Rebecca Hawkins graduated from Central St Martins
and City and Guilds of London Art school in 2001. But frustrated
at her lack of technical training she joined an engineering
workshop, learning the art of welding and sheet metal fabrication,
and taught herself mould making and casting in pewter and bronze
resin. Rebecca’s work is now a powerful combination of these two
forces - academic and technical – with a conceptual approach to
contemporary sculpture driven and shaped by her striking technical
ability.
Sculpting in metals from stainless steel to bronze Rebecca’s work
goes beyond the limitations of a specific genre. Instead both her
drawing and sculpture are united by
the central theme flowing through her work - curves.
In her own words Rebecca explains,
'My sculptures are
often abstractions inspired by the movement of organic forms and
the beauty of curves found in nature.
I have always admired the way that
nature, in its elegance and economy, creates the most beautiful of
forms and curves. I love the way the light moves over a curve and
the way that the graceful curl of unfurling leaf or rose bud is
echoed in the curling structure inside a seashell. I find the
beautiful curved shapes formed by birds in flight or swirling fish
captivating. What intrigues me about
these elegant forms and curves is their ambiguity and how this
ambiguity can be reminiscent of different things to different
people.'
Rebecca has recently returned to the UK
after three months in Nepal working as a volunteer for the Esther
Benjamins Trust on a charitable project combining art
therapy and
vocational training in sculptural techniques to
give victims of child trafficking a future. |
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