Emma Woffenden
Selected works from 2010-2021
25 JUNE TO 12 AUGUST 2021
Installation view of Emma Woffenden, Bigger Than The Real Thing (2010) at Marsden Woo, focus on Eating Fruit (2010) mixed media & found object - in a private collection
Installation view of Emma Woffenden, Bigger Than The Real Thing (2010) focus on I Never Really Knew Her (2010) glass and mirror
I Call Her Mother (2010) mixed media and found object - in a private collection
Lunge (2012) jesmonite and resin - in a public collection
Shark Fin (2012) ceramic - in a public collection
Installation view of Emma Woffenden, Elephant Revenge (2012) at Marsden Woo Gallery
Elephant Revenge II (2012) 64 x 28 x 46 cm bronze floor piece, edition of three and artist proof - available
Elephant Revenge I (2012) - no longer available
Emma Woffenden, Grey Anthropomorphic Hammer (2013) 105 x 52 x 25cm blown glass, moulded acrylic gypsum fibre glass, plastic pipe - available Image © Angela Moore
Installation view of Emma Woffenden, Falling Hard (2014) at Marsden Woo Gallery
Installation view of Emma Woffenden, Falling Hard (2014) at Marsden Woo Gallery
Figure on Top of Stairs (2014) 168 x 66 x 49 cm jesmonite, plastic, wooden steps - available
Figure on Top of Stairs (2014) alternative view
Tight Rope (2014) 85 x 66.5 x 35 cm glass, styrofoam, paint - available
Ding Dong (2014) 125 x 55 x 45 cm. jesmonite and plastic - available
Hammer (2014) blown glass and fibreglass - in a private collection
Glass Flame Figure (2015) - in a private collection
Glass Figure Standing (2015) - in a private collection
Installation view of Emma Woffenden, Falling Hard (2016) at Marsden Woo Gallery
Chaser (2016) glass, jesmonite, plaster and plastic - in a private collection
Chaser (2016) detail
Midwife I & II (2016) glass and jesmonite - in a public collection
Sectioned (2016) 48.5 x 22.5 x 29 cm glass - available
Sectioned (2016) verso
Lost Arm (2016) 23 x 107 x 41 cm jesmonite - available
Victory (2017) 72 x 93 x 67 cm blown glass, acrylic gypsum fibre glass and plastic - available Image © Emma Woffenden
Onlooker (2017) 65 x 30 x 20cm mould blown glass, reinforced Styrofoam, moulded acrylic, gypsum fibre glass - available Previously shown as part of the BBC Women's Hour Craft Prize. Image © Angela Moore
Drained (2018) 150 x 30 x 80 cm polystyrene, glass, plastic pipe - available Image © Gabriel Urbanek
Double Bell (2018) approx 250 cm hanging glass and rope - available
Double Bell (2018) detail
K Figure (2018) 72.5 x 30 cm glass and jesmonite - available
Mummy Woodentop (2018) 165 x 60 x 60 cm glass and jesmonite - available Image © Emma Woffenden
Mummy Woodentop (2018) detail
Head over Heels (2019) 100 x 70 x 120 cm glass, metal, and styrofoam - available Image © Gabriel Urbanek
Marsden Woo Summer Show 2019, Emma Woffenden In Focus: Legless (2019) glass and styrofoam - in a private collection, and Hand Bell (2016) 56 x ø 22 cm glass - available
Legless (2019) detail and Hand Bell (2016) 56 x ø 22 cm glass - available
Hand Bell (2016) 56 x ø 22 cm glass - available
Inflame (2020) 26.5 x 24.5 x 14 cm glass and black spray paint - available
This group of sculpture chosen for the Marsden Woo virtual showroom reflects my interest in the simplified figure, the body in a fragmented and whole state, and the use of materials and process to convey states of liveliness, excitement, emptiness, deadness and neutrality.
–Emma Woffenden
Emma Woffenden employs a full range of complex glass and mixed media techniques to make works that explore the power of myth and archetypes. The influences of social structures and the dynamics of power relations on the individual imbue her sculpture with a palpable sense of internal conflict. Her uncanny forms trespass upon the viewer’s imagination, casting an oblique light on the human condition.
Woffenden's work has evolved with glassmaking at the centre, using transferable skills and ‘glass shapes’ as a developing language of form. She has also exhibited drawings, photographs and short films. As well as her studio practice, she has collaborated with her partner designer Tord Boontje and in 2016 completed a three year appointment as the Artistic Director of North Lands Glass in Scotland.
Widely recognised as one of Britain's leading glass artists, her work is included in over 25 international public collections, including the Victoria & Albert Museum, Wellcome Trust and the Crafts Council, London and Ernsting Glass Museum, Germany. Her award-winning designs for Transglass can be found in the collection of the Museum of Modern Art, New York, and she was a finalist in the Women's Hour Craft Prize 2017-18. In 2016 Woffenden was awarded research funding from Creative Scotland to explore Live in Your Hands, a three way art project involving a glassmaker, choreographer and film maker. In 2018 Arts Council of England supported the collaboration further resulting in a work titled Fell.
