Disturbed surfaces
The Gallery At St George’s House was an inter-related exhibition in collaboration with Theresa Taylor curated my Emma Kelly.
'Disturbed Surfaces: Where we meet?' brings together a range of individual works, as well as collaborative pieces. It encompasses both the physicality of the natural world, in particular above and below the sea and the emotional/psychological associations and meanings.
My work revolving around the aftermath of violence and the way it affects societies and individuals. Recent work explores coastal storms and the way sports such as kitesurfing turn a destructive force into power. Kitesurfing has allowed me to experience the power of the sea and wind, comparing the feeling of being caught in a storm struggling to stay afloat with the way one feels whilst experiencing a traumatic event. My work tells a very personal story alongside the stories of victims of violence and their resilience in rebuilding and using the pain of their loss to rebuild their lives.
Theresa Taylor’s work hovers mutably at the intersection of the internal and external worlds. She is concerned with the relationship between the two and the ‘twilight’ boundary areas of ambiguity. Her work is underpinned by psychoanalytic principles and centred on a kind of archaeology of being alive which links directly to her many years as a psychotherapist within the NHS and in private practice. Using printmaking as her central medium, Taylor appropriates material from the natural world, in particularly the sea, to investigate a range of human experiences, in particular the passing of time and what is left behind in the wake of life’s experiences.
Theresa Taylor (b. UK) graduated with a MA Fine Art from University of Central Lancashire, prior to this she studied Dip in Dynamic Psychotherapy, UKCP Registration,NWIDP Manchester and BA Hons Fine Art, Preston Polytechnic, Lancaster Annexe. She splits her time between her Lancaster studio and Artlab Contemporary Print Studios, Preston. Taylor exhibits widely both nationally and internationally.
text by Emma Kelly adapted for webpage.
'Disturbed Surfaces: Where we meet?' brings together a range of individual works, as well as collaborative pieces. It encompasses both the physicality of the natural world, in particular above and below the sea and the emotional/psychological associations and meanings.
My work revolving around the aftermath of violence and the way it affects societies and individuals. Recent work explores coastal storms and the way sports such as kitesurfing turn a destructive force into power. Kitesurfing has allowed me to experience the power of the sea and wind, comparing the feeling of being caught in a storm struggling to stay afloat with the way one feels whilst experiencing a traumatic event. My work tells a very personal story alongside the stories of victims of violence and their resilience in rebuilding and using the pain of their loss to rebuild their lives.
Theresa Taylor’s work hovers mutably at the intersection of the internal and external worlds. She is concerned with the relationship between the two and the ‘twilight’ boundary areas of ambiguity. Her work is underpinned by psychoanalytic principles and centred on a kind of archaeology of being alive which links directly to her many years as a psychotherapist within the NHS and in private practice. Using printmaking as her central medium, Taylor appropriates material from the natural world, in particularly the sea, to investigate a range of human experiences, in particular the passing of time and what is left behind in the wake of life’s experiences.
Theresa Taylor (b. UK) graduated with a MA Fine Art from University of Central Lancashire, prior to this she studied Dip in Dynamic Psychotherapy, UKCP Registration,NWIDP Manchester and BA Hons Fine Art, Preston Polytechnic, Lancaster Annexe. She splits her time between her Lancaster studio and Artlab Contemporary Print Studios, Preston. Taylor exhibits widely both nationally and internationally.
text by Emma Kelly adapted for webpage.
Theresa Taylor
Theresa Taylor
As a single mother I make sure bring my children along to all of my events in an attempt to normalize parents bringing their children to work. many artists give up their career after becoming mothers due to the lack of acceptance of children in the art scene
Theresa Taylor
