Zara Schofield received the RASA Graduation prize
We haven’t had the pleasure of talking to Zara yet but we are looking forward to asking her about her work which can be seen in the gallery. There is something graceful and elegant in the objects that she produces which are eye catching and amusing. We wonder how much mischief is intended in the mix of the spiritual and earthly iconography? Watch this space and we will soon learn from the artist herself.’
Barbara Wolff our 2008 Premium Prize Winner
The 2008 Premium prize winner was Barbara Wolff. Here is an excerpt from a conversation I had with her about her work. There will be more of this in the RASA newsletter which will come out shortly.
Gloria: How shall we start? May be I should say why I like your work… I liked your work because strangely enough, I don’t know if it means anything to you, they reminded me of Renaissance paintings like Titian or Veronese somebody like that, exotic and that was my main feeling; but they’re quite mystical aren’t they?
Barbara: Yes I think they are. They start off from quite a scientific point I think because I am very interested in the patterns of nature and how the microcosm has got similar patterns to the macrocosm like for example here we can see the star formations are in the carpet, and it’s got similar patterns to the coral formations on the top of it. Also on this piece (a hanging basket) I am working on branching systems; it’s based on Fibonacci and the Golden Section.
Gloria: Which is renaissance?
Barbara: Yes and I’m very fascinated by renaissance paintings especially; and I come from a painting background. I used to be a painter but it’s kind of transformed for me…
More images of Barbara’s work can be found in the gallery
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