Transforming

For artists Rob and Nick Carter, this exhibition is about YOU, the museum visitor. How long do you normally spend looking at an artwork in a museum or gallery? As our culture becoms more and more image-laen, the length of time an artwork can attract and hold our attention decreases. In this exhibition, the Carters invite us to look and linger. They added colour, form and movement to art historical master works with 21st century technology.

Van Gogh’s Sunflowers have become a three-dimensional bronze sculpture. Each brush stroke of the artist’s hand is visible in the gleaming metal. What appears to be a Dutch still life painting of a vase of flowers challenges expectations as the scene changes and shifts. Day turns to night. Flowers wilt and rustle in a slight breeze. A snail trails a lazy path up the side of the vase. A mere passing glance cannot contain the unfolding story.

Husband and wife, Rob and Nick Cater have been collaborating for over fifteen years. Based in London, they have exhibited within the US and internationally. Their work is in collections of the Frans Hals Museum, The Netherlands, the Victoria and Albert Museum, London and the Royal Bank of Scotland.