Join us from 5-7pm for an Artist Reception and Mill Valley’s First Tuesday Art Walk featuring our June artists Tebby George in the Main Theatre Gallery and Deepa Jayanth in the Crescendo Gallery.
ABOUT THE ARTISTS
TEBBY GEORGE: From Many Shores
Artist Statement
The human form has been for me an unending source of beauty and inspiration. My work is about the diversity as well as the similarity that I see in the people who surround me in the Bay Area – an area populated by people from many shores. Diversity, even at its most subtle level, stirs my imagination.
Although the physical manifestation of the subject is compelling – whether broad nose or high cheekbones, sharp angles or soft forms – it is the spirit of the individual that moves me to sculpt. It is not the uniqueness of the features or the drama of the gesture that gives a piece its greatest strength; it is, rather, the humanity of the subject.
Though I have worked in plaster, wax and cast metals, for me clay best holds and expresses the human spirit. It is a mirror of sentient life. It is soft and pliable; it is strong and resistant. It absorbs color and welcomes texture. It is sensitive to the most subtle touch; and if its nature is ignored or disrespected it responds with a stubbornness, unyielding to the sculptor’s demands.
My working process involves two complimentary approaches. One is working weekly with a model in a small group, honing skills and techniques, On the other days, I work alone in my studio, exploring materials and ideas. Currently I am experimenting with using several different clays in the same piece – everything from porcelains to heavily grogged clays. The results range from messy to magic.
My work is a continuing challenge to capture and express the spirit of each individual subject; it teaches me respect, patience and gratitude and it brings me great joy.
DEEPA JAYANTH
Deepa Jayanth has been studying drawing, painting and printmaking since 2009, coming to it at mid-life after an education and career in economics. She is originally from Madras (now Chennai), India. The artist describes her techniques “Drawing is the foundation of my practise. I work primarily in charcoal, conte, carbon pencils, oil pastels, color pencils and ink. Often times I will combine a variety of these media on pigment-toned paper or canvas. Paintings in this show are all oil on canvas or panel, though I also work in egg tempera and water color. In printmaking, I have been engaged with intaglio techniques — etching on zinc plates and drypointing on copper — as well as with mono prints.”
