Award-winning Southsea artist and Words for Art client Kas Williams brings together for the first time her unique paper sculptures and her vibrant paintings for an exhibition at Portsmouth’s Aspex Gallery until 7 June.
Kas has become renowned for her stunning paper sculptures which are crafted from the pages of books. Less known are her paintings which are a response to colour and pattern in the world around her and are often used in combination with her sculptures.
Says Kas: “My paper sculptures reflect my love of books and a curiosity about three dimensional design. My paintings develop over time using traditional techniques combined with resist methods such as liquid latex in the layering of colour and pattern to build movement, depth, and subtlety into the finished work.
“This exhibition is a fantastic opportunity to exhibit at Aspex Gallery and bring both elements of my work together to show the relationship between the two.”
Kas was the overall winner in last year’s Spice Island Art Trail and was also shortlisted for the Crafts Council Hothouse 5 programme this year. She originally trained in textiles at the West Surrey College of Art & Design before setting up a studio producing yearly collections and one-off commissions. She supplied retailers such as Liberty and Harvey Nichols in London, and Ice and Betsy Bunky Nini in America.
She later took up paper sculpting and has since exhibited widely – most recently at Southampton Museum and Art Gallery earlier this year.
The exhibition at Aspex Gallery is open 11am-4pm from Wednesday to Sunday each week.
To see more of Kas’s work visit www.kaswilliams.com