Rebekah Narewski

Biography

Exhibitions - Gallery Guide Links
2008 Aug 30		InsideOut - Norden Farm Centre For The Arts, Maidenhead
2008 Sep 13		Hertfordshire Visual Arts Open Studios: Mudlarks - Potterycrafts Studio, Rickmansworth
2008 Nov 7		Windsor Contemporary Art Fair - Royal Windsor Racecourse, Windsor
Exhibitions - Full Listings
2008 April-May		Akimbo, Henley Exhibition Centre, Henley-on-Thames
2008		Commission for The Pride of the Valley Sculpture Park, Farnham, Surrey
2007,06,05 June		Ceramics South East, Kent
2007 June		Guest Artist, Open Garden Squares Weekend, Stockwell Studios, London
2007 April		Art In Mind, Second Space Gallery, London
2006 Nov		Ceramics Exhibition, Quay Arts, Isle of Wight
2006 Nov		Art In Clay, The Maltings. Farnham, Surrey
2006 July		Studio Ceramics, Ceri Richards Gallery, Taliesin Arts Centre, Swansea
2005 Nov		London Potters Annual, Morley Gallery, London
2005 Sept		London Potters Selected, Broadway Ceramics, London
2005 Sept		Gallery Opening, Oberon Art, Burnham
2005 Sept-Oct		Artspace, Barn Galleries, Worcester
2005 July-Aug		Sculptural Ceramics, Icon Gallery, Eton
2005 July		Henley Festival, Barn Galleries, Henley-on-Thames
2005 May		Artspace, Barn Galleries, Henley-on-Thames
2004 July		Ceramic Open, The Bracknell Gallery, South Hill Park, Bracknell
2003 June		Earth & Fire, Rufford Craft Centre, Nottingham

Statement

I am intrigued by the shape and posture of the human figure and how emotion can be expressed through movement and stance. My past as a gymnast allows me to understand the abilities of the body. This I exaggerate by extending and contorting the figure or abstracting it down to a minimum; accentuating the physical or emotional feeling that is taking place.

My colourful and vibrant decoration is intended to draw the eye through the form, emphasising the shape and bodily expression of the figure. My colours are chosen to what I think portrays the emotion that the figure is holding; often creating a sense of fun and excitement.

I often work by photographing the figure and then abstracting and expressing the shape through a series of sketches. These ideas are then created using slabs of clay rolled, shaped and constructed to form surreal abstractions of the figure.