Lorna Macintyre: Four Paper Fugues (2014)
For her exhibition at Mount Stuart, Lorna Macintyre created a series of new sculptural works which respond to Mount Stuart.
Taking the spectrum of colours featured in the zodiac windows and their associated ‘occuli’ as her starting point, Macintyre seeks to reflect this colour scheme, and its symbolic representation of the months and seasons throughout her works. It is this series of windows, and its reference to the natural world and the passing of time which provides the artist with a structure connecting the works created for the exhibition.
The resulting sculptural works are installed in a series of compositions throughout the house and grounds in sites including the Conservatory, the Marble Hall and the Boathouse (on the shoreline). Each site houses a group of works relating to a particular season, with a development from Spring through to Winter occurring as the works rise from shoreline to the upper floors of the house.
Four Paper Fugues was part of GENERATION a major, nation-wide exhibition programme showcasing some of the best and most significant artists to have emerged from Scotland over the last 25 years.
The resulting sculptural works are installed in a series of compositions throughout the house and grounds in sites including the Conservatory, the Marble Hall and the Boathouse (on the shoreline). Each site houses a group of works relating to a particular season, with a development from Spring through to Winter occurring as the works rise from shoreline to the upper floors of the house.
Four Paper Fugues was part of GENERATION a major, nation-wide exhibition programme showcasing some of the best and most significant artists to have emerged from Scotland over the last 25 years.