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Three sculptures of two women and one man in swimming costumes eating ice creams. The colours are muted. Three sculptures of two women and one man in swimming costumes eating ice creams. The colours are muted.

Icecreams at the seaside, Karin Hessenberg

Icecreams at the seaside, Karin Hessenberg

Karin Hessenberg

Tue 23 July - Sun 27 October 2024

Millennium Gallery

Karin Hessenberg creates stoneware sculptures by freehand modelling clay and painting glazes onto the dry sculptures, before slowly firing at 1260°C.

This display features 3-dimensional Tudor portraits, inspired by paintings at the National Portrait Gallery, Dulwich Picture Gallery, and Hardwick Hall. They required Karin to carry out thorough research into Tudor dress, as portraits usually only show the front of the subject.

Also on display are imaginative works, exploring sculptural aspects such as distortion, and extracting elements from family photos for inspiration.

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***Millennium Gallery will be closed on Tue 5 Nov for staff training. It will be open as usual from Wed 6 Nov and we look forward to welcoming you then***

Millennium Gallery

Arundel Gate

Sheffield

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Stonewash bust of Henry VIII, the colours are muted and the surface is quite rough.

Henry VIII by Karin Hessenburg

Stonewash bust of Henry VIII, the colours are muted and the surface is quite rough.

Henry VIII by Karin Hessenburg

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