On Common Ground: textile and stitch by Fiona Robertson & assemblages and drawings by Douglas Robertson

Exhibition: On Common Ground: textile and stitch by Fiona Robertson & assemblages and drawings by Douglas Robertson

Dates: 3 – 25 August 2013

Opening Reception: Saturday 3 August, 12 – 2pm

Location: West Ox Arts Gallery, Market Square, Bampton

Open Hours: Tuesdays – Saturdays 10.30 – 4.30pm & Sundays 2 – 4pm

Although working in very different forms of media, artists Douglas and Fiona Robertson share a passion for digging deep into their subject matter to create works rich in colour, line and texture. 

Childhood memories of a landscape rich in folklore and tradition, where the footprints and legacy of people who’ve passed over the land previously were not only a memory but part of everyday life, inspire Douglas to dig deep into the environment and experiences of his past to create wood assemblages that resemble museum relics and atmospheric drawings that pay homage to coastal life.   Meanwhile, Fiona digs deep into the sumptuousness of landscape, exploring how light can make nature’s colours appear soft and muted, or sharp and exaggerated.  She then painstakingly transforms that landscape imagery into stunning works of art that incorporate hand dyed silk, cotton scrim and stitch, reading more like paintings than textiles.

 Images left to right: Fiona Robertson & Douglas Robertson