For more information and sales details regarding the featured artworks please contact Tatjana Marsden or Siobhan Feeney: info@marsdenwoo.com
All photography © Philip Sayer, unless otherwise attributed
Emma Woffenden
Selected works from 2010-2021
25 JUNE TO 28 JULY 2021
Installation view of Emma Woffenden, Bigger Than The Real Thing (2010) at Marsden Woo, focus on Eating Fruit (2010) mixed media & found object - in a private collection
Installation view of Emma Woffenden, Bigger Than The Real Thing (2010) focus on I Never Really Knew Her (2010) glass and mirror
I Call Her Mother (2010) mixed media and found object - in a private collection
Lunge (2012) jesmonite and resin - in a public collection
Shark Fin (2012) ceramic - in a public collection
Installation view of Emma Woffenden, Elephant Revenge (2012) at Marsden Woo Gallery
Elephant Revenge II (2012) 64 x 28 x 46 cm bronze floor piece, edition of three and artist proof - available
Elephant Revenge I (2012) - no longer available
Emma Woffenden, Grey Anthropomorphic Hammer (2013) 105 x 52 x 25cm blown glass, moulded acrylic gypsum fibre glass, plastic pipe - available Image © Angela Moore
Installation view of Emma Woffenden, Falling Hard (2014) at Marsden Woo Gallery
Installation view of Emma Woffenden, Falling Hard (2014) at Marsden Woo Gallery
Figure on Top of Stairs (2014) 168 x 66 x 49 cm jesmonite, plastic, wooden steps - available
Figure on Top of Stairs (2014) alternative view
Tight Rope (2014) 85 x 66.5 x 35 cm glass, styrofoam, paint - available
Ding Dong (2014) 125 x 55 x 45 cm. jesmonite and plastic - available
Hammer (2014) blown glass and fibreglass - in a private collection
Glass Flame Figure (2015) - in a private collection
Glass Figure Standing (2015) - in a private collection
Installation view of Emma Woffenden, Falling Hard (2016) at Marsden Woo Gallery
Chaser (2016) glass, jesmonite, plaster and plastic - in a private collection
Chaser (2016) detail
Midwife I & II (2016) glass and jesmonite - in a public collection
Sectioned (2016) 48.5 x 22.5 x 29 cm glass - available
Sectioned (2016) verso
Lost Arm (2016) 23 x 107 x 41 cm jesmonite - available
Victory (2017) 72 x 93 x 67 cm blown glass, acrylic gypsum fibre glass and plastic - available Image © Emma Woffenden
Onlooker (2017) 65 x 30 x 20cm mould blown glass, reinforced Styrofoam, moulded acrylic, gypsum fibre glass - available Previously shown as part of the BBC Women's Hour Craft Prize. Image © Angela Moore
Drained (2018) 150 x 30 x 80 cm polystyrene, glass, plastic pipe - available Image © Gabriel Urbanek
Double Bell (2018) approx 250 cm hanging glass and rope - available
Double Bell (2018) detail
K Figure (2018) 72.5 x 30 cm glass and jesmonite - available
Mummy Woodentop (2018) 165 x 60 x 60 cm glass and jesmonite - available Image © Emma Woffenden
Mummy Woodentop (2018) detail
Head over Heels (2019) 100 x 70 x 120 cm glass, metal, and styrofoam - available Image © Gabriel Urbanek
Marsden Woo Summer Show 2019, Emma Woffenden In Focus: Legless (2019) glass and styrofoam - in a private collection, and Hand Bell (2016) 56 x ø 22 cm glass - available
Legless (2019) detail and Hand Bell (2016) 56 x ø 22 cm glass - available
Hand Bell (2016) 56 x ø 22 cm glass - available
Inflame (2020) 26.5 x 24.5 x 14 cm glass and black spray paint - available
This group of sculpture chosen for the Marsden Woo virtual showroom reflects my interest in the simplified figure, the body in a fragmented and whole state, and the use of materials and process to convey states of liveliness, excitement, emptiness, deadness and neutrality.
–Emma Woffenden
Emma Woffenden employs a full range of complex glass and mixed media techniques to make works that explore the power of myth and archetypes. The influences of social structures and the dynamics of power relations on the individual imbue her sculpture with a palpable sense of internal conflict. Her uncanny forms trespass upon the viewer’s imagination, casting an oblique light on the human condition.
Woffenden's work has evolved with glassmaking at the centre, using transferable skills and ‘glass shapes’ as a developing language of form. She has also exhibited drawings, photographs and short films. As well as her studio practice, she has collaborated with her partner designer Tord Boontje and in 2016 completed a three year appointment as the Artistic Director of North Lands Glass in Scotland.
Widely recognised as one of Britain's leading glass artists, her work is included in over 25 international public collections, including the Victoria & Albert Museum, Wellcome Trust and the Crafts Council, London and Ernsting Glass Museum, Germany. Her award-winning designs for Transglass can be found in the collection of the Museum of Modern Art, New York, and she was a finalist in the Women's Hour Craft Prize 2017-18. In 2016 Woffenden was awarded research funding from Creative Scotland to explore Live in Your Hands, a three way art project involving a glassmaker, choreographer and film maker. In 2018 Arts Council of England supported the collaboration further resulting in a work titled Fell.
For more information and sales details regarding the featured artworks please contact Tatjana Marsden or Siobhan Feeney: info@marsdenwoo.com
All photography © Philip Sayer, unless otherwise attributed