Image by John Clark
Modern Primitives
Thu 7 November 2019 - Fri 20 December 2019
Alison Richard Building
John Clark’s paper sculptures combine simple but time consuming manual techniques with high tech design processes that result in objects that might be thought of as a type of modern primitive; objects that testify to the persistence of the personal in a world re-invented by technology and its aesthetics.
"In December of 2016, I made a cardboard model of a man I had painted many times. I wondered what would change by taking him off the canvas and standing him in the real world. It never occurred to me to model him with clay or carve him, and I certainly wasn’t going to start casting. I think of myself as a painter and thought of this experiment as one that addressed thoughts I had about painting. It had nothing to do with any thoughts about sculpture because I didn’t have any. Perhaps, for this reason, I took it for granted that he would be folded from paper or card and that he was more a surface than a volume, more a shaped canvas than anything else. He was always, and importantly, a bit flat.
So, I set about cutting and scoring and glueing card until I had him standing on the table. I was surprised by the result. He was occupying real space and, as far as my early question was concerned, what would change? it seemed to me that a lot had. At the very least the little guy opened up some possibilities which, in the two years since then, I have begun to explore."
This work gathered in this exhibition shows some of the results.
Cost: free
Enquiries and booking
No need to book.
Opening hours change with the University term dates:
Open weekdays from 09:00 – 19:00 (in term), 09:00 – 17:00 (out of term)
Term dates can be found here: https://www.cam.ac.uk/about-the-university/term-dates-and-calendars
Enquiries: Judith Weik Website Email: jw571@cam.ac.uk Telephone: 01223 747471
Timing
9:00am-5:00pm on weekdays from Thursday 7 November 2019 until Friday 20 December 2019 (except on Bank Holidays)
All times
Thu 7 November 2019 | 9:00AM - 5:00PM |
Fri 8 November 2019 | 9:00AM - 5:00PM |
Mon 11 November 2019 | 9:00AM - 5:00PM |
Tue 12 November 2019 | 9:00AM - 5:00PM |
Wed 13 November 2019 | 9:00AM - 5:00PM |
Thu 14 November 2019 | 9:00AM - 5:00PM |
Fri 15 November 2019 | 9:00AM - 5:00PM |
Mon 18 November 2019 | 9:00AM - 5:00PM |
Tue 19 November 2019 | 9:00AM - 5:00PM |
Wed 20 November 2019 | 9:00AM - 5:00PM |
Thu 21 November 2019 | 9:00AM - 5:00PM |
Fri 22 November 2019 | 9:00AM - 5:00PM |
Mon 25 November 2019 | 9:00AM - 5:00PM |
Tue 26 November 2019 | 9:00AM - 5:00PM |
Wed 27 November 2019 | 9:00AM - 5:00PM |
Thu 28 November 2019 | 9:00AM - 5:00PM |
Fri 29 November 2019 | 9:00AM - 5:00PM |
Mon 2 December 2019 | 9:00AM - 5:00PM |
Tue 3 December 2019 | 9:00AM - 5:00PM |
Wed 4 December 2019 | 9:00AM - 5:00PM |
Thu 5 December 2019 | 9:00AM - 5:00PM |
Fri 6 December 2019 | 9:00AM - 5:00PM |
Mon 9 December 2019 | 9:00AM - 5:00PM |
Tue 10 December 2019 | 9:00AM - 5:00PM |
Wed 11 December 2019 | 9:00AM - 5:00PM |
Thu 12 December 2019 | 9:00AM - 5:00PM |
Fri 13 December 2019 | 9:00AM - 5:00PM |
Mon 16 December 2019 | 9:00AM - 5:00PM |
Tue 17 December 2019 | 9:00AM - 5:00PM |
Wed 18 December 2019 | 9:00AM - 5:00PM |
Thu 19 December 2019 | 9:00AM - 5:00PM |
Fri 20 December 2019 | 9:00AM - 5:00PM |