Artists' work goes on show

AN exhibition of prints and book transformations opens at Warrington Museum and Art Gallery today (Saturday) and continues until February 19.
A Moment Transformed is an exhibition of the work of Emma Kelly and Kate Bufton and is on show in a new gallery space designed to showcase the creative talents of local artists. Emma and Kate are the first to exhibit.
Emma’s prints capture moments from personal travel experiences and transforms them into printed visual memories. The outcome becomes that of a personal visual diary.
With her unique way of manipulating and applying her inks Emma’s work has been hailed as “a visual feast” by Linda Goodman, editor of Printworks Magazine. Kate uses old books as an art medium and, by various cuts and folds, transforms them into pieces of art.
Each sculpture emphasizes the beauty of the book, taking the object from a carrier of text to an object of art that can now be admired. Each book has its own individual presence, as it is statically fixed in an open position.
Together their work celebrates giving new life to memories and printed matter. The images reflect the printed element of the books, while the books demonstrate through manipulation how innovative a book can become.
Pictured: Two of the prints on show