anneb8pg-blog

[anneb8pg-blog]

'Daily Dose' Anne Byerley (2017) Forty two slip cast porcelain medicine measures each 3.2cm x 3.4cm [Porcelain,glass,pins,wire]

[anneb8pg-blog]

Statement 2017 Anne Byerley’s art practice originates from observed and lived experiences, and creative responses to these. The work is textural, often stitched, collage or printed, and can also be constructed from porcelain. Some pieces are simple, and responsive but all stem from emotions and memory, representing resilience and strength, identity, and change. Collage pieces are organic, devised from former images of her work, recycled paper, threads and found materials. Created quickly and intuitively as a means of understanding and forming her ideas. A route to ‘making’ and developing the more ‘crafted’ pieces of stitch and objects in porcelain. The themes that underpin the ‘crafted’ pieces, in which time and detail are as integral in the meaning of the work as the final aesthetic, relate to the personal and political. Originating out of instinctive observations and association with the past, memories, times, and opportunities lost, and maybe, not wholly appreciated. Such patterns and connections, attachment and loss are all themes with which she is familiar in her former work life in health and social care. She is interested in belonging, displacement, life, and death; the things that reveal and question who we are. These continue to inform her instinctive art practice, whether she wishes them too or not. Titles and hints in her work are important. She is interested in the space between the obvious, the literal; and the delicacy or ambiguity with which the audience can freely draw their own narrative through the works. Finding relevance in an art work, a shared politics, or a connection with something, heightens interest and leaves a trace in the memory. That is her hope for her artwork, that it can tap into our emotions as well as draw from our store of cognitive knowledge . That it represents a trace, an ethic of respect and hope, for lives loved, lived, and lost. ‘The material object constitutes an intersection between social context and codified, connotative ideologies of social practice (the form of the content) on the one hand, and material production of the artefact within object worlds on the other.’ New and ongoing work includes sculptural installations made up of large numbers of individual porcelain medicine measures. Working with porcelain is challenging and risky. It can be an unforgiving material and exacting. Switching from previous slab work to working with the finer porcelain slip required mould making, accuracy calculations and attention to detail. Much like the narrative behind her previous ceramics [‘Pharma…’ (2015)] this series ‘Daily Dose’ has its origins in methadone treatment. Here, using the ‘mundane’ plastic medicine measure as an ‘object’ with its own language and symbolism, she has created large numbers of more ambiguous, but aesthetically unique pieces. Curating ‘Daily Dose’ in different sequences, can alter the narrative and convey specific knowledge and emotions depending on the audience. The artist draws upon some very individual experiences and specific life events in her work. The familiarity and knowledge of this world to the viewer, may determine the pathos, value and emotion perceived in the work. Anne Byerley. https://anneb8pg.tumblr.com Barbara Dougan. (2015) Resilience. Engage 36. p5-15. Autumn. London. Joan Gibbons. (2002) Contemporary Art and Memory: Images of Recollection and Remembrance. I.B.Tauris. M.Gottdiener. (1995) Postmodern semiotics: Material Culture and Forms of Postmodern Life. Oxford.p56

[anneb8pg-blog]

'Lives lived, loved and lost #2' [Fabric print, machine & hand stitched embroidery] (102cmx106cm)

[anneb8pg-blog]

'Lives lived, loved, and lost #1' [Fabric print, hand stitched quilting (102cm x 106cm)]

[anneb8pg-blog]

CV Anne Byerley (b. 1964, United Kingdom) annebyerley@gmail.com www.instagram.com/anneb8pg https://anneb8pg.tumblr.com Education 2014 Art Foundation, Hillsborough College, Sheffield. [Distinction] 2015 – present BA (Hons) Creative Art Practice/Fine Art. Sheffield Hallam University Exhibitions 2015 ‘Free Stuff’ Gage Gallery, KIAC, Sheffield. 2015 ‘Eye Hand Heart’ Sheffield Design Week, The Scottish Queen, Park Hill, Sheffield. 2016 ‘Making + Unmaking’ CAP Group Project, Gage Gallery, KIAC, Sheffield. 2016 ‘Untitled’ Level 4 Selected Show, AGC, Sheffield Hallam University, Sheffield. 2016 ‘Hijack/Manifesto’ Studio Collaboration in AGC Studio, AGC, Sheffield. 2016 ‘Foresight’ Group Show. Theatre Delicatessen, the Moor, Sheffield. 2016 ‘Emerge’ Group Show. The Holt Café, Arundel Street, Sheffield. 2016 ‘CAPS LOCK’ CAP Group Show, BLOC Studios, Eyre Street, Sheffield. 2017 ‘Adapted’ Fine Art Group Show, Exchange Studios, Exchange Place, Sheffield. Curatorial Projects 2016 co-curated ‘Emerge’ 2016 co-curated ‘CAPS LOCK’ 2016 co-curated ‘Adapted’ Awards 2015 ‘pharma…’ her ceramics installation from Hillsborough College Foundation Show was selected for ‘Eye Hand Heart’ - one of a number of citywide events in Sheffield Design Week 2015. Biographical Statement Anne Byerley is an emerging artist based in Sheffield. She is currently completing her 2nd year of BA Hons CAP/Fine Art degree at Sheffield Hallam University. Previously employed in a range of health, social care and criminal justice roles, her art practice draws upon this breadth of experience.

