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'Staging Materiality' - a foyer exhibition at New Era Theatre
Staging Materiality is an exhibition which elevates everyday materials and waste products into new works of art.
A printmaker and mixed media artist, Trish Roberts’ current work is driven by materiality and sustainability. Her approach shifts the initial emphasis from producing a finished image to celebrating the substrate itself, embracing often-overlooked resources - such as waste cardboard packaging - and using them as printmaking plates. This way, the resulting work is moved beyond traditional expectations. Rather than having a finished image in mind, there is an engagement in a mutual dialogue with the substrate itself. The final prints reveal the rich history of their humble origins: the engineered, corrugated surfaces emerge through the press, while packaging tape and labels leave subtle, richly textured and unexpected marks results.
This exhibition invites viewers to reconsider ideas of worth, legacy, and the enduring power of the handmade. It reflects a stimulating phase in the artist’s career, which underscores her core philosophy - that profound artistic value can emerge from humble and disregarded materials.
A printmaker and mixed media artist, Trish Roberts’ current work is driven by materiality and sustainability. Her approach shifts the initial emphasis from producing a finished image to celebrating the substrate itself, embracing often-overlooked resources - such as waste cardboard packaging - and using them as printmaking plates. This way, the resulting work is moved beyond traditional expectations. Rather than having a finished image in mind, there is an engagement in a mutual dialogue with the substrate itself. The final prints reveal the rich history of their humble origins: the engineered, corrugated surfaces emerge through the press, while packaging tape and labels leave subtle, richly textured and unexpected marks results.
This exhibition invites viewers to reconsider ideas of worth, legacy, and the enduring power of the handmade. It reflects a stimulating phase in the artist’s career, which underscores her core philosophy - that profound artistic value can emerge from humble and disregarded materials.
Sat 7 Mar, Sat 11 Apr
New Era Theatre, St George’s Centre, Andover Road, Wash Common, Newbury, Berkshire RG14 6NU
Open evening: Saturday 7 March 6 - 8pmOR: come to a coffee morning 10.30 - 12 noon Saturday 21 March / Saturday 11 April
Also on view during the run of New Era Players'
The Price' 12 - 21 March
(Play tickets available through the New Era website)
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