John Rance

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Artist Statement

Degree in Fine Art(Sculpture)Norwich School of Art and Design
I have experimented with a variety of materials for making sculpture, welded
steel, plastics, bronze casting, wood carving, always on a voyage of
discovery, dealing with all the problems that the illusory idea throws up as
a practical reality. From this working experience I have developed a concept
of using colour and design to suggest movement and using the basic material
against its natural properties. The current batch of work pursues the
impracticality of folding wood as if it were paper so the work has to
maintain a plasticity and lightness to achieve a telling result. My other
source of interest is Life Drawing, I think it is an essential for an artist
to stay in touch with the core practice of observational drawing and the
discipline it involves.

Previous Exhibitions

Folding the Future, The Atrium, Norfolk 2012 (Solo Show)
Coast/Nova, Cromer Norfolk 2012
Turning Point Sheringham Norfolk 2012
Two-oh-for-two-oh-one-two Norwich 2012
Open Studios/North Walsham Art Trail 2012
Griffon Gallery, Norfolk 2012
Looking into Twenty, Norwich 2012
Festival/Apex Bury St Edmunds 2012
100 Metres, 100 Artists, Espacio Gallery, London, 2012
Brinkmanship, Cromer, 2011
Coast/Nova Cromer 2011
Turning Point, Sheringham 2011
Open Studios, Norfolk, 2011
Twin Visions, Koblenz, Germany,2011
Naked in Norwich 2, Norwich, 2011
Fellbrig Hall Sculpture Garden, Norfolk 2010
Norwich 20 Group Summer Exhibition, Norwich 2010
It Takes Two, Norwich 2010
NNAC Exhibition Norwich 2010
Art for Haiti, Sheringham 2010