[anneb8pg-blog]

Finished pots...'Daily Dose' Note additional marks with wire, pins and green enamel, oxides.

[anneb8pg-blog]

Coming on...looking good so far though some of varying thicknesses which mean will be less translucent following firing. Made creative decisions about appearances as I went along. An air bubble in one pot which would have been potential problem in firing, became an intentional hole to mark on side like original plastic measure. Idea to adorn with stitch or wire in relation to original narrative and concept considering 'measuring and accuracy'. Another pot with slight crack in rim became an intentional cut/pouring opportunity! see above.

[anneb8pg-blog]

Ceramics- notes from my technical journal of planning and set up of workspace. Organisation of space and tools, preparation and ergonomics is in my experience beneficial to casting repeat batches from moulds. All the time I am considering the consistency of the slip, timings,drying out potential and how to achieve the most consistent thickness to turn out from mould. My diagram of laying out space for speed and technique of batch casting is a useful prompt in journal for everytime i go back to ceramics work room.

[anneb8pg-blog]

Sketchbook My 'sketchbook' - is more a collation of ideas, photos, collected notes, prompts and tests. I make marks rather than 'draw' or 'sketch' in the classic sense. They are usually ordered but packed with textiles, practice bits of stitch and images stuck or pinned, trying things out, spurious words or prompts to return too at a later date. Some may not care for the style, and I aspire to deviate to a variety of books rather than the fat, held together or falling apart type. My view is that there is no right or wrong way. Though I aspire to try a range of notebooks for specific themes as well as ongoing journal...sometimes these get confused, and you wonder for whose benefit? I prefer the more organic, genuine, messy and packed full of stuff variety...

[anneb8pg-blog]

Notes from sketchbook feedback re sculptors.

[anneb8pg-blog]

Selection of pics from Simon Le Ruiz sculpture workshop 13th and 20th January 2017. Best workshops on the course so far! Why? Because the sessions were well organised, with introduction through Simon s work and inspirational sources, a brief for the first session that involved individual and collaborative pieces composed from the range of resources he had procured for the workshop. Everyone was enthusiastic, engaged and we all had great fun working together. We took risks in working and re working each other's pieces, and constantly reflected on ideas and rationales for some of the creatives decisions we made. It was challenging and daunting having someone re do your piece, dismantle or extend it beyond the original! Made some of us realise how precious we were about our work. We left that first session all buzzing after a joyous time, but also enthused by our 'homework' (see image above) to go away and research a contemporary sculptor/artist and present to group next week, as well as bring in 3 items/ materials for group to use. 20/1 workshop commenced with us all feeding back our respective choices or two or three! " Proper learning" from each other, as we all sat aghast taking in information and examples of some amazingly inspiring artists we, and Simon for some, were up until then, unaware of! Sketchbook images to follow

[anneb8pg-blog]

Some inspiring reading and inspiration...

[anneb8pg-blog]

Found this short moving image piece that gave away the inspiration and ideas for one of my original embroideries. One of these pieces commenced at college for my major project. I always felt it got lost in the final show, as my ceramics 'stood alone' and were more impressive. This piece still sticks with me. It has been made and remade in various guises. It fits still with my interest in materials and memory, loss and bereavement and the semiotics, codes and language specific to professions and communities I have worked within. Still working on that Vimeo account and how I can add the other video to this section!

[anneb8pg-blog]

Performance ‘2

oops... Just as I was getting into this, it seems that the best bit of video that I created for the performance workshop is too big to upload to tumblr and will have to go to vimeo! Oh no!!This means getting my head around more tech and opening a vimeo account...watch this space.

[anneb8pg-blog]

This was my first attempt at making a video. It came about thro signing up to Hester's 'Performance Workshop' last semester. I signed up to test & challenge myself! To be pushed in a genre I find daunting and get cripplingly self conscious about, but nevertheless wanted to try out. Having seen the limited numbers and peers already signed up, I felt like the time was right to get out my comfort zone. I anticipated it to be a supportive bunch, that would have fun, as well as take the learning seriously and genuinely. On reflection, these are the values I hold on too in my practice, and connect with in others art practice. This video and the next I intend to upload were part of our final 'solo performance' for the last of the 3 workshop sessions. The brief being loose, and to include myself and the other 6 participants in a group orientated situation relevant to your own art practice.

[anneb8pg-blog]

Some stills from 'Adapted' at Exchange Place Studios...and people came too! It all came together and a great group show.