THEA BATES

Exhibition Dates : 23 September - 5 October 2025
Opening Reception : Wed 24 September 2025, 6:00 - 8:30 pm

BRICOLAGE

Bricolage describes the act of creating or using unconventional or found materials and objects. My found objects are used postal tubes, upon which I collage and embellish works previously printed, handmade, photographed and/or de-constructed. Bricolage Silos form the genesis of this exhibition and reflect my love of nature, reinterpreted and ‘imaginised’.

Artist Bio

With a mid-century childhood surrounded by my dad’s professional photography and my mother’s hand colouring of his prints, my work reflects a re-interpretation of their skills and my own penchant to be a ‘bricoleur’. An intuitive abstract artist, my visual language is organic and constantly evolving. Mark making is as vital as finding innovative ways to translate those marks into new forms of expression.

I love to experiment, make things up and take creative risks whilst my knowledge of the elements of art and design is always there in the sub-conscious supporting my desire to make art that is personally satisfying.

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