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Saturday, 15 March 2025

Artlyst - An Uncommon Thread: Hauser & Wirth Somerset

My latest exhibition review for Artlyst is on ‘An Uncommon Thread’, Hauser & Wirth Somerset, with a mention also of the work of Ernst Blensdorf in Bruton:

"‘An Uncommon Thread’ is part of an ongoing Hauser & Wirth Somerset initiative that champions emerging and mid-career artists. The exhibition features 10 contemporary artists driven by curiosity and inventive approaches to materiality and process. Each artist shown demonstrates a commitment to the integral role materials and techniques play in their creative process, employing unexpected painting surfaces, adapting formal craft traditions and repurposing discarded products into compelling works. Use is made of a wide range of different materials including sanyan fabric, latex, satin, beading, black oyster anchor bands, an aeroplane engine fan cover, and Hebridean fleece, among others.

As a result, the multidisciplinary exhibition highlights the transformative power of unconventional mediums in evoking personal and collective memories while also demonstrating how reuse and reclamation in the creation of environmentally charged works can shine a spotlight on the damage done to the environment by human greed. The 10 artists, therefore, invite viewers to engage with the rich stories woven into each work through individual investigations of identity, tradition, nature, fantasy and the environment."

For more on Ernst Blensdorf see here and here..

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