Joanna Kessel
(In)visible Cities: Alba (Dawn)
Antique & 24k Venetian gold leaf mosaic, Jesmonite, pigment, birch ply
180x150x3cm
Inches Carr Award Winner 2022
Shannon Tofts
£20,000 + p&p at point of sale
(In)visible Cities is a celebration of hidden glimpses of the urban environments we inhabit, of being present in the moment and of finding beauty within the ordinary. It takes its title from Italo Calvino’s novel Invisible Cities and is informed by the work of Venetian architect Carlo Scarpa.
Illumination is a series of work exploring the simple geometry and inherent beauty of the circle.
I view mosaic as an erratically gridded field of articulate fragments and am interested in how our perception of a material, or colour, can appear to alter when viewed in proximity to another.
Joanna Kessel studied at Edinburgh College of Art and the Royal College of Art, London. Her mosaic artwork is nationally and internationally renowned and is frequently shown in the international mosaic biennale in Ravenna, Italy. In 2019 she had a solo exhibition within Collect Open at the Saatchi Gallery, London.
Website:joannakessel.co.uk