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Artdejardin 2009 3rd June to 31st August 2009
ARTDEJARDIN 2009
3rd June – 31st August 2009 Our opening Hours are: 10am – 5pm Wednesday – Sunday We are also open at other times by appointment and on Bank Holidays.
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Exciting, eye-catching work from over a dozen highly acclaimed contemporary artists has been lined up for Artdejardin 2008 – Rutland’s garden sculpture exhibition.
This summer, for the fourth year running, the eight acre gardens and grounds of Wingwell – a family home in the heart of the English countryside - will provide a natural showcase for work from renowned and admired artists.
First time exhibitors include Peter Beard, Janet MacLeod and Nicolas Moreton - showing alongside Wingwell favourites including Alison Crowther, Ruth Moilliet, Rebecca Newnham and Christopher Marvell.
The gardens have been lovingly developed by horticulturalist Rose Dejardin and her landscape architect husband John, to provide a stunning backdrop to sculpture - inviting visitors to appreciate how the pieces truly work in natural surroundings.
Discover, for instance, giant metal seed heads from Ruth Moilliet cavorting alongside Rebecca Newnham’s glittering glass sculptures, while Christopher Marvell’s serene bronzes share views with entwined woven willow from Laura Ellen Bacon.
And exhibits have been carefully sited to inspire, provoke and please – with settings ranging from woodland to border to vegetable plot.
A total of 17 artists from around the country have been chosen to take part, offering visitors the chance to see work from favourite exhibitors as well as pieces from those taking part for the first time. Exhibits from newcomers include John Creed’s striking Good Vibrations, stunning seating from Andrew Trotman and Janet MacLeod’s calming Spirits of the Wood.
“We are delighted to bring together a selection of high quality, inspiring work and to site it in a garden setting where visitors can really enjoy the experience,” said Rose Dejardin.
“There is a world of difference between seeing something in a gallery and viewing it in the setting it is intended for and we hope Artdejardin
encourages more people to incorporate sculpture into their outside space.”
Describing Wingwell as a ‘sensory and delightful setting’, exhibiting artist Rebecca Newnham said: “As an artist it is most rewarding seeing my pieces placed with empathy and playing a part in the grand design.”
Set in the heart of rural England, Wingwell at 5 Top Street, Wing, Oakham is open from 10am – 5pm Wednesday – Sunday from 21 May – 7 September. Entry costs £3.50/£2.50 (accompanied children are free).
Artists taking part are:
Laura Ellen Bacon – woven willow
Peter Beard – strong, simple ceramics with complex glazed surfaces
John Creed – abstract metal sculptures designed to challenge conventional thought
Alison Crowther – intricately carved furniture and sculpture from unseasoned English oak
Nigel Edmondson – ceramics, informed by the Lakeland landscape
Robert Fogell – balanced, rhythmic abstracts in bronze, stone, steel and ceramic
Alan Foxley – ceramic sculpture
Colin Keay-Chaplin – metots (swaying totems of stainless steel and green Douglas fir)
Nicholas Moreton – stone sculpture from an artist critics say is unrivalled in technique among his generation
Rebecca Newnham – glittering glass mosaics influenced by the energy of plants
Christopher Marvell – imposing bronze sculpture
Andrew Trotman – thought provoking, tactile and playful hand crafted timber seating
Sarah Walton – stone birdbaths inspired by the South Downs and the Lake District
Neil Wilkin – delicate and detailed sculpture from Britain’s most important hot-glass maker
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