Loans, Gifts and Acquisitions

Loans

The artist and Dr Alan Cotton who officially unveiled Flayed Stone II on 30 March 2011.

Peter Randall-Page

(honorary graduate University of Exeter)

Flayed Stone II

Made from Finnish Glacial Granite Boulder, the sculpture has recently been exhibited at the Yorkshire Sculpture Park.

It has been sited behind the Northcott Theatre/Queen's drive on the small grass area.

http://www.peterrandall-page.com/about/sculptures.html

On loan 2010-2015.

Sculpture can inhabit two worlds simultaneously. Stone in particular is so tangibly a part of the material physical world but stone shaped to imply qualities other than those of stone itself starts to also occupy a conceptual, metaphorical world.

For me this duality can provide a way of giving form to the intangible through a delicate balance between physicality and illusion.

Much of my recent work has been concerned with implying a sense of potential energy and life within the inanimate -working the surface of the stone to imply physical qualities held within. In these works I am using the lines which completely cover and articulate the surface to give a sense of sometimes being stretched or folded, sometimes under tension or compression sometimes hard and sometimes soft .The basis of the sculpures is the modulation of the surface implying strong internal physical expressiveness .

During the early 1990s I made a series of works which explored the relationship of inside to outside in a different way. Using granite boulders, unworked on the outside but sliced in half to ‘reveal’ or rather imply internal dynamics and structures.

Often I begin with a wax maquette and choose quarried blocks accordingly but in some of these new works I have again chosen to work with glacial boulders. Broadly accepting their existing form, I have adapted various linear structures in an attempt to make expressive sense of their random shapes. Like stones flayed to reveal sheets of muscle and sinew, they suggest pressures from beneath.

These new boulder works allows a freshness and spontaneity of approach. The stone itself becomes both muse and material, subject and object of the work resulting in a working process which allows unarticulated feelings to find form in the attempt to project human meaning into obdurate stone.

Peter Randall-Page (1998)

Gifts

	Elaine M. Goodwin Reflecting Me Reflecting You (Gift from the artist, to be hung in the Institute of Arab and Islamic Studies, on receiving her Honorary Doctorate from the University in July of 2010) http://www.elainemgoodwin.co.uk

	Kurt Jackson Honorary Graduate The Cornish Trembling Sea Mat 2010 Sculpture (shown here with the artist) (Gift from the artist to the University of Exeter, Cornwall Campus, 2010)
Renowned Cornish artist Kurt Jackson has donated his latest work to the University of Exeter for display on its Cornwall Campus. The sculpture is displayed in front of the entrance to the School of Mines on the Tremough Campus, Penryn. The Cornish Trembling Sea Mat, is one Kurt Jackson’s latest sculptures, and was erected on 2nd November 2010. Kurt Jackson has also donated another sculpture to the Tremough Campus: Building Blocks of Cornwall stands outside Reception. The water sculpture marks a new development for an artist best known for landscape paintings. The artwork is made of granite base with water basin of bronze resembling the Trembling Sea Mat, all of which are locally sourced. The water sculpture is also designed to be sustainable with the pump being operated by a solar panel and the water recycled from the School of Mines. The water may not always be flowing; because the pump relies on a sustainable source of power from the sun. Kurt Jackson, who lives in West Cornwall and is an Honorary Graduate of the University of Exeter, said: “Based on the presence of one of the rarest animals in Britain – The Trembling Sea Mat – a wish to celebrate biodiversity and recognise the perilous state some of our wildlife finds itself in – endangered by loss of habitat and climate change. One of the last colonies of this animal is now found at Swanpool near Tremough campus. The sculpture consists of a bronze bowl encompassing the forms of this creature, holding water that is pumped by the power of the sun before it flows down and over two large monoliths of local granite – the sculpture aims to make the connection between sustainability, climate change, habitat loss and loss of biodiversity. Ideally with time the rocks should become clothed in mosses and algae and gain a green Eden-like quality. It seems relevant to place this sculpture at Tremough since this is the location of the soon to be built ESI Environmental Sustainability Institute.” Mark Overton, Deputy Vice-Chancellor at the University of Exeter, said: “This innovative and environmentally focused sculpture perfectly complements the world-class centre for education and research on sustainability we’re creating here at Tremough. The artwork is an exciting addition to the pieces we already have here and enhances the beautiful settings of this campus.” Steve Trotter, ASU assistant director Cornwall Campus said: “We are absolutely delighted with Kurt’s Cornish Trembling Sea Mat. It has natural beauty with a fascinating, striking presence that is perfectly located adjacent to the planned site for the new Environment and Sustainability Institute.” Laura Skinner, Sustainable Operations Coordinator at Tremough Campus, is delighted with the installation of this artwork, and its promotion of sustainable design. “The sculpture is fully sustainable as it uses waste water, and is powered by a solar panel. This means that the installation will add nothing to the campus carbon footprint.” The Trembling Sea Mat (Victorella pavida) Brackish lake habitats are rare in Britain. They support different plants and animals to those of freshwater lakes. What is more, Swanpool is unique because it is home to an animal that has not been found living anywhere else in Britain - the trembling sea mat. While it looks like a plant, the trembling sea mat belongs to a group of primitive animals called bryozoa. Each bryozoan is only one or two millimetres in size. They live underwater, in colonies, attached to plant stems or stones. They feed using a crown of tentacles covered in tiny hairs that catch food from the water - this is known as filter feeding. Why is Swanpool the only place in Britain where the trembling sea mat can be found? The balance of salt and water in the pool provides perfect conditions. Indeed, any significant changes to the salinity may threaten this remarkable animal. For more information on the water sculpture please contact Gina Cox, Curator of Visual Arts, University of Exeter

	Alan Cotton Honorary Graduate 2006 D.Litt Slieve League in Evening Light 2006 From a series of paintings in Ireland. Slieve League (Grey Mountain), is situated on the West Coast of Donegal. At 1,972 ft it is the highest cliff-face in Europe. 102 x 127cm (40 x 50 ins) oil on canvas Anonymous Gift

	Neil Canning Rising Spirit Sperys Dasserhy Oil on Canvas 7’ x 5’ (Gifted to the University of Exeter, Cornwall Campus)
	Opening launch Tuesday 10th February 2009 at Cornwall Campus. Thanks by Professor Mark Overton, Deputy Vice-Chancellor, University of Exeter (left to right: Prof. Matthew Evans, Neil Canning, Prof. Mark Overton)

	Kurt Jackson The Building Blocks of Cornwall 2008 Sculpture (shown here with the artist) (Gift from the artist to the University of Exeter, Cornwall Campus)

	Bridget Riley Honorary Graduate 1997 D.Litt Large Fragment Screenprint 26/50 128 x 109 cm (Gift to the University from the artist)

	Kurt Jackson Catch the Light Mixed Media on Cardboard 152.5 x 152.5 cm (Gift to the University from the artist)

	Elaine M. Goodwin A golden section Venetian Carrara Marble 91 x 91 cm (Gift to the University from the artist)