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Mary Down

London
Mary Down works primarily as a printmaker and book artist but has a background that includes painting, video and installation
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Concepts My work is cross disciplinary, the means and materials determined by the primary idea.Much of my work has come out of research into a family genealogy, in particular the way women are represented in the text of written histories. History as a form of sorting and collecting carries with it issues of differences and exclusion. The absence, silence and disqualification of women in both historical records and in contemporary situations are gaps and ommissions I explore in my work. Cultural and ethical issues influence and underlie my practice. The work comes out of a critical and analytical view, in particular, of gender, race and politics. At the same time I try to make work that is accessible despite an emphasis on formal qualities and an abstract bias. Alongside my main pracice I also make one-off books which combine minimal text with various print media. Typically each project consists of work in a range of different media focused on specific themes. Influences All those 'F' words; family, friends, faith, feminism. Career path Qualifications: 1993 BA Hons, Fine Art (first), University of Hertfordshire 1982 BSc Hons, Sociology (2:1), Hatfield Polytechnic Areas of work: Primary education Secondary education Curating Exhibiting Practice-based research Collections: University of Hertfordshire, East contemporary art collection.

 

Time and traces #2

Time and traces #1

'What they don't want you to know . . . '

'Boxfoldia Revisited Recycled Reimagined' re

Bogland

From the 'Boxfoldia' series 'Boxfoldia Recycled' 98

My Cup Runneth Over

'nest'

In the Garden

Lockdown House #3

Lockdown House #2

Flattened35

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