STONE WOOD BEING
STONE is the elemental, the ground under our feet
WOOD is the living thin green skin that sustains us, and
BEING is the mystery that envelops us, in which we partake
“STONE” is a solidifying from incandescent fire to rock; trees become “WOOD” and hold a remembrance of their living dance on their way back to soil. Sculpture interrupts this process of return and holds them in forms for a while. “BEING” is when the material of the world has journeyed so far as to know itself as conscious; turning stone and wood into sculpture gives it an apparent consciousness of form. “Being” is a word that people could interpret in so many ways, from the generalisation of any being that is alive, to the simplicity and complexity of spiritual yearning towards the divine. Samvado’s sculptural exploration of ”BEING” has resulted in nearly 80 pieces to display, mainly in local granite and serpentine, and in many different local woods.
Sarah Vivian’s paintings show her love of the land, celebrating the power and beauty of the landscape and the Spirits of Place and the Animate Landscape – expressions of “being”. Recent new work in mixed media, exhibited here for the first time, is detailed but is looser and has more expressive marks than her oil paintings. Some paintings are of invented places, or combined elements from different places, but all with the Spirit and identity of West Penwith.
Coral Dodsworths’s paintings also look to inspiration from the beauty of West Penwith, combined with the serendipitous process of frottage. The primed canvas is placed on a natural surface that she feels drawn towards, and she uses an oil stick to rub the surface and create an impression. The chance marks that appear combine with thoughts and memories, and an alchemical transformation takes place, as the marks reveal a visual narrative.
Another painter, Anthony Smith, is also exhibiting, along with the photography of Liam Alford.