A NEW show at Black Swan Arts by artist, Lucinda Burgess, incorporates works in steel, charred wood and glass as well as more sculptural works using Indian Khadi paper.
Lucinda’s primary focus in ‘On Repetition’ is materiality – she is particularly drawn to its natural, often delicate and always changeable character. Each material is chosen for the degree to which it can transform; it may be highly reflective such as glass or graphite, or capable of undergoing radical visual transformation – for example, polished steel to rust.
Lucinda first trained as a painter, then combined painting with teaching and, following that, she became involved with oriental philosophy, spending some years in a monastic setting. Continuing this pattern of dramatic change, she next went on to become a successful landscape designer, winning several awards (including two gold medals) at Chelsea and Hampton Court Flower Shows, as well as an Association of Professional Landscapers award for her large-scale plant installation at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Since 2010 she has resumed her fine art practice, working primarily in three dimensions.
Lucinda holds a BA in Fine Art from Bath Academy of Art, a postgraduate qualification in art teaching from Goldsmiths, University of London, and an MFA (with distinction) from Bath School of Art and Design. Her art has been exhibited nationally and internationally, including in London, Liverpool, Bath, Bristol and Athens.
The preview will take place on Friday 3 June from 6–8pm – everyone is welcome to come along. The exhibition runs until 3rd July.
Lucinda will also be taking part in a Q&A with David Chandler on Sunday 3rd July at 2pm. For further information, please visit: www.blackswanarts.org.uk.
