Join us ‘in conversation’ with Nao Matsunaga and A Level Art students from Wellington Academy, discussing how materials can transcend dual identities, Matsunaga’s ways of working through ‘artist’s block’, finding the end point and much more.

Matsunaga’s experimental work, which he creates with clay, wood and paper, goes beyond the everyday object into the realm of the unusual and extraordinary. The artist often references the natural world in his sculpture and how humans have engaged with it, especially cavemen. Figurative elements such as facial features and limbs are also often evident, particularly in Next 2 Nothing, 2019, Matsunaga’s work currently on display in the Design House at Roche Court Sculpture Park. The artist often makes his work by varying and experimenting with bodily movements to manipulate the material and placement of glaze.

The Roche Court Educational Trust works with over 6,000 children, young people and specialist groups annually, at both the Sculpture Park and elsewhere. We encourage an exploration of modern and contemporary art through our specialist looking, thinking & speaking approach.

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Thanks to: Dan Coggins and Zach James for co-producing this episode. Thanks also to the New Art Centre and finally, Nao Matsunaga, for generously giving up his time. 

This podcast has been generously funded by RSA Catalyst Award and The Arts Society Wessex.

Image: Nao Matsunaga, Next 2 Nothing, 2019, copyright Nao Matsunaga and New Art Centre