 | | Eight artists from Norfolk, Suffolk and Cambridgeshire make up the organisation, dedicated to promoting contemporary work by older artists and making it accessible to the public by regular exhibitions throughout East Anglia.
"I have been looking at how the mind functions when the body is in pain, how the nervous system manages to cope under pressure, said group founder," Pam Winbolt.
"Taking a look “inside” is a fascinating and beautiful journey. The mind is an instrument of such complexity so that with such little knowledge I can only pretend to tinkle a tune.
Nuerons, sensory, from a series, by Pam Winbolt |
"Ageing is a fascinating process, which everyone goes through. Its something most people seem to dread - yet Its a colourful adventure to travel through to old age.
"The lines, wrinkles and wisdom which age brings to a personÂ’s face are wonderful. These works are a celebration of the ageing process," added Pam Winbolt.
Click here to find out more about Pam Winbolt's work. The title Germination seemed to be an obvious one for an exhibition at the John Innes Centre, enabling the artists to work on the same theme with their own interpretation. This has resulted in a coherent yet stunningly different exhibition.
Using an exciting and innovative mix of methods and materials , the exhibition will reflect on ideas around growth, ageing and development in relation to the body, and environmental concerns.
By Stuart Green |
The eight artists are: Pat Derrick, pondering the mysteries of growth bean seeds and baby bottles. Pam Winbolt, celebrating the aging body and the joy of wrinkles.
Margaret Wyllie, thoughts on environmental issues with words, paint and recycled materials.
Stuart Green, a foreign body, a million miles from home.
Mike Ashley, considering exposure to the land, weather, history and modern technology. Jean Page, burning, stitching and layering in remembrance of life's impermanence.
By Helen Ripley |
Helen Ripley, seduced by silk, playing on harmonies and rhythms and Jo Hincks, papering over the cracks.
The group's latest exhibition is at the John Innes Centre in Norwich.
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