We are proud to present a powerful new series of figures by Kerry Jameson. Produced in 2023 in a large temporary studio in West London, the pieces foreground Jameson's use of fabric as a connective material for building both physical and emotive presence.
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In this new collection, figures gaze out through button, shell, or healing stone eyes, such as amethyst or volcanic obsidian: a spirit in matter contributing to grounding and clarity. They are bound by rope that restrains without imprisoning and their cold, hard surfaces are sewn up by soft fabrics. Their oversized heads resemble battle helmets or animal masks, creating the impression of a hidden identity. These animal guises draw from secret societies and folklore traditions.
The sculptures often start with individual ceramic parts like legs, torsos, arms, and heads. Using a technique inspired by polychrome religious sculptures of 17th-century Spain, each ceramic part is reinforced with hessian and combined using gesso. This process makes them feel part of a larger whole, united by their fabric innards. In the Matter Series, fabric has taken on a significant role. Instead of breaking ceramics into pieces and reassembling them, I have focused on planned elements that piece together like jigsaws. Working in sections allows me to edit a form, giving life back to the figure.
Fabric has many expressions; it can protect and simultaneously veil, create structure, join, and sometimes act as a canvas for paint or embroidery. It becomes the medium where materials interlace, each provoking its own feeling.
My work reflects both the innocence of childhood and the harshness of reality.
– Kerry Jameson, 2023
Kerry Jameson Straw Man (2023)
85 x 26 x 25cm Ceramic, hessian, wool, cotton, gesso, raffia, acrylic and wax
Kerry Jameson Straw Man (2023)
85 x 26 x 25cm Ceramic, hessian, wool, cotton, gesso, raffia, acrylic and wax
Kerry Jameson Running Stitch (2023)
87 x 23 x 40cm Ceramic, stone, hessian, wool, hemp, acrylic, gesso, acrylic, wax and crystals; amethyst, cherry quartz, red agate, sodalite, obsidian, red jasper, ammonite, tiger eye, agate, green aventurine
Kerry Jameson Running Stitch (2023)
87 x 23 x 40cm Ceramic, stone, hessian, wool, hemp, acrylic, gesso, acrylic, wax and crystals; amethyst, cherry quartz, red agate, sodalite, obsidian, red jasper, ammonite, tiger eye, agate, green aventurine
Kerry Jameson Running Stitch (2023)
87 x 23 x 40cm Ceramic, stone, hessian, wool, hemp, acrylic, gesso, acrylic, wax and crystals; amethyst, cherry quartz, red agate, sodalite, obsidian, red jasper, ammonite, tiger eye, agate, green aventurine
Kerry Jameson Wax Wool (2023)
60 x 39 x 20cm Ceramic, hessian, wool, acrylic, gesso, acrylic and wax
Kerry Jameson Wax Wool (2023)
60 x 39 x 20cm Ceramic, hessian, wool, acrylic, gesso, acrylic and wax
Kerry Jameson Mittens (2023)
72 x 34 x 21cm Ceramic, gesso, acorns, hessian, cotton, hemp, acrylic and wax
Kerry Jameson Mittens (2023)
72 x 34 x 21cm Ceramic, gesso, acorns, hessian, cotton, hemp, acrylic and wax
Kerry Jameson Fire Dog (2023)
57 x 30 x 18cm Ceramic, obsidian, hessian, wool , gesso, acrylic and wax
Kerry Jameson Fire Dog (2023)
57 x 30 x 18cm Ceramic, obsidian, hessian, wool , gesso, acrylic and wax
Kerry Jameson Samson (2023)
75 x 33 x 32cm Ceramic, hessian, gesso, glass beads, buttons, cotton, hemp, seagrass rope, acrylic and wax
Kerry Jameson Samson (2023)
75 x 33 x 32cm Ceramic, hessian, gesso, glass beads, buttons, cotton, hemp, seagrass rope, acrylic and wax
Kerry Jameson Samson (2023)
75 x 33 x 32cm Ceramic, hessian, gesso, glass beads, buttons, cotton, hemp, seagrass rope, acrylic and wax
Kerry Jameson In Armour (Samson) (2023)
70 x 39 x 32cm Ceramic, hessian, lesson, hemp, cotton, amethyst, acrylic, copper leaf and wax
Kerry Jameson In Armour (Samson) (2023)
70 x 39 x 32cm Ceramic, hessian, lesson, hemp, cotton, amethyst, acrylic, copper leaf and wax
Kerry Jameson In Armour (Samson) (2023)
70 x 39 x 32cm Ceramic, hessian, lesson, hemp, cotton, amethyst, acrylic, copper leaf and wax
Kerry Jameson Shell Cat (left) and Cat Blossom (right) (Both 2023)
Kerry Jameson Shell Cat (2023)
23 x 12 x 8cm Ceramic, shells, gesso, hessian, acrylic and wax
Kerry Jameson Cat Blossom (2023)
21 x 12 x 8cm Ceramic, glass eyes, gesso, hessian, acrylic and wax
Kerry Jameson Button Bear (2023)
26 x 18 x 12cm Ceramic, button horn, gesso, hessian, shell, acrylic and wax
Kerry Jameson Button Bear (2023)
26 x 18 x 12cm Ceramic, button horn, gesso, hessian, shell, acrylic and wax
Kerry Jameson Bear (2023)
24 x 16 x 16cm Ceramic and wood
For more information or to enquire about sales please contact Tatjana Marsden
info@marsdenwoo.com
+44(0)20 7336 6396
We are proud to present a powerful new series of figures by Kerry Jameson. Produced in 2023 in a large temporary studio in West London, the pieces foreground Jameson's use of fabric as a connective material for building both physical and emotive presence.
