Leicester Museum & Art Gallery
53 New Walk
Leicester LE1 7EA
Lucy Stevens presents a new body of work, reinterpreting Leicester Museum's natural science collection. A diverse collection of bird specimens are grouped together by colour, alongside contemporary artworks, in which Lucy explores creative methods for cataloguing British bird skin specimens.
Lucy Stevens says, "I am looking forward to showcasing a selection of the bird skin collection for the first time to museum visitors. As part of my art practice, I research information and data to interpret it into artwork. I’m excited to discover more about the bird skin collection, including their length, wingspan, weight, clutch size and conservation status to inspire new artworks for visitors to experience.”
The bird skin collection at Leicester Museums is the inspiration for both 2D and 3D artworks, using intense colour combinations. Artworks included combine photography with Lucy's signature instinctive mark marking. Bird behaviour, habitat, vocalisation and conservation status are all areas of interest within Lucy's art practice, often including symbols and gestures to interpret bird conservation research, using shapes, lines and colour palettes. As a starting point, Lucy concentrated on colour systems used within The Highway Code and weather symbols. Lucy reinterpretes catalogued information in the Leicester Museums collection and challenges traditional narratives about how these specimens are viewed in conservation, education and the arts.
https://www.visitleicester.info/whats-on/lucy-stevens-colour-coded-birds-p844351
More about Lucy Stevens and Color-Coded Birds research and art practice -
https://www.lucystevens.co.uk/works/colour-codedbirds
