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Gail Deayton
As an artist, sculpture has always been my primary focus. Despite
drawing being an integral part of my creative process and thinking, sculpture has continually (consciously and subconsciously)
pulled me back and demanded me to make sense of my ideas by
working three-dimensionally.
Having lived in Hong Kong and Asia for over twenty years, the
interplay between line, form and the structures of Hong Kong
are visual elements that continually stimulates my creativity
and work. Sculpture gives me the ability to create a certain
order to things and deal with the many contradictions that are
juxtaposed – in our cities, traditions, cultures, and lives – which
oppose, but also, interact, weave and collaborate with each other fluently and consistently. The range of materials I use (stainless-steel, bronze, glass and concrete), reflect, marry and challenge these differences
Born in the UK in 1973, Gail studied Fine Art Sculpture at Manchester, graduation in 1994. In 1997 she moved to Hong Kong,
having also lived in Dubai and Indonesia. As well as creating her
sculpture in her studio in North Point, Deayton runs Design Thinking workshops for corporations.
Conjoined
Bronze, 53 x 22cm, 2018