Annie Wasdell
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ARTIST'S STATEMENT
My work occupies a place between representation and abstraction. I am interested in the mind’s tendency to create meaningful connections between two seemingly unrelated things or objects, based on shape or form, rather than any conventional classification. I find chains of associations, splicing them together in order to create a sense of recognition that seems half-dreamt, half-remembered. My practice is a way of distilling thoughts and emotions that seemingly defy being summed up in words. Exploring the emotive and social associations of materials, I work with those that are ubiquitous, and that overlap art and social life in an attempt to investigate more personal narratives such as mental and physical well-being, motherhood and domesticity. My current work utilises glass, for its capacity to be simultaneously fragile, yet possessing incredible durability and capacity to endure environmental stress. It seems therefore, a perfect metaphor for all manner of human strengths and weaknesses. CONTACT [email protected] anniewasdell.co.uk Instagram: annie.wasdell |
ARTIST'S BACKGROUND
I am a multi-disciplinary visual artist living and working in London. My practice spans drawing, printmaking, lost-wax casting, and kiln-formed glass. I hold a BA (Hons) Fine Art from Goldsmith’s College, and graduated from City and Guilds of London Art School (CGLAS) with a Masters in Fine Art, where I was awarded the Astor Materials Award. I am currently the ‘Artist Fellow’ within the Glass and Casting department at CGLAS. I completed a BTEC National Certificate L3 in Glass at Morley College, North Kensington, where I continue to offer weekly technical assistance within the Glass Department.
Recent exhibitions include; ‘falling softly softly falling’ - Finch Gallery, ‘The London Group Open’ - Copeland Gallery, ‘Hyper-normalisation’ - Safehouse Peckham, ’Pearlescent’ - ASC Handbag Factory, ‘The International Original Print Exhibition’ - Bankside (winning the Jackson’s Art Prize), ‘Woolwich Contemporary Print Fair’. I am a recently elected member of ‘The London Group’.
I am a multi-disciplinary visual artist living and working in London. My practice spans drawing, printmaking, lost-wax casting, and kiln-formed glass. I hold a BA (Hons) Fine Art from Goldsmith’s College, and graduated from City and Guilds of London Art School (CGLAS) with a Masters in Fine Art, where I was awarded the Astor Materials Award. I am currently the ‘Artist Fellow’ within the Glass and Casting department at CGLAS. I completed a BTEC National Certificate L3 in Glass at Morley College, North Kensington, where I continue to offer weekly technical assistance within the Glass Department.
Recent exhibitions include; ‘falling softly softly falling’ - Finch Gallery, ‘The London Group Open’ - Copeland Gallery, ‘Hyper-normalisation’ - Safehouse Peckham, ’Pearlescent’ - ASC Handbag Factory, ‘The International Original Print Exhibition’ - Bankside (winning the Jackson’s Art Prize), ‘Woolwich Contemporary Print Fair’. I am a recently elected member of ‘The London Group’.