Gabrielle Naptali
ceramic sculptural features and wall work
About Gabrielle Naptali
Gabrielle Naptali is a Ceramic and Mosaic Artist located in Scarborough's wooded hillside surroundings on the beautiful East Coast of North Yorkshire. The garden, rural landscape, space, proximity to the sea and rugged coastline often inspire her Modernist ceramics, combined with the elegant simplicity yet complex pattern of the Arts & Crafts Movement, also an influence.
Great, great, great grand daughter of skilled draughtsman and Victorian society portrait painter George Richmond, Gabrielle's work draws from the coming together of past and present with unique results.
Visitors to the sculpture garden are by appointment. If you would like to arrange a visit with Gabrielle see the contact page here on the website.
Gabrielle makes minimal and elegant ceramic art work with complex surfaces, often in the form of 3D abstract sculpture for gardens and homes as well as more architectural and corporate spaces.
Wall works take the form of individual or groups of 'tiles', sometimes framed and sometimes appearing to float off the wall. Described as having strong Zen like qualities, their calming presence evokes tranquillity, peace and contemplation making them perfect for restful and therapeutic settings.
It is important for the sculpture to be especially personal, interacting with its place and as a focal point.
"I care about the environment so try to limit the firing to once only. I use a variety of clays for their ability to express organic beauty; they represent the natural world and personal evolution".
Statement
I use bold yet simple forms to frame clay's natural qualities; light enhances the surface flaws and physicality of the crackled surface that comes from the layering process.
I aim to engage the viewer with the delicacy, strength and responsiveness of different clays, evidence of clay's intimate memory.
Looking at the past serves to inform the future.
"...at the still point, there the dance is..." Burnt Norton, TS Eliot
Points of reflection come when things change, providing frames of reference.
'Landmarks', boundaries and borders, intersections and connection points are vital, where times change and sections separate, in order to evaluate beginnings and endings.
NoitulovE installation Portrait of Three Generations is a 3 minute film of a ceramic and pixel-animation installation. More information can be found in the Gallery and Sculpture Section.
Purchasing directly from the artist through this site will save you around 20% of the cost through a gallery. Payment by instalments can be arranged.
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