cambridge contemporary art

This month's exhibition: The Travelling Circus

28 Feb 2014 - 23 Mar 2014

This March, cambridge contemporary art's new solo exhibition showcases the whimsical work of Marie Prett, ceramic artist, painter and printmaker.

Specialising in figurative sculptures, the theme of human and animal form has captivated Marie's imagination since her childhood. Her influences include Chagall for his original story telling and use of bold colours, as well as Klimt for his mesmerizing use of colour and pattern.

Marie primarily uses Earthstone and paper clay. Her ceramic creations are hand made and decorated in velvet stains, oxides and slips and then fired. Sketching and painting alongside her sculpting, Marie's weird and wonderful world reveals itself through each piece's unique fusion of colour, movement, humour and curiosity.

Dressed up dogs, cats and zebras as well as an array of mythical hybrid creatures join clowns and showgirls in their acrobatic games, as if they were performing for us as the viewer. These bizarre scenes are playfully presented, while digging deeper into our psyche. Behind each smiling face or bemusing pose is a person with a story.

Marie Prett

Marie Prett

Marie Prett