We met at Jessica Carlisle’s gallery space in Knightsbridge which was open just for a week to present work by four artists, Malene Hartmann Rasmussen, Nadege Meriau, Mimei Thompson and Rui Matsunaga.
The artists have created worlds inhabited by animals, plants and other souls. In fact, a world not very far from the stories we tell our children, where gingerbread comes to life and frogs speak to princesses.
This family tour and creative workshop introduced how contemporary art can capture concepts close to the heart of children, and the child within us. Artist Malene Hartmann Rasmussen explained the meaning and the process of making of her wonderful ceramics, every child loved it! A second part let creativity flow from the exhibition into coloured drawings imagined by the children.
“My wife and I did not know what to expect as it was the first time we attended with our children. We loved it, it’s so nice to be fed interesting culture” (Michael).
Jessica Carlisle Gallery, 83 Kinnerton Street, London SW1X 8ED. Tube: Knightsbridge, Exit 3: Sloane Street
Her carefully constructed shapes and patterns are an invitation to contemplate sculpted colours. The artist has developed her strong own artistic language, a hybrid of pop and formalism, where the colours question decorative, functional, and social role of art. The outside and surroundings of the painting play a crucial intervention role too, bringing installation and painting together.
