3. Val Archer
Fish Tank, 2020
Perspex cube, oil on primed paper, watercolour on plaster
20x20x20cm
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b. 1946, UK; lives and works in London and Cortona, Italy 1971 Royal College of Art, London, MA 1968 Manchester College of Art and Design, BA Val Archer's contribution to...
b. 1946, UK; lives and works in London and Cortona, Italy
1971 Royal College of Art, London, MA
1968 Manchester College of Art and Design, BA
Val Archer's contribution to Cure3, Fish Tank, is a powerful combination of intricate detail and playfulness. The juxtaposition between the ancient tradition of mosaic and contemporary art creates a unique and uncanny space. In the artist's own words, "the Cure Cube reminded me of both a vitrine and a fish tank, so I combined the two ideas inspired by mosaics that I had seen in Naples and Sicily." Any representation of the deep sea carries connotations of inaccessibility and hidden beauty. Here, the artist continues her practice of meticulous representation of nature and architecture to create a work that has the effect almost of a hidden treasure: preserving beauty and culture for posterity, which, in the context of the Cure3 project is highly appropriate.
www.chrisbeetles.com
Portrait courtesy the Artist
1971 Royal College of Art, London, MA
1968 Manchester College of Art and Design, BA
Val Archer's contribution to Cure3, Fish Tank, is a powerful combination of intricate detail and playfulness. The juxtaposition between the ancient tradition of mosaic and contemporary art creates a unique and uncanny space. In the artist's own words, "the Cure Cube reminded me of both a vitrine and a fish tank, so I combined the two ideas inspired by mosaics that I had seen in Naples and Sicily." Any representation of the deep sea carries connotations of inaccessibility and hidden beauty. Here, the artist continues her practice of meticulous representation of nature and architecture to create a work that has the effect almost of a hidden treasure: preserving beauty and culture for posterity, which, in the context of the Cure3 project is highly appropriate.
www.chrisbeetles.com
Portrait courtesy the Artist