Online artist talk: Marie-Therese Ross
Elysium Gallery invites you to the latest of our special series of online talks.
Topic: Material Matters Talk no5
Time: May 7th, 2024
7:00PM Wales Time
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Meeting ID: 896 4457 5421
Material Matters is curated by Sarah Tombs featuring Sokari Douglas Camp, Lee Grandjean, Marie-Therese Ross and Andrew Sabin.
Material Matters explores the relationship of process and materiality, how through experimentation and manipulation the sculptor is able to generate sculptural objects whose content and motivations are accessible to an audience.
Marie-Therese Ross’s sculptures are made from a combination of laminated wood parts. Using found objects which are integrated and sublimated into the works with carved and painted wood- colour adds another layer of expression and meaning to the whole. The mass of wood echoes the drawn and cut-out lines found in her drawings and collages, lending itself well to her process of working.
For this exhibition Ross has focused on Dylan Thomas’ poetry and life. Particularly, ‘A Winter’s Tale’ and ‘Lie Still, Sleep Becalmed’ have inspired the artist, discovering shared experiences with the poet, and exploring these in her new works. The installation will explore mortality and incorporate accompanying music.
Marie-Thérèse Ross explores the hidden workings of the mind, focusing on states of physical, emotional & psychological transformation. Her work appears humorous as well as darkly subversive, seeming to hide herself in plain sight. She creates atmospheric installations creating domestic interiors with anthropomorphic furniture, wall-based sculptures and trapped giant black birds. By focusing on the personal interior versus the outside world, Ross grapples with themes and ideas that include feminism, childhood, mortality, the body, displacement and the human condition.
Ross’ sculptures are made of a combination of carved and laminated upcycled wood parts. As well as found objects which are integrated and sublimated into the works and painted.
For this exhibition Ross has focused on Dylan Thomas’ poetry and life. Particularly, ‘A Winter’s Tale’ and ‘Lie Still, Sleep Becalmed’ have inspired the artist, discovering shared experiences with the poet and exploring these in her new works. The installation will explore mortality and incorporate accompanying music.
Marie-Thérèse Ross MRSS is a member of The Royal Society of Sculptors and lives and works in London. She studied painting at Loughborough College of Art and has a Masters in sculpture from the University of Pennsylvania USA.
Exhibition Preview: Friday 29th March 7pm.
Exhibition continues until Saturday 11th May.
Opening hours: Wednesday – Sat 11am – 7pm
