Veta Gorner & Graham Muir
Veta Gorner - Original Prints & Paintings Graham Muir - Glass Forms Veta Gorner was originally from St Petersburg but now lives and works in Northamptonshire. She has just been elected an Associate of the Royal Society of Painter-Printmakers in recognition of her professionalism, technical skills and creativity. Her first love is drawing and she is constantly experimenting with new materials and techniques in order to find new ways of drawing. She loves the raw energy of needle-marks made when she scores into zinc for her etchings or onto aluminium boards for her paintings. Her lines are sharp, energetic and fluid. Graham Muir graduated from Edinburgh College of Art and for many years was a lecturer in glass design at the University of Sunderland. His striking wave forms, some of which weigh as much as 10kg, push glass production to the technical limit. This technique of blown and carved lead crystal is pretty much his own and, as he says, “nobody else is fool enough to try it!” With his perfume bottles his aim has been to move away from traditional shapes in favour of design pieces that use simple graceful forms together with precise use of colour combinations. Prices range from £200 to £2400.
The entire exhibition can be viewed on the Castle Gallery’s website at: www.castlegallery.co.uk
Veta Gorner In Turn screenprint 90(h) X 67(w) cm
Cover: Veta Gorner Gravity I screenprint 52(h) X 38(w) cm Mainspring jesmonite cast with oil & metallic inks 25(h) X 25(w) cm
Veta Gorner One Step Forward oil on board 100(h) X 100(w) cm
Veta Gorner Kepler’s Law, screenprint, 70(h) X 100(w) cm
Veta Gorner Legions oil & gesso on board 100(h) X 100(w) cm
Veta Gorner Through the Looking Glass, etching, 50(h) X 100(w) cm
Veta Gorner Vertigo layered screenprint on perspex 35(h) X 35(w) X 7(d) cm
Veta Gorner Pendulum, etching on handmade paper with cotton thread, 50(h) X 50(w) cm
Angled detail of ‘Crevasse 1’
Jesmonite Casts These jesmonite resin casts from metal etching plates capture the special three dimensional qualities of the plate. They have been made in editions of 20 with applied oil and metallic inks. They are beautifully tactile and provide an interesting contrast to similar images that have been traditionally hand-printed onto paper. “I am exhilarated by the challenge of printmaking and its ability to incorporate a multitude of other techniques: a fusion of design, engineering, sculpture, architecture, drawing and painting, logic and intuition.”
Veta Gorner Crevasse 1, jesmonite cast with oil & metallic inks, 25(h) X 25(w) cm
Veta Gorner Mainspring, jesmonite cast with oil & metallic inks, 25(h) X 25(w) cm
Angled detail of ‘Mainspring’
Veta Gorner Crevasse 4, jesmonite cast with oil & metallic inks, 25(h) X 25(w) cm
Veta Gorner Crevasse 3, jesmonite cast with oil & metallic inks, 25(h) X 25(w) cm
Veta Gorner Crevasse 2, jesmonite cast with oil & metallic inks, 25(h) X 25(w) cm
Veta Gorner Oxygen unique jesmonite cast with oil & metallic inks 52(h) X 52(w) cm
Veta Gorner I Call on Thee unique jesmonite cast with oil & metallic inks 35(h) X 35(w) cm
Veta Gorner Equinox screenprint and chine-colle 30(h) X 30(w) cm
Veta Gorner Insula Vitrea (Isle of Glass) etching 50(h) X 50(w) cm
Veta Gorner Rex Solum (King Only) No. 3 unique screenprint 34(h) X 34(w) cm
Veta Gorner Rex Solum (King Only) No. 1, unique screenprint, 34(h) X 34(w) cm
Veta Gorner Vortex four etchings 50(h) X 50(w) cm
Veta Gorner Parallel Play, screenprint and chine-colle, 25(h) X 25(w) cm
Veta Gorner Stratum, etching, 50(h) X 100(w) cm
Veta Gorner Vessel III etching 50(h) X 50(w) cm
Graham Muir Solar Waveform, blown and carved lead crystal, 47(h) cm
Glass Forms “I wanted the form to convey the beauty, but also, the often-frightening power of nature.� Graham Muir
These striking glass wave forms by Graham Muir capture the beauty and power of nature and take glass to the technical limit. The examples shown here are now sold but Graham will be making new piece especially for the exhibition.
Glass Forms from top right: Graham Muir Aurora Sunrise, blown & carved lead crystal, 70(l) cm Graham Muir Northern Seas, blown & carved lead crystal, 65(l) cm Back Page: Veta Gorner Gravity II, screenprint, 52(h) X 38(w) cm
Veta Gorner & Graham Muir 7th - 28th June 2014 Castle Gallery, 43 Castle St, Inverness, IV2 3DU www.castlegallery.co.uk 01463 729512