Roger Ackling
About The Artist
Roger Ackling had a solo/shared exhibition at The Cut in 2010, and his work was included in
Roger Ackling’s solo/shared exhibition in The Cut Malt Room Gallery in August/September, 2010 – was along with Jenny Creasy exhibiting in the Cafe.
After graduating from Saint Martin’s School of Art in the late 1960’s, Roger Ackling challenged the traditional and accepted methods of making sculpture by taking his art out of the studio and into the landscape environment.
He collected driftwood from the beach and reclaimed broken and discarded materials such as clothes pegs, picture frames and household artefacts. He transformed found and abandoned materials into works of great intensity; both beautiful and compelling.
For over 40 years his method remained unchanged; by directing sunlight through a small hand-held magnifying glass, he burnt lines directly onto the wood surface – or sometimes card – in intricate linear geometric patterns.
Ackling said that his lack of physical contact with the materials was key, the light itself captured passing through space was what enlivened the surface of the discarded wood.
For an overview of Roger Ackling click here
Please also see
Sunlight: Roger Ackling – film about and interviews with people who knew Roger Ackling – including several who have also exhibited at The Cut.
Henry Moore Institute – a rich source of materials and video about Roger Ackling and his work, some of which was shown at The Cut.
Guardian Obituary of Roger Ackling
Exhibitions Featuring Roger Ackling
The Sun Also Rises
