Rachel Kneebone
PROJECT
Rachel Kneebone challenges the accepted limits of the porcelain medium, incorporating the element of chance introduced by the unpredictable natural effects of kiln firing. This results in forms that communicate both order and excess, symmetry and asymmetry, containment and release. Kneebone is known for her engagement with ideas of metamorphosis and change. Featuring intricate floral, spherical, ribboned and fibrous details, Core is her largest suspended work to date. It also extends the artist’s dialogue with the history of European sculpture, from Meissen porcelain to the work of French sculptor Auguste Rodin.
The acquisition of this artist’s work is supported by NGVWA
ABOUT
Rachel Kneebone is internationally renowned for her porcelain sculptures that merge abstraction and figuration. Kneebone graduated with an MA from London’s Royal College of Art in 2004. She has held solo exhibitions at institutions such as Serlachius Museum, Mänttä (Finland), Yorkshire Sculpture Park (UK), the Victoria and Albert Museum (UK), and Regarding Rodin at the Brooklyn Museum (US). She has also participated in a number of international art biennales, including the 17th Biennale of Sydney (Australia), the Busan Biennale (South Korea), and the 1st Kiev Biennale (Ukraine). Her work is held in international collections including Brooklyn Museum, New York (US) as well as collections in her home city of London including Tate, the Victoria and Albert Museum, and the Zabludowicz Collection.