Artist talk at Asthall Manor Wednesday 19th Oct 6-8pm

Thu 20 Oct 2022, 09:59

What a lovely evening it was, Flora. Thanks to everyone who made this possible. 

Tue 18 Oct 2022, 14:49

Join us on Wednesday evening for an ‘in conversation’ between Painter, Kieran Stiles and Sculptor Benji Lowsley-Williams.

To mark the closing of “Kieran Stiles: Artist in Residence on form 2022”, they will discuss how stone carving and painting can help us to explore different ways of understanding the three-dimensional world we inhabit.

Benji Lowsley-Williams graduated from Kingston University in 1993 with a degree in sculpture. He taught himself stone carving in the Andalusian quarries in Almeria, where there were abundant blocks of rough marble. A turning point in his artistic evolution was time spent in Mahabalipuram, India, where he worked with the local carvers, learning the traditional techniques of temple and deity carving. The inherent properties of stone and its transformation into a finely honed object from a state of rawness are the focus of Benji’s current work. He thinks of it as a continuation of the quarrying process. Sculptures reminiscent of ancient standing stones manifest humanity’s long history with the material.

*RSVP https://artsvp.co/db148a

6.00 - 8.00 pm

Wine will be served on arrival and the talk will begin at 6.30pm

The Ballroom, Asthall Manor, Asthall, OX18 4HW

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