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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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Alex Wilde

Alex Wilde, Broth Mix, 2009, photo copyright Alex Wilde

Alex Wilde
Alex’s works cannot be described simply by their media or dimensions. She has been working on different socially engaged art projects and has developed an interest in how food relates to the sharing and exchange of information and views. She co-produced the very popular project ‘Broth Mix’ with art critic Leigh French in the Centre for Contemporary Art, Glasgow in 2007, where community spaces were turned into a free vegetarian cafe & platform for the sharing of food, ideas, seeds and produce. She continues to bring the concept of Broth Mix to different venues.

Graduated from Glasgow School of Art with a BA (Hons) in Environmental Art, Alex lives and works in Glasgow on different projects with various organisations related to public art. After the success of Broth Mix, Alex was invited to take part do a food project as part of the Sh[OUT] programme in with the Gallery of Modern Art, Glasgow and the exhibition ‘This Land is Your Land’ in the Centre for Contemporary Art, Glasgow.

A Fertile Ground (Soup and Conversation)
talks, discussions, internet applications; 2010

Engaging the public in events and producing work from their ideas is what interests Alex as an artist. ‘A Fertile Ground’ will grow has grown from a series of four discussion events organised by her over four Sundays during the course of the exhibition. It continues her concept of exchange and sharing food and ideas. Each Sunday people are invited to have conversations about different topics concerning local food and the local area over a bowl of soup made from local ingredients, giving participants the chance to ‘throw’ different views into the soup pot. Statements and discussion from the events will be shown in the gallery among other art works.

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Alex Frost

Alex Frost, Blind Drawing (Hearts 4), 2009, photo copyright Alex Frost & Sorcha Dallas

Alex Frost, Blind Drawing (Hearts 3), 2009, photo copyright Alex Frost & Sorcha Dallas

Alex Frost, Blind Drawing (Hearts 2), 2009, photo copyright Alex Frost & Sorcha Dallas

Alex Frost, Adult (Slimatee), 2007, photo copyright Alex Frost & Sorcha Dallas

Alex Frost, Adult (Slimatee), 2007, photo copyright Alex Frost & Sorcha Dallas

Alex Frost

Alex Frost's drawings and sculptures suggest a baroque aesthetic inspired by contemporary consumer culture. Shopping is an important part of his selection and research process. His work is both seductive and consumable; an object based sensibility that is at odds with itself.

Born in London in 1973, lives and works in Glasgow, Alex Frost’s recent solo shows include: ‘Compassion Fatigue’ at Sorcha Dallas, Glasgow; ‘BBQ’, at Artsway, Hampshire; 'Adults', at Milton Keynes Gallery and Galerie Sandra Bürgel, Berlin and ‘Format Wars’ at Tramway, Glasgow. Selected group shows include' Artists at Glenfiddich 09', The Glenfiddich Distillery, Banffshire; Artsway at Venice, Palazzo Zenobio, Venice; Jerwood Sculpture Prize 2008, Jerwood Space, London and 'The Members show' at Studio Voltaire, London. Alex is currently working on a solo show at Dundee Contemporary Arts opening in March 2010.


‘Adult (Slimatee)’

Ceramic tiles, grout, glue, canvas, polystyrene; 70 x 70 x70cm; 2007

Alex Frost’s ‘Adults’, a series of large-scale mosaic sculptures refer to a stilted adult sophistication as well as to a more playful sensibility. He creates these sculptures out of product packaging such as Ryvita, Twinings Tea and Slimatee. These enlarged and doughy distortions are playfully misshapen, squeezed out of their stackable uniformity.


‘Blind Drawing (Hearts 2, 3, 4)’

Enamel and paint on paper; 29x38cm; 2009

These ‘Blind Drawings' are part of an ongoing series of drawings started in 2006. They are made using a process that sits between drawing, painting and photography where the image is perforated into the paper and rendered by paint brushed through these punctures. This 'Hearts' series of 'Blind Drawings' depict groupings of shop bought products. All of the selected products incorporate a love-heart motif into their design but the sentiment projected is deadpan. These still-life present unsettling arrangements of baby food and medicine, health foods and classic brands.

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