatchi Gallery, London; 'In The Window', Bluecoat Display Centre, Liverpool; 'Telling Tales', The Beetroot Tree, Derbyshire; RSA Annual Exhibition, Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh.

You Tart!
porcelain & bone china; 30x23x20cm; 2009

Only the Best; Tarts and Floozies
porcelain; 10-15cm each; 2009

As part of the ‘Eat Me Keep Me’ series, the works focus on the notion of self-indulgence. Made from decadent-looking porcelain, these ‘tart ladies’ have been given titles inspired by marketing slogans, to encourage people to look at their vanity and how easily they are seduced by current commercial campaigns. The connections between food and our other desires also lead us to being enticed by the notion of food as a luxury, an indulgence, something a little bit naughty, so Rebecca says: ‘Why not? Go on, treat yourself!’


Fab
photographs; TBC; 2009

Remember those 3-layer ice lollies called ‘Fabs’? This series of photographs stars the Fab ice lolly. The process of melting a tart lady cast in ice cream and chocolate – Fab-style - was documented by Rebecca and photographer Chris Park in a old-fashioned café setup. The sweetness in the picture gets stronger, warmer and stickier as the figure disappears, leaving nothing more than a pool of creamy liquid.
Photographer Chris Park

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