All is not quite what it seems in the work of Sarah Staton.
The artist, who splits her time between London and Sheffield, takes her inspiration from humdrum domestic objects, but by manipulating the usual scale and colour, the end result is a cock-eyed view of the world.
After securing a commission to prod
uce a range of products to celebrate the Yorkshire Sculpture Park's 30th anniversary last year, Sarah's relationship with the Wakefield venue continues with a brand-new exhibition of her work which opens this weekend.
"Because Sarah's works reflect British domestic interiors and objects, they are instantly recognisable," says a spokesman for the park. "However, because of the way she manipulates the objects, they are turned from functional items to dysfunctional sculptures.
"In this exhibition, we have dismembered tables, pieces made from using old and new commercial technologies and a beautiful selection of paintings all of which really show her ability to move fluidly between two and three dimensions."
With an interest across all art forms, Sarah, who studied at St Martin's College in the 1980s, could have easily channelled her talents into architecture or fashion design. Her work is currently being featured in a display curated by Tony Cragg for the Royal Academy's 2008 Summer Exhibition, but, having previously been awarded a two-year Henry Moore Fellowship at Sheffield Hallam University, this event is something of a homecoming.
Sarah Staton, Shucks, Sucks, Sticks, Stacks, opens at the Yorkshire Sculpture Park tomorrow and runs to Sep 28.
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