Partners in life, artists Hans Arkeveld and Joan Johnson are quite disparate in their work practices and use of materials. Whilst Hans’ figures and materials are classic and solid, Joan’s are contemporary, light and translucent - but both are interlaced with a quirky sense of humour and wry questioning of personal and societal values.
In this exhibition, their differences are united in the common usage of an iconic, historically loaded symbol - the wheel - the vehicle by which their ideas have been transposed from one to the other, enabling subtle shifts in their artistic output.
