Amanda Cornish's practice works across sculpture,
sound installation, text and drawing to address and
question the human condition, the feminine, motherhood,
loss and renewal. Using the vessel as a motif of the body,
she navigates the duality between fragility and strength,
and of our internal and external space, to explore the
symbiotic mutuality of the physical and personal.
Through a refined economy and formal placement of
everyday and found objects, she groups multiples in the
form of visual poetry imbued with a sense of quiet and
stillness. Cornish is interested in harnessing the pause -
the gap between object and space - to move beyond an
initial sense of unease, to unfurl the sensory and visual
aesthetic of stillness.
This sculptural exploration follows a decade spent
working on large, almost photorealistic charcoal
drawings. In these works, as a test of endurance and as a
space of cathartic healing, she reflects on the
metaphysical binding essence between humans and
nature, where strength and fragility unite in both
discourse and medium. Expanding on the ontological
themes of dualities, interdependence, and transitoriness,
her enquiry has continued into her three-dimensional
practice. Her unadorned sculptural pieces are imbued
with a humble simplicity, creating window of serenity that
encourage the viewer to expand their feeling of self and
sit in an uncanny reflective space that pivots between
presence and absence.
Cornish is a current MA Sculpture student at The Royal
College of Art, where she also completed the Graduate
Diploma Fine Art program (2022-23). Prior, she
studied at Chelsea School of Art (1985-87). She has
exhibited internationally in group show, including
London, Hong Kong, Tokyo and New York. She has had
solo exhibitions at Mumford Fine Art (London 2006) and
The China Club (Hong Kong, 1994), and has been the
recipient of several awards, including the DRAW19
Monochrome Prize (2019), NOA Heart of England
Award (2016), and RSMA Charles Pears Award (1996).
sound installation, text and drawing to address and
question the human condition, the feminine, motherhood,
loss and renewal. Using the vessel as a motif of the body,
she navigates the duality between fragility and strength,
and of our internal and external space, to explore the
symbiotic mutuality of the physical and personal.
Through a refined economy and formal placement of
everyday and found objects, she groups multiples in the
form of visual poetry imbued with a sense of quiet and
stillness. Cornish is interested in harnessing the pause -
the gap between object and space - to move beyond an
initial sense of unease, to unfurl the sensory and visual
aesthetic of stillness.
This sculptural exploration follows a decade spent
working on large, almost photorealistic charcoal
drawings. In these works, as a test of endurance and as a
space of cathartic healing, she reflects on the
metaphysical binding essence between humans and
nature, where strength and fragility unite in both
discourse and medium. Expanding on the ontological
themes of dualities, interdependence, and transitoriness,
her enquiry has continued into her three-dimensional
practice. Her unadorned sculptural pieces are imbued
with a humble simplicity, creating window of serenity that
encourage the viewer to expand their feeling of self and
sit in an uncanny reflective space that pivots between
presence and absence.
Cornish is a current MA Sculpture student at The Royal
College of Art, where she also completed the Graduate
Diploma Fine Art program (2022-23). Prior, she
studied at Chelsea School of Art (1985-87). She has
exhibited internationally in group show, including
London, Hong Kong, Tokyo and New York. She has had
solo exhibitions at Mumford Fine Art (London 2006) and
The China Club (Hong Kong, 1994), and has been the
recipient of several awards, including the DRAW19
Monochrome Prize (2019), NOA Heart of England
Award (2016), and RSMA Charles Pears Award (1996).