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In this new collection, figures gaze out through button, shell, or healing stone eyes, such as amethyst or volcanic obsidian: a spirit in matter contributing to grounding and clarity. They are bound by rope that restrains without imprisoning and their cold, hard surfaces are sewn up by soft fabrics. Their oversized heads resemble battle helmets or animal masks, creating the impression of a hidden identity. These animal guises draw from secret societies and folklore traditions.
The sculptures often start with individual ceramic parts like legs, torsos, arms, and heads. Using a technique inspired by polychrome religious sculptures of 17th-century Spain, each ceramic part is reinforced with hessian and combined using gesso. This process makes them feel part of a larger whole, united by their fabric innards. In the Matter Series, fabric has taken on a significant role. Instead of breaking ceramics into pieces and reassembling them, I have focused on planned elements that piece together like jigsaws. Working in sections allows me to edit a form, giving life back to the figure.
Fabric has many expressions; it can protect and simultaneously veil, create structure, join, and sometimes act as a canvas for paint or embroidery. It becomes the medium where materials interlace, each provoking its own feeling.
My work reflects both the innocence of childhood and the harshness of reality.
– Kerry Jameson, 2023
Kerry Jameson Straw Man (2023)
85 x 26 x 25cm Ceramic, hessian, wool, cotton, gesso, raffia, acrylic and wax
Kerry Jameson Straw Man (2023)
85 x 26 x 25cm Ceramic, hessian, wool, cotton, gesso, raffia, acrylic and wax
Kerry Jameson Running Stitch (2023)
87 x 23 x 40cm Ceramic, stone, hessian, wool, hemp, acrylic, gesso, acrylic, wax and crystals; amethyst, cherry quartz, red agate, sodalite, obsidian, red jasper, ammonite, tiger eye, agate, green aventurine
Kerry Jameson Running Stitch (2023)
87 x 23 x 40cm Ceramic, stone, hessian, wool, hemp, acrylic, gesso, acrylic, wax and crystals; amethyst, cherry quartz, red agate, sodalite, obsidian, red jasper, ammonite, tiger eye, agate, green aventurine
Kerry Jameson Running Stitch (2023)
87 x 23 x 40cm Ceramic, stone, hessian, wool, hemp, acrylic, gesso, acrylic, wax and crystals; amethyst, cherry quartz, red agate, sodalite, obsidian, red jasper, ammonite, tiger eye, agate, green aventurine
Kerry Jameson Wax Wool (2023)
60 x 39 x 20cm Ceramic, hessian, wool, acrylic, gesso, acrylic and wax
Kerry Jameson Wax Wool (2023)
60 x 39 x 20cm Ceramic, hessian, wool, acrylic, gesso, acrylic and wax
Kerry Jameson Mittens (2023)
72 x 34 x 21cm Ceramic, gesso, acorns, hessian, cotton, hemp, acrylic and wax
Kerry Jameson Mittens (2023)
72 x 34 x 21cm Ceramic, gesso, acorns, hessian, cotton, hemp, acrylic and wax
Kerry Jameson Fire Dog (2023)
57 x 30 x 18cm Ceramic, obsidian, hessian, wool , gesso, acrylic and wax
Kerry Jameson Fire Dog (2023)
57 x 30 x 18cm Ceramic, obsidian, hessian, wool , gesso, acrylic and wax
Kerry Jameson Samson (2023)
75 x 33 x 32cm Ceramic, hessian, gesso, glass beads, buttons, cotton, hemp, seagrass rope, acrylic and wax
Kerry Jameson Samson (2023)
75 x 33 x 32cm Ceramic, hessian, gesso, glass beads, buttons, cotton, hemp, seagrass rope, acrylic and wax
Kerry Jameson Samson (2023)
75 x 33 x 32cm Ceramic, hessian, gesso, glass beads, buttons, cotton, hemp, seagrass rope, acrylic and wax
Kerry Jameson In Armour (Samson) (2023)
70 x 39 x 32cm Ceramic, hessian, lesson, hemp, cotton, amethyst, acrylic, copper leaf and wax
Kerry Jameson In Armour (Samson) (2023)
70 x 39 x 32cm Ceramic, hessian, lesson, hemp, cotton, amethyst, acrylic, copper leaf and wax
Kerry Jameson In Armour (Samson) (2023)
70 x 39 x 32cm Ceramic, hessian, lesson, hemp, cotton, amethyst, acrylic, copper leaf and wax
Kerry Jameson Shell Cat (left) and Cat Blossom (right) (Both 2023)
Kerry Jameson Shell Cat (2023)
23 x 12 x 8cm Ceramic, shells, gesso, hessian, acrylic and wax
Kerry Jameson Cat Blossom (2023)
21 x 12 x 8cm Ceramic, glass eyes, gesso, hessian, acrylic and wax
Kerry Jameson Button Bear (2023)
26 x 18 x 12cm Ceramic, button horn, gesso, hessian, shell, acrylic and wax
Kerry Jameson Button Bear (2023)
26 x 18 x 12cm Ceramic, button horn, gesso, hessian, shell, acrylic and wax
Kerry Jameson Bear (2023)
24 x 16 x 16cm Ceramic and wood
For more information or to enquire about sales please contact Tatjana Marsden
info@marsdenwoo.com
+44(0)20 7336 6396