CHLOË HOLT RCA FRSA 1
Chloë Holt’s recent work is inspired by places that are physically and historically connected with the sea, and this new collection links the history of craftsmanship in St Ives with a previous body of work based around the seafaring culture of Venice. In particular, these new paintings respond to the history of St Ives’ Leach Pottery and its links with the work of Japanese ceramicist Shoji Hamada. Set in antique frames, these works focus on both functional and ritualistic ceramic vessels, exploring connections to our past histories through ideas of craftsmanship, and embracing the Japanese ethos of spirituality and the intimacy of everyday objects. Using muted pigments in their rawest form, her works are heavily textured, making their surfaces at once almost ceramic, and seemingly salt encrusted, as if altered by the timeless action of shifting sands and rolling oceans.
The full exhibition can be viewed on our website. All work is for sale from receipt of catalogue. Copyright ©2019 New Craftsman Gallery & Chloë Holt RCA FRSA. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means electrical, mechanical or otherwise, without first seeking the permission of the publishers. Front & back cover: Where The Sea Meets The Land 127 x 77 cm (Framed 150 x 100 cm) Oil, gesso and graphite powder on board in antique frame Right: Opus 60 x 51 cm (Framed 88 x 78 cm) Oil, raw pigment and gesso on board in antique frame 2
CHLOË HOLT RCA FRSA Where the Sea Meets the Land
25 May – 22 June 2019
New Craftsman Gallery 24 Fore Street . St Ives . Cornwall TR26 1HE . 01736 795652 newcraftsmanstives.com 3
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Simplicity 81.5 x 63 cm (Framed 95 x 75 cm) Oil, raw pigment and gesso on board in antique frame Left: Persephone 61 x 51 cm (Framed 75 x 65 cm) Oil and gesso on board in antique hand painted frame 5
Kama 70 x 98 cm (Framed 92 x 118 cm) Oil, gesso and graphite powder on board in antique frame Right: The Fullness of Emptiness 63 x 137 cm (Framed 92.5 x 166 cm) Oil, gesso and graphite powder on board in antique frame 6
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Spring’s Bloom 69 x 59 cm (Framed 93 x 82 cm) Oil, raw pigment and gesso on board in antique frame Right: Winter’s Spring 47 x 67 cm (Framed 66 x 86 cm) Oil, raw pigment and gesso on board in antique frame 8
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Shoji 79 x 98 cm (Framed 99 x 118 cm) Oil, gesso, raw pigment and graphite on board in antique frame Left: Irori 76 x 97.5 cm (Framed 96 x 118 cm) Oil, gesso, raw pigment and sintered bronze on board in antique frame 11
Tea Bowl 28.5 x 36 cm (Framed 42 x 50 cm) Oil and gesso on board in antique frame 12
Ave Maria 47 x 56 cm (Framed 72 x 80.5 cm) Oil and gesso on board in antique frame 13
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Ostrea 61 x 47.5 cm (Framed 76 x 62 cm) Oil and gesso on board in antique frame 15
Atargatis 56 x 40 cm (Framed 81 x 64 cm) Oil and gesso on board in antique frame Right: De Citreo 60 x 51 cm (Framed 88 x 78 cm) Oil, raw pigment and gesso on board in antique frame 16
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Grandiflora 115 x 70.5cm (Framed 136 x 90.5 cm) Oil, gesso and graphite powder on board in antique frame Right: ChloĂŤ in her studio 18
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