5th April - 24th April
Helga Prosser: New Works
A new collection of figurative sculptures from Helga Prosser will be showing at the Washington Gallery in May.
Born in South Africa in the 1930’s, Helga Prosser studied in Cape Town and the Central School of Art in London where she became fascinated with the possibilities of welded steel sculpture that enabled her to cast complex shapes and figures balanced on a single point.
Using such a tough yet pliable material, lends itself well to Prosser’s work as she explains: ‘These qualities (of steel) coincided with my growing interests in moving figures…the vigorous strivings of football and rugby players, and the human relationships expressed in the movements of the ballet, could be built up and frozen into gestures in this strong, but flexible material’.
More recently the artist has been using clay in her work, inspired by the innovative slab-building techniques of contemporary ceramicists. Instead of using rolled slabs however, she builds from thrown pieces which are structurally stronger.
Helga has exhibited throughout the UK and won several prizes for her sculptures.
07th – 27th May
Meurig Jenkins: Landscapes of my Fathers
Meurig Jenkins’ impressionistic watercolour and collage paintings are inspired by the landscapes of Wales especially the hills and mountains, which are prominent in much of his work. Whilst the artist takes the idea for the work from the actual scene, his intention is not to create an exact replica of what he sees but rather to depict an impression of the original scene.
Born in Aberystwyth, Meurig Jenkins studied at Newport College of Art and was awarded the Sir Arthur Evans Travelling Scholarship in 1971. Since leaving teaching in 2001 he has concentrated on his painting. This will be his first exhibition at the Washington.
