Known for her commitment to process, Donovan has earned acclaim for her ability to discover the inherent physical characteristics of an object and transform it into art.
Smooth unbroken forms loop through space and hang in the air as if suspended by magic. Our attention is caught not only by the marble contours, but by the spaces that surround them.
Riley’s formally taut, abstract compositions yield a singular sense of visual pleasure for the viewer, a notion derived as much from the artist’s formative encounters with Old Master and Impressionist painting as from her early experiences with nature.
"The exhibition focuses on the subjectivity and universality of human emotion. Each Sculpture explores the various stages of a developing feeling and the ambiguity of conflicting states of minds"
In the Window of the upstairs gallery is a Silicon Test Disk,- an object printed asa testfor producing microchips for computers- functionless- it is a blueprint for a machine learning it's craftThe Southern Reid Gallery is hidden on a mews just off Dean Street, Soho. It provides a tasteful white backdrop to London artists Harry Lawson's hand made exhibit Walking with a Ghost. The exhibition is a collection of crafted furniture, coloured stone and the test disk.
