Karsten Schubert London is pleased to present this online viewing room of Alison Wilding’s recent drawings. Created in her studio over the last year, these works on paper incorporate acrylic inks, Japanese paper and collage.
One of Britain's foremost sculptors, Alison Wilding rose to prominence on the international art scene in the 1980s and has been represented by Karsten Schubert for over thirty years. She is renowned for her use of numerous techniques to create works comprised of inherent contrasts, defusing viewers' expectations with her use of opposing materials and forms. Wilding's recent major solo exhibitions include The Whitworth, Manchester and the De La Warr Pavilion, Bexhill on Sea.
Presented here are four series of drawings: Zig Zag Drawings, Adrift Series, Sleeping Dog Drawings and Cut Series.
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Alison Wilding, Zig Zag Drawing #1, 2019 -
Alison WildingZig Zag Drawing #2, 2019All over collage and acrylic ink on Japanese paper39 x 56 cm | 11 /18 x 22 in
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Alison WildingZig Zag Drawing #3, 2019Collage and ink on Japanese paper39 x 56 cm | 11 /18 x 22 in
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Alison WildingZig Zag Drawing #4, 2019Collage and ink on Japanese paper39 x 56 cm | 11 /18 x 22 in
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Alison WildingSleeping Dogs Drawing #2, 2019Collage and acrylic inks on Japanese paper28 x 38 cm | 11 1/8 x 15 in
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Alison WildingSleeping Dogs Drawing #3, 2019Collage and acrylic inks on Japanese paper28 x 38 cm | 11 1/8 x 15 in
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Alison WildingSleeping Dogs Drawing #4, 2019Collage and acrylic inks on Japanese paper28 x 38 cm | 11 1/8 x 15 in
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Alison WildingSleeping Dogs Drawing #5, 2019Collage and acrylic inks on Japanese paper28 x 38 cm | 11 1/8 x 15 in
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Alison WildingAdrift Series #1, 2019Pencils, acrylic inks and collage on Japanese paper38.5 x 55.5 cm | 15 1/8 x 21 5/8 in
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Alison WildingAdrift Series #2, 2019Collage and acrylic inks on Japanese paper38.5 x 55.5 cm | 15 1/8 x 21 5/8 in
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Alison WildingAdrift Series #3, 2019All over collage and acrylic inks on Japanese paper38.5 x 55.5 cm | 15 1/8 x 21 5/8 in
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Alison Wilding in her recent interview with Dr Prerona Prasad of The Heong GalleryThe thing I like about drawings is that they can float. You don’t think about gravity. They do something really different. That is the freedom and pleasure of drawing for me. You are not weighed down by the material world in the same way. So, maybe, they are more imaginative.
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Cut Series
Wilding has been prolific in her drawing practice in lockdown, and these works were created in the last three months.-
Alison Wilding, Cut Series Large #3, 2020
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Alison Wilding, Cut Series Large #4, 2020
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Alison Wilding, Final Cuts, 2020
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Alison Wilding, Cut Series Large #2, 2020
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About Alison Wilding
Alison Wilding was born in 1948 and currently lives and works in London. She has been represented by Karsten Schubert since 1987. Having studied at Nottingham College of Art, Nottingham; Ravensbourne College of Art and Design, Bromley; and the Royal College of Art, London, Wilding came into prominence in the 1980s as one of a group of sculptors including Richard Deacon and Antony Gormley. Her first major solo exhibition was held at the Serpentine Gallery, London, in 1985.
Since then she has shown extensively throughout the UK and abroad and has been acquired into major public collections in the UK. Public commissions include Migrant 2004 for Snape Maltings, Shimmy 2013 at 10 New Burlington Street, and Herm 2018 for Rathbone Place. Still Water, a memorial to UK citizens affected by terrorism overseas was unveiled at the National Memorial Arboretum in May 2018. Notable awards include a Henry Moore Fellowship at the British School at Rome (1988); Joanna Drew Travel Bursary (2007); The Paul Hamlyn Foundation Award (2008) and Bryan Roberstson Award (2012). Wilding was nominated for the Turner Prize in both 1988 and 1992, and was elected to the Royal Academy in 1999. A monograph was published in 2018 to coincide with Right Here and Out There, an exhibition at the De La Warr Pavilion, Bexhill.
She was made Eranda Professor of Drawing at the RA Schools in 2018 and was made OBE in 2019.
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Artwork and installation photography: readsreads.info. © Alison Wilding, 2020. All rights reserved.
