(Come, come all you reds.)
It has been a week since I returned from Erfurt, a time spent being inquisitive and playing. Before leaving I decided to allow myself time to experiment, not to rush towards creating a finished artifact, but to explore. And it was RED I wanted; subtle, beautiful, glowing. Whether the large panels will or can be red, I don’t know yet.
It was a great time in Erfurt; exchanging thoughts with Elizabeth’s original group, Gudrun Wiesmann, Annemarie Timmer, Eva Kucerova and Martin Schulze. Agnieszka Lipp joined us later.
I also met the lovely Fritz Meierhofer and his wife Margit Hart. Fritz currently has an exhibition in Ruthin (http://ruthincraftcentre.org.uk/whats-on/gallery-1-2/) It looks a wonderful exhibition. Both shared so very openly and happily about their work and ideas.
Smallish pieces are always my starting points, testing out surfaces and cutting structures, before embarking on the larger panels. At the moment I am hyper critical with myself; is this actually reflecting what I am trying to say? Always more drawing I can hear myself say, but at some point it is necessary to just go for it.
So, here are a few images from my time in Erfurt, my ‘table’, some test pieces and good conversations with Gudrun Wiesmann.
Beate Gegenwart
Beate Gegenwart is an enamelist and educator originally from Germany who lives and works in Wales, UK. Her studio is located on the beautiful Gower peninsular and she is a Honorary Research Fellow at Swansea School of Art (University of Wales Trinity Saint David). Her large enamel works exhibit an expressive interplay between polished stainless steel and fields of delicately applied and inscribed enamel. She is currently supported by a major production grant from the Arts Council of Wales.
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