Green Week gallery
Throughout Green Week, the 'Green Gallery' will house a selection of local art work for Whittington Health staff, patients and visiters to enjoy. This is located on level three of the hospital atrium.
They will include:
Steve Yeates
Working in figurative sculpture allows Steve to challenge the preconception of figurative art while continuing his belief in the use of recycled materials and its inherent methodology.
Steve says:
"My Sculptures display an amazing array of definitive states from tragic and haunting to ethereal and dynamic. One of the lessons of my life has been that its transitions can illustrate to me the inconstant energy that is living in today’s often brutal society.
Steve says:
"My Sculptures display an amazing array of definitive states from tragic and haunting to ethereal and dynamic. One of the lessons of my life has been that its transitions can illustrate to me the inconstant energy that is living in today’s often brutal society.
The violence and its repercussions are shown in the work made of recycled vandalised glass, the brutality of the act is magnified by its consequence. I try to transform that anger into something that is generically positive by moulding the glass into shapes of beauty transfixed into statuesque poses reminding us of our inner strength.
Today, through continued experimentation and development, I have also been pushing the boundaries of my papier mache sculpture into exciting and innovative directions while continuing the theme of recycling. I passionately believe that sculpture can be both aesthetic and thought provoking. I draw in the viewers attentions, then surprising them with underlying themes of genocide, cancer etc.
Today, through continued experimentation and development, I have also been pushing the boundaries of my papier mache sculpture into exciting and innovative directions while continuing the theme of recycling. I passionately believe that sculpture can be both aesthetic and thought provoking. I draw in the viewers attentions, then surprising them with underlying themes of genocide, cancer etc.
I have also been developing my sculptures further to include other socially intrinsic products. I have been exploring social issues such as homelessness and housing commenting from personal perspective using homeless information leaflets and housing benefit forms. Each of my sculptures engages the viewer on both a personal and social level."
Michelle Reader
London-based artist Michelle Reader reuses waste materials to create unique figurative recycled sculptures. She has been working with recycled materials since 1997, and also has a background in design for performance.
Her sculptures sometimes have mechanical elements, using the working parts of old toys, clocks or other objects. Michelle makes bespoke recycled and sustainable sculptures for organisations, often created from waste materials relevant to the business or event.
Michelle also works with galleries, schools, and other organisations as a freelance artist educator.
Michelle will be bringing some of her sculptures along to display at the hospital throughout Green Week. She will be working on one or two of her current projects on site throughout the day on Monday and Friday.
Also in the gallery
- All of the posters created by St Joseph's school children highlighting the Green Week slogan ''One Small Change - One by One, Ton by Ton' - Level 4 of the atrium
- Entries for our Green Week competition from staff and members of the public artistically showing us how they are being 'green'.
Contact
If you would like further information about Green Week please conact Eleanor Clarke on email: eleanorclarke@nhs.net
Last updated08 Mar 2012