Coco Crampton, Mermaid's Child, 2024
Plaster, bandage, paint, feather pillow, 39 x 24 x 15cm
Coco Crampton works in a variety of mediums connected to traditional crafts including ceramic, wool, and copper. Exploring historical and contemporary domestic forms and their functions, her minimalist, colourful reinterpretations – which often include elements of suspension or balance – are playful and reflective.
A move to rural Devon and the arrival of her first child have initiated fresh ways of working for Coco. Her most recent sculptures are made from plaster and cloth; painted with curved, geometric shapes, they have a sense of tactility in contrast to previous ceramic works. Considering the rhythmic process of storytelling, they also imply an intimate, human presence.
This is one of a pair of works comprising a faceted head which appears to have fallen asleep on pillow, embellished with delicate shells. Coco says:
‘This new body of work explores ideas about journeys, sleep, the sea, language, and divination through signs: natural phenomena, dreams, words. Included, are painted head sculptures; some lying on pillows, weary and resting, and others mounted on ceramic plinths complete with elaborate hairdos. These are possibly significant, possibly affectatious; certainly, they are descriptive markers pointing to a narrative beyond pure form.’
Coco studied at Norwich School of Art and Design before graduating from the Royal Academy Schools in 2014. Select exhibitions include Oliver Projects’ fifth anniversary group exhibition ‘Almost Blue’ (2024), ‘Plans for Living’, Weald Contemporary, Arundel (2024), ‘Contested Bodies’, Stanley and Audrey Burton Gallery, Leeds University (2023-4); Domestic Wears, Belmacz, London (2020-21) and the Royal Academy of Arts Summer Exhibition, London (2020). Her work has been commissioned on several occasions for example by the Charleston Trust in 2018. Coco is represented by Belmacz, London, and lives and works in Devon.
Please enquire about this work to receive a bespoke delivery quote. If purchased, it will also be available for collection from Sims Reed Gallery, London.
Plaster, bandage, paint, feather pillow, 39 x 24 x 15cm
Coco Crampton works in a variety of mediums connected to traditional crafts including ceramic, wool, and copper. Exploring historical and contemporary domestic forms and their functions, her minimalist, colourful reinterpretations – which often include elements of suspension or balance – are playful and reflective.
A move to rural Devon and the arrival of her first child have initiated fresh ways of working for Coco. Her most recent sculptures are made from plaster and cloth; painted with curved, geometric shapes, they have a sense of tactility in contrast to previous ceramic works. Considering the rhythmic process of storytelling, they also imply an intimate, human presence.
This is one of a pair of works comprising a faceted head which appears to have fallen asleep on pillow, embellished with delicate shells. Coco says:
‘This new body of work explores ideas about journeys, sleep, the sea, language, and divination through signs: natural phenomena, dreams, words. Included, are painted head sculptures; some lying on pillows, weary and resting, and others mounted on ceramic plinths complete with elaborate hairdos. These are possibly significant, possibly affectatious; certainly, they are descriptive markers pointing to a narrative beyond pure form.’
Coco studied at Norwich School of Art and Design before graduating from the Royal Academy Schools in 2014. Select exhibitions include Oliver Projects’ fifth anniversary group exhibition ‘Almost Blue’ (2024), ‘Plans for Living’, Weald Contemporary, Arundel (2024), ‘Contested Bodies’, Stanley and Audrey Burton Gallery, Leeds University (2023-4); Domestic Wears, Belmacz, London (2020-21) and the Royal Academy of Arts Summer Exhibition, London (2020). Her work has been commissioned on several occasions for example by the Charleston Trust in 2018. Coco is represented by Belmacz, London, and lives and works in Devon.
Please enquire about this work to receive a bespoke delivery quote. If purchased, it will also be available for collection from Sims Reed Gallery, London.
Plaster, bandage, paint, feather pillow, 39 x 24 x 15cm
Coco Crampton works in a variety of mediums connected to traditional crafts including ceramic, wool, and copper. Exploring historical and contemporary domestic forms and their functions, her minimalist, colourful reinterpretations – which often include elements of suspension or balance – are playful and reflective.
A move to rural Devon and the arrival of her first child have initiated fresh ways of working for Coco. Her most recent sculptures are made from plaster and cloth; painted with curved, geometric shapes, they have a sense of tactility in contrast to previous ceramic works. Considering the rhythmic process of storytelling, they also imply an intimate, human presence.
This is one of a pair of works comprising a faceted head which appears to have fallen asleep on pillow, embellished with delicate shells. Coco says:
‘This new body of work explores ideas about journeys, sleep, the sea, language, and divination through signs: natural phenomena, dreams, words. Included, are painted head sculptures; some lying on pillows, weary and resting, and others mounted on ceramic plinths complete with elaborate hairdos. These are possibly significant, possibly affectatious; certainly, they are descriptive markers pointing to a narrative beyond pure form.’
Coco studied at Norwich School of Art and Design before graduating from the Royal Academy Schools in 2014. Select exhibitions include Oliver Projects’ fifth anniversary group exhibition ‘Almost Blue’ (2024), ‘Plans for Living’, Weald Contemporary, Arundel (2024), ‘Contested Bodies’, Stanley and Audrey Burton Gallery, Leeds University (2023-4); Domestic Wears, Belmacz, London (2020-21) and the Royal Academy of Arts Summer Exhibition, London (2020). Her work has been commissioned on several occasions for example by the Charleston Trust in 2018. Coco is represented by Belmacz, London, and lives and works in Devon.
Please enquire about this work to receive a bespoke delivery quote. If purchased, it will also be available for collection from Sims Reed Gallery, London.
