Claire Barclay / Jim Lambie / Simon Starling
Claire Barclay
Claire Barclay: (1) Some reddish work done at night, 2002; (2) Some reddish work done at night, 2002; (3) Some reddish work done at night, 2002; (4) Some reddish work done at night, 2002; (5) Collars for woodseers, 2002; (6) Collars for woodseers, 2002
Born in 1968, Claire lives and works in Houston near Glasgow. She studied at the Glasgow School of Art.
Claire Barclay combines notions of the organic and the synthetic in her work. Materials such as thread, leather and rubber are used for their plastic and aesthetic qualities as sculptural components in a return to abstraction, formalism and craft.
For more info see excerpt interview with Iwona Blazwick, Director The Whitechapel Gallery, conducted in 2003 for the group exhibition 'Early one Morning' at www.whitechapel.org.