Cathy's Art Diary

Stunning exhibition at the David Gill Gallery of glass pieces by Barbara Nanning. This was a wonderful selection of work arranged as installations on mirrored tables made with innovative techniques which were well explained. I think my favourites were the clear pieces shown here but I also loved some with gold interiors. Each was beautiful but they also benefited from being viewed as an installation.   C losed 22 December 2022

Fun exhibition at the David Gill Gallery of new work by Sebastian Errazuriz. The work was a blend of art and furniture using marble composite casts of classical works to create everyday objects such as lamps and shelves. I loved a tall metal unit with a sculpture of Nike in the centre and a low unit with the shelves held up by classical heads. There was a lovely set of patinated bronze candlesticks based on classical sculptures.. Some had had candles burned in them and the melted had merged with the drapery of the figures. Closes on 4 July 2018  

Beautiful exhibition at the David Gill Gallery of sculpture by Michele Oka Doner. We popped in because our eyes were drawn to some wonderful branch like works with candles on them in the window. We immediately thought of these as burning bushes and lo that turned out to be their title, although the girl who showed us round didn’t seem to quite understand the meaning of that! At the back was a long table of wonderful small sculpture and objects. Many of these were usable as vases, name place settings for dinners and table centre pieces. I was allowed to hold a lovely silver handbag which was surprisingly light. Even the large circular table with an incorporated bench in the main space turned out to be by the artist! Closed on 18 December.