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Shaun Reeder | profile | all galleries >> Galleries >> Fresh Air Sculptures,Quenington 2017 tree view | thumbnails | slideshow

Fresh Air Sculptures,Quenington 2017

Well, it's 2017 right, so in any art exhibition one could expect stylised female genitalia, "mooncups" and gynocentricity flooding across the senses in an amniotic rush...but I found the level of skill and materials used here often exemplary.
Some woodwork really excels in aesthetic and functionality; many examples of clever, skilled and tactile ceramics and exciting metalwork abound.

Not only that but evermore at Quenington I see a real desire to try to locate the art in a topography and in relation to the gardens and landscape: historically no mean achievement in the UK and appreciably difficult with so many works in a finite space.
I didn't get any sense of "agenda" driving the art: no laboured submessage to embrace transgenderism or globalism, er, unless I was too thick to notice.

Nope seriously, I'm so glad that once again Quenington was a success, and it really does shine at increasing wattage as the years go by. I just hope the Arts Council won't whine and penny-pinch, and that the event continues to be a pleasure and also a showcase of many a fine artisan.
Well done by very hardworking and committed people.

(NOTE: None of these images is or will be for sale, save for the express permission of the artists, owners or exhibitors, which I do not seek to secure.)

Shauny, June 2017

Photonote:
Fuji's 35mm f1.4 used throughout here. Occasional onboard fillflash as all shots taken in strong sunlight with sun overhead in June here in the UK.
Note I often underexpose: Fuji files do NOT retain much highlight detail ...and if you come from full-frame Beyer like I did from Canon, you won't be able to rescue highlight detail as you may be used to!
Thus, as shadow detail holds up pretty well in X-Trans raws, err on the side of underexposure if you want to ensure highlights don't get blown.
RAWS here as usual converted via Fuji's FREE bogstandard Raw Converter.
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