Bridget Bidwill + Bronwynne Cornish: Ex Amino

Bronwynne Cornish’s approach towards her sculpture has earned her recognition and critical acclaim as a highly influential contributor to New Zealand ceramics and art education. Her work has been exhibited throughout the country, where she has had major shows in all New Zealand’s significant museums and galleries.

 She notes “I make work that I hope will create a certain atmosphere, ring a long-lost bell, and help people create their own mythologies.” Cornish’s work looks at the crossover between animals and people – placing those characteristics in fine balance and emphasising the “wildness” that we have lost in our lives today.

“Over the past year, we have all had time to think, reflect and work out our priorities. Both Bronwynne and I coincidently, have simultaneously referenced “time” in our works and more importantly, that we are running out of it to address the issue of Global Warming. Although this, and many other current issues concern me constantly, my paintings are more about feeling, rather than telling these stories directly – when words fail me, I paint.

There is no cohesive procedure to my way of painting –  I draw inspiration from ordinary things and nature. My works on paper are unplanned and I find their direction through the process of layering, covering, and constantly re-exposing. "

- Bridget Bidwill