CVAN PLATFORM
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Platform is a coalition of visual arts organisations in the South East, consisting of Margate’s Turner Contemporary, Portsmouth’s Aspex, Bexhill’s De La Warr Pavilion, Milton Keynes’ MK Gallery and Oxford’s Modern Art Oxford, and has been initiated by CVAN (Contemporary Visual Art Network South East). Each organisation has selected graduates from within their immediate geographical reach for their exhibitions. One Platform artist from each gallery will be put forward to be considered for the Platform Graduate Award 2015, receiving a £2500 bursary and a year of mentoring from an experienced art professional. The overall Platform Award winner from across the five South East venues will be announced on 31 October 2015 at De La Warr Pavilion in Bexhill.
This autumn, Turner Contemporary showcases the talent of emerging artists from Kent, as part of the Platform Graduate Award.
Aiming to support graduate professional development and nurture new talent, this year’s Platform exhibition showcases the work of nine graduates from three Kent Universities: These nine artists work in a wide range of media, from film and installation, watercolour and oil painting, to wax sculpture. Their work draws on themes of identity, the exploration of texture, memory, human relationships and the relationship between art and science. |
Laura Hepworth’s work examines the themes of creation and connection: “how few of us wonder how they were created and what connections we may have with endless vista of stars and galaxies. Do we ever stop to consider what lies in the darkness? Research implies that there is every chance the universe formed from something undetectable by the human eye: dark matter.”
Laura’s practise utilises drawings and scale installations to define and explore the relationship between art and science. By creating a series of evolving works, Laura strives to make individuals more aware of their own connections to the universe. The structuring of stars and galaxies becomes a dominant motif in Laura’s work, evolving from geometrical drawings to the making of gigantic webs. |