About the Exhibition
The Jennifer Lauren Gallery presented From starlings to earth things and all the fish that cannot swim, featuring intricate black ink drawings on Chinese scroll paper and sculptures made from items found on the streets of London.
In its third show to date, the Jennifer Lauren Gallery presented the diverse work of self-taught artist Kate Bradbury (b.1961), from detailed ink scribblings on Chinese scroll paper to sculptural whirling dervishes made from found objects. With much of her work based around the objects she finds, the centrepiece of the exhibition was a new sculpture titled ‘Arkeology’, featuring a large boat and its passengers, which Kate hopes inspired others to utilise found objects in their work.
Working from her kitchen or bedroom since 2003, Bradbury is inspired by her environment, music, literature and architecture. With no formal art training, both her ink drawings and sculptural pieces evolve unexpectedly during their making as a result of much experimentation.
Of her working practice Kate Bradbury says: “I get a picture of something in my head and then need to make it, to offload it and then I can think about something else. I get obsessed with an idea and try to see it through.”
Jennifer Gilbert said: “I was first introduced to Kate Bradbury’s work in 2011 by the artist Sue Kreitzman, and have been blown away by her works ever since. This will be the third solo show of Kate’s work I have been involved with. Kate’s work never fails to make me smile and her ink drawings always amaze me when I see things in them that I didn’t see the first time.”
Vivienne Roberts, freelance Curator and previous Curator at the Julian Hartnoll Gallery said: “Kate Bradbury is part craftsman, part alchemist, and she uses her artistic genius to transform objects she finds into stunning creative forces. Her art is unique and with every new exhibition comes the excitement of seeing the unexpected and knowing that it will be a profoundly memorable experience.”
Kate Bradbury was selected as one of six Outside In award winners in 2012. She has exhibited in Pallant House Gallery, CGP London, the Julian Hartnoll Gallery and the Outsider Art Fair in Paris.