Last chance to see art exhibition inspired by clime change

People have a final chance to see an exhibition of sculptures and ink drawings inspired by the threat of the climate crisis.

Crucible, Sculptures and Drawings of Robert Jones MRSS, has been on display at the Erin Arts Centre in Port Erin since late February.

Made from “upcycled” materials, the collection intended to be a “warning cry” to value the Earth’s resources.

The latest collection, much of which was previously put on show at the House of Manannan last year, also includes some new creations inspired material left over from the earlier display.

Mr Jones said the inspiration for the change in medium came from having an “abundance” of leftover backing card and gum tape, and using it creatively was in keeping with the theme valuing the earth’s resources.

He said: “I started basically using up this spare material I had at home and I came up with this technique for making a 3D form out of a different material and it works really well.

“It means that the finished form has an entirely different look because that material behaves completely differently.”

Having recently added ink drawings to his body of work, Mr Jones said while he would “always hang on to what I like doing” in working with steel, it was important for an artist to be “fluid” in their work.

Mr Jones, who is a member of the Royal Society of Sculptors, said the feedback to the exhibition had been “overwhelmingly positive”.

However, he said the displays in Peel and Port Erin had “kind of exhausted me a bit on the island” for the time being, but he intended to “come back again as I do in two or three years’ time with a completely new body of work”.

Mr Jones will be in the gallery at the Erin Arts Centre between 13:00 and 19:30 BST to answer any questions.

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