Art

18th August 2003

We first saw Catherine Purves' work at a Hoxton art show, both of us loved the colour and texture of the pieces.
We saw more of her work whilst visiting other local art shows but none of the pieces were quite right for the spaces that we had. Eventually we decided to commission her to produce something to our specifications of size and colour.
The results can be seen below.
On the left is "Duct 3" a dyptych of steel with copper, brass and nickel plating.
The piece on the right is "Pond 1"; steel with zinc plating.
We're very pleased with both the pieces; they're just what we wanted and it was exciting to see them for the first time after discussing the general themes of the pieces with Catherine. The three-dimensional effect of the slightly twisted metal is great, and we love the 'claw marks' that have been cut with a welding torch.
The pictures don't really do the pieces justice; the colours and textures are amazing and change with the lighting.