Emma Rodgers
Brace of Pheasants
£2,350.00
£2,350.00
Sculpture
Fighting Hares
£6,000.00
£6,000.00
Bronze
Sky God
£6,000.00
£6,000.00
Bronze
Sky Dancer
£33,000.00
£33,000.00
Bronze
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Emma Rodgers
‘Confrontation, energy, curiosity, essence of a moment and interaction are the main elements that initially draw me to a new subject,’ Emma Rodgers
Emma Rodgers excelled in ceramics from her time at university to the present day: she has featured in a documentary dedicated to her work on the Artworld Channel. Whilst studying ‘A’ levels and B/Tec in Art, she was awarded ‘Student of the Year’. She studied for both her B.A. Hons (First Class) and M.A. (Distinction) at Wolverhampton University. Since graduating she has exhibited worldwide, including shows at the Victoria & Albert Museum, Royal Academy of Art and most recently the William Zimmer Gallery, U.S.A. National Museums and Galleries have purchased Rodgers’ work as part of their collections and she has received acclaim for her energy and dynamic approach. She is a Chelsea Arts Club Member and a Professional Member (fellow) of the Craft Potters Association.
When planning a new bronze or sculpture, Emma examines skeletons, which helps to determine the bone structure. When approaching a new body of work, she carries out extensive research, involving film, photography and drawing. Sketching is particularly important to her, deepening her understanding of form. This rigorous approach manifests itself in her fabulous yet realistic gnarled figures, which appear crammed with energy and life.
Emma’s recent works have been bronzes, four of which are available at Balman Gallery: ‘Sky God’; ‘Icarus’; ‘Sky Dancer’ and ‘Fighting Hares’ (above). ‘I have started to experiment more with bronze over the last few years as I feel clay cannot sustain the demands of some of my ideas in terms of strength and durability. To emphasise the movement, the fighting hares are joined in only two points; this would not be possible in clay (as the weight of the elevated hare would not be able to be supported). The more I experiment in bronze the more exciting I find it.’ Larger than life-size bronze, ‘Sky Dancer’, has a beautifully realised, graceful, fragmented form, just a suggestion of a dancer’s costume framing it and the head missing. ‘On visiting Cairo Museum I found statues that over the centuries have corroded to a point that arms, legs or even parts of the face were missing. Looking at these pieces, I found that remaining parts were enough to suggest the piece in its entirety... The experience has made me look more in depth at decay and restoration/ reconstruction of artefacts.’