Corinna Button

5 October - 16 November

Opening 7:30pm Friday 4 October

“People are the subjects of my work and I am intrigued by moments that, despite initially appearing quite commonplace, are (for me) charged with great significance and meaning. My inspiration is drawn from experiences or predicaments I encounter in daily life, such as social gatherings, images from social media and words from a song or a poem. All these generate ideas for themes that I can build upon, “dress-up” and weave into my work. I compose figures either in groupings or as a single figure or just a face. My aim is not to create exact likenesses, but rather to create prototypical or archetypal figures whose personality or identity is both partly exposed and partly hidden beneath the surface. Everything about the way I work (both technique and subject) is motivated by the desire to reveal or “bring something to light.” Thus my process involves layering then scraping back, building then excavating; otherwise, peeling back layers to “carve out” and reveal something hidden beneath the surface.

It is through these painted, sculpted or printed figures that I wish to project recognisable aspects of human experience. I want to compel and to draw the viewer in for a closer look at and beyond the surface.”

We are thrilled to welcome the work of Corinna Button in her solo show. Corinna is from the United Kingdom and became greatly influenced by German expressionist printmaking after moving to Chicago. Her work focuses on painting and sculpture as she is inspired by her everyday experiences and surroundings. Corinna incorporates figures into her work with the intent to expose elements of their identity, leaving other features masked.