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Torquay Fringe - Hollacombe Art

August 1st, 2008

As part of our series on the Torquay Fringe, Lee Morgan shuffled along to the Hollacombe Community Resource Centre to group to watch the art group there at work and find out more about the ceramics that will be on display during the festival

If any group belongs to a Fringe art event it’s the artists at Hollacombe Community Resource Centre. Subversive, witty, challenging and cheeky, their works not only reflect flights of fancy, but also take inspiration from their time at the Hollacombe care trust.

With strong individual flavours they create both as a group – engaging in group projects – but also as individuals, following their own inspiration.

With such a vast array of styles and ideas on show it could be difficult to spot a single theme, but there’s a strong homogenity to the work. It may be aided by the inclusion of pieces that originally belonged to larger group works, or it might be the element of subversion and the use of language that is played out in the clay.

We’re always keen to promote proper and honest discussion about art, especially within the artist community - if we’re not chatting about it and getting excited, the how the heck can we expect others to take notice?

But with that discussion comes assessment, and the airy fairy art world isn’t so cosy anymore. And what’s refreshing about those at Hollocombe is that they not only offer support in the group dynamic, but they also engage in peer review. The group votes on which of the work should be selected for the show. It’s a kinda X-Factor with added credibility.

Hollacombe Community Resource Centre’s ceramics will be on display at Phoenix Care Services, 14 Lucius Street (off Belgrave Road), between August 1 – 14.

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