Olivia Bax: Double Take

Double Take is a colourful new exhibitions of 20 new and recent sculpture by Olivia Bax. About Oliva Bax's works uses found objects, material mesh and brightly coloured paper pulp to create dynamic sculptures and viewpoints. In the Weston Gallery, one wall will house a series of newly constructed hinged screens to divide, enclosre or define spaces around them. These objects are removed from their practical purpose and instead become devices for seeing, framing and connecting. Colour is key to Bax’s practice and is an essential part of her making process. Recycled paint, diverted from landfill, is added to the dense paper pulp which forms many of Bax's sculptures . Chosen from available colours, the bright palette exaggerates the playfulness of the forms. Salvaging and reusing materials is another important part of her practice, with discarded objects including musical instruments, wheels, kitchenware and shopping trollies used in her work. She often reimagines and rebuilds previous pieces by dismantling and reworking them, transforming them into something new. This process is partly driven by a need save studio space and materials but also subverts longstanding ideals of sculpture permanence. Read more Toggle Sculpture