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Uncomfortable questions: Porcelain sculptures by Kate McDowell.

The link between subjects like environmental degradation and industrialization is taxing for politicians. Scientists argue the links are unequivocal whilst groups on the side of industry seek to cast doubt on scientific findings. In this context, conceptual artist Kate McDowell’s beautiful and delicate porcelain sculptures explore relationships between environmental issues, nature and people, in work that is sometimes as disturbing as it is compelling.

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Built up: Accumulated paint by Masako Kamiya.

 

Painting by Masako Kamiya. Images curtsey of the Tobin Ohashi Gallery.

Masako Kamiyais a Japanese artist based in Boston, USA. She creates colourful paintings by building up dots of colour layer by layer into little columns of paint. The process gives her work an interesting three dimensional texture.

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