See/ Out of the Ordinary: Spectacular Craft/ 20 June to 25 September 2009

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General Information

Take a fresh look at the subject as seven contemporary artists transform ordinary objects and everyday materials into beautifully crafted and surprising installations.

Out of the Ordinary brings together artists from the UK, America, Nigeria, China and Japan, many of whom are showing their work in the UK for the first time. Olu Amoda, Annie Cattrell, Susan Collis, Naomi Filmer, Lu Shengzhong, Yoshihiro Suda and Anne Wilson use a diverse range of techniques and new technologies from carving, sewing,welding to animation and laser etching.Working with exceptional skill and attention to detail, they use ordinary materials – paper, thread, dust and nails – to make works that are both intricate and large in scale.

All the artists are preoccupied with the everyday. Mundane or familiar things, like a paint splatter on a dust sheet, a human breath or a weed pushing up through a crack, are presented in playful and unexpected ways. Look closely or you might miss them!

Together, these eight artists suggest new directions for the handmade in the 21st century.

Also available is the beautifully crafted book Out of the Ordinary: Spectacular Craft featuring the work of the exhibition artists and 70 colour illustrations.

For more informataion visit the Sheffield Museums website

Contact Information

Crafts Council
44a Pentonville Road
Islington
London
N1 9BY

Telephone: +44 020 7278 7700
Fax: +44 020 7837 6891