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“For the first time, Tate will be able to dedicate spaces to exploring the history of modern art in St Ives, giving key artists a permanent presence in the town where they lived and worked. This new display will follow those artists across the 20th century, revealing their relationships to international art histories. From the unique perspective of St Ives, visitors will be able to bridge geographical and chronological boundaries and discover new connections through familiar artists.
National and international figures relating to the practice of modern British art in the town will be covered in depth – From Ben Nicholson, Peter Lanyon, Barbara Hepworth and Piet Mondrian…”
Additional works will allow the story of St Ives to be expanded and reframed in light of new research and recent acquisitions. The display will explore new perspectives on the shared legacies of constructivism around the world, as well as highlighting links with international figures such as Li Yuan-chia, a Taiwanese artist who came to the UK in the 1960s and became a close friend of Winifred Nicholson. Far from being an isolated or self-contained community of artists, St Ives will be celebrated as a point of connection in a global network of ideas and debates about art and its place in the world.” http://www.tate.org.uk/visit/tate-st-ives
“In reference to the history of ceramicists in St Ives, such as Bernard Leach, the building is clad in shiplapped ceramic tiles, handmade by Froyle Tiles. Their clay is pale sandy yellow, with blue and green glazes that capture the ever-changing Cornish weather and blend into the hues of the sea beyond.” Jobert Architecture
FRANCES HODGKINS (1869 – 1947) IN THE TATE ST IVES COLLECTION:
“The fusion of still life with landscape was a distinctive theme in Frances Hodgkins’ mature work, deriving from artists such as Picasso and Matisse, and first treated by Hodgkins in the late 1920s. In 1929 an invitation to exhibit with the progressive Seven and Five Society marked recognition by the British avant-garde and Berries and Laurel was first exhibited at the Society in January 1931… Hodgkins’ achievements are a testimony to her remarkable tenacity and dedication to her chosen profession, despite the prejudices she faced as a woman artist in colonial New Zealand, and later financial difficulties in war-torn Europe. She moved from strength to strength throughout her career, beginning as an amateur watercolourist in Dunedin in the late 1800s, then becoming a successful expatriate painter before her eventual acknowledgement as a forerunner of British modernism. (from The Guide, 2001)” http://www.tate.org.uk/visit/tate-st-ives”
