March Exhibition 2009 - HUMOUR AND THE SURREAL

HUMOUR AND THE SURREAL

We hope that this exhibition proves to be the antidote to a long and dreary winter. Each of these makers has a special way of looking at and representing the world. Words such as surreal, humour and whimsy come to mind - anything but dull - to be taken seriously, but certainly not without a smile and maybe a few questions.

Each of these artists and makers have a special way of looking at and representing the world.

Artists
Henry Walsh, Victoria Benns and John Wood

Ceramicists
Consuelo Radclyffe, Amanda Popham, Ross Emerson, Prue Cooper and Ronnie Fulton

Furniture maker
Hollie Wright - Hereford School of Arts Graduate 2008


HUMOUR is described as the tendency of particular cognitive experience to provoke laughter and provide amusement. Many theories exist about what humour is and what social function it serves but people of most ages and cultures respond to humour.


Words such as SURREAL - bizarre or dreamlike, humour and whimsy come to mind – anything but dull. To be taken seriously but certainly not without a smile and maybe a few questions.