11th Jan 2010 - 16th Jan 2010
University Gallery
Stibbon's powerful work spans the extremes of the natural and the urban landscape – from sheer mountains, and vast glacial seas to abandoned buildings or grand panoramas. Often large scale, the work is produced through a range of processes, including woodblock, chalk on blackboard or graphite on gesso. In all her work drawing is fundamental and suggests a sense of the strength, resilience and yet ultimate fragility of place.
In StadtLandschaften the artist has focused her attention on the dynamic city of Berlin. The historical schisms that manifest themselves in the city and the forces of a constant transformation are the central motifs driving Stibbon’s work.
Stibbon’s interest in the constant flux of the natural environment can be seen here in a further group of works made in response to the shifting landscapes of Antarctica and the Alps.
Stibbon has established her reputation through a wide exhibition profile and a series of residencies and awards including recent solo exhibitions at the Stadtmusuem, Berlin, Scott Polar Research Institute, Cambridge and R O O M London.
http://artsresearch..brighton.ac.uk/research/academic/stibbon
A new 80 page monograph Emma Stibbon: StadtLandschaften will be available
The artist will also take part in the University of Brighton APPRI symposium ‘Drawing, Place and Memory’ 15th January 2pm – 5.30pm in the Sallis Benney Theatre, located next to the University of Brighton Gallery.
9-30 JANUARY Exhibition Open: Monday – Saturday 10-5pm
University of Brighton Gallery
contact: artsbookings@brighton.ac.uk
Grand Parade - BN2 0JY
Telephone: 01273 643010
http://arts.brighton.ac.uk/whats-on/gallery-theatre
