Elsewhere
Cobi Cockburn, Artist
About the Work
"On
the
surface
it’s
a
formal
and
abstract
study
in
black
and
white
that
speaks
of
presence
and
absence,
but
spend
more
time
with
it
and
it
literally
takes
your
breath
away.
The
work
is
a
response
to
the
Whanganui
River
and
like
many
artists
who
have
preceded
her
at
Tylee
Cottage,
the
river
was
a
powerful
source
of
inspiration.
Like
Anne
Noble
whose
beautiful
1981
series
of
black
and
white
photographs
captured
the
river
on
film,
Cobi
makes
a
similarly
atmospheric
response.
She
captures
the
river,
its
darkness
and
deepness
as
well
as
its
light
and
she
takes
us
there
with
her.
Although
this
work
directly
references
the
river,
it’s
also
a
conversation
with
the
interior
world
of
memory,
spirit
and
pulse."
Greg Donson Tylee Residency exhibition text " The long black veil." 2012.
"Cobi Cockburn is a glass artist whose work reflects her journey through the world, first in response to the country around Canberra and more recently the Shoalhaven district. It is her personal response to the landscape in which she lives (as opposed to a larger environmental message) which drives her to continue to push herself with a medium not typically used for landscape.Cockburn's working methods of fusing, slumping, rolling, hot forming and cold working glass demonstrate clear connections from one piece of work to the next. Central to her motivation is the desire to create works of subtlety and grace.
Cockburn's working methods demonstrate clear connections from one piece to the next, yet each piece is a self-contained process in itself. A self-confessed addict of her 'book' (her journal), Cockburn says that when she reviews her collection of journals, she can trace progress and a sense of continuous narrative. But she feels, on the whole, that her work is evolving more as a natural process as she herself develops both as an artist and a person. Each piece has its own essence, or presence, and comes together with others as collections which reflect part of the greater experience. Central to her motivation is the desire to create works of subtlety and grace, pieces that will stand for themselves but not shout at the viewer." Karen Finch. Artlink magazine volume 28 no. 2, 2008. Accessed 2 October 2012 from http://www.artlink.com.au/articles/3107/cobi-cockburn/
Greg Donson Tylee Residency exhibition text " The long black veil." 2012.
"Cobi Cockburn is a glass artist whose work reflects her journey through the world, first in response to the country around Canberra and more recently the Shoalhaven district. It is her personal response to the landscape in which she lives (as opposed to a larger environmental message) which drives her to continue to push herself with a medium not typically used for landscape.Cockburn's working methods of fusing, slumping, rolling, hot forming and cold working glass demonstrate clear connections from one piece of work to the next. Central to her motivation is the desire to create works of subtlety and grace.
Cockburn's working methods demonstrate clear connections from one piece to the next, yet each piece is a self-contained process in itself. A self-confessed addict of her 'book' (her journal), Cockburn says that when she reviews her collection of journals, she can trace progress and a sense of continuous narrative. But she feels, on the whole, that her work is evolving more as a natural process as she herself develops both as an artist and a person. Each piece has its own essence, or presence, and comes together with others as collections which reflect part of the greater experience. Central to her motivation is the desire to create works of subtlety and grace, pieces that will stand for themselves but not shout at the viewer." Karen Finch. Artlink magazine volume 28 no. 2, 2008. Accessed 2 October 2012 from http://www.artlink.com.au/articles/3107/cobi-cockburn/
Measurements
The 5 panels measure 850 x 1135 x 5 mm each
Media
hot-worked, kiln-formed cane and cold-worked glass
Description
Row of 5 glass panels comprised of fused canes of glass. They have a horizontal band of dark glass moving through the panels that represent the Whanganui River - darkness and light on the water.
Credit Line
Collection of the Sarjeant Gallery Te Whare o Rehua. Purchased, 2012.
Collection Type
Permanent collection
Acquisition Date
Mar 2012