BARBARA NANNING

BEDAZZLED

24 November 2022 - 31 January 2023

The first solo exhibition at David Gill Gallery by Barbara Nanning. Working with innovation in glass canes, Nanning has succeeded in mimicking visually the cell structures found in the natural world. Over four decades, her reputation has grown ever greater, thanks to her imagination, skill and aesthetic acuity, as well as an infinite drive to push the boundaries of what glass can do.

Nanning, who trained in ceramics, chose glass as her preferred medium in 1994, for its fluidity, transparency, and dematerialised possibilities. She plays with its unparalleled ability to carry dazzling colour like an abstract expressionist painter, fully exploiting its emotional charge. Among the work on show at David Gill will be new exercises in VERRE EGLOMISÉ – a technique which dates back to Roman times, where the interior of vessels is lined with micro-fine layers of gold leaf, allowing light to be absorbed in a uniquely soft and subtle way.

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