Elizabeth Price
Figures are my visual language, my means of artistic expression. The work is sometimes all about people, their body language, mood, looks and stories. At other times it is shapes, patterns or objects that inspire, or abstract thoughts and concepts – I reinterpret them as figures.
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Elizabeth’s sculptures are hollow, constructed using thin slabs of off-white, slightly gritty clay that she cuts out and assembles - somewhat like dressmaking. The surfaces are decorated with layers of oxides, stains, and glazes fired to 1090°c. Elizabeth’s approach to the creative process is steady. Her sculptures are beautifully emotive and thoughtfully crafted, characterised by figures. She works slowly to refine each piece and is not prolific in her output.
Elizabeth uses the visual language of gesture and stance – for example, the tilt of a neck or the set of the shoulders – to convey mood or capture a moment in a narrative. The results can be serious, light-hearted, ambiguous, or enigmatic.
Ideas emerge either suddenly or develop gradually, inspired by personal experience, observing people, conversations, or triggered by a passing remark. Contemporary dance influences her work, as do media images and, of course, visual art. Sometimes, a title serves as the starting point for a piece; in other cases, the original idea cannot be expressed in words, so the title comes afterwards.
Elizabeth Price’s work is sold exclusively through Kellie Miller Arts.
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Though trained as an art teacher, Elizabeth’s path into the creative industry wasn’t smooth. She spent the early years of her life running her own restaurant in Manchester, and it wasn’t until she reached her forties that she finally took formal artistic training further and attended art school and eventually set up a studio at home.
Early in her career, she took part in a nationally touring show of humorous ceramics selected by comedian, Johnny Vegas. She exhibited solo and in group shows, undertaking installations and many individual commissions. Highlights for her have been the installations where she has created little figures that explore and experience real environments.
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