A few inches of broomstick, a fancy cake and what looks like a rolled up bin liner are among the official highlights of this years Summer Exhibition, unveiled yesterday at the Royal Academy in London.
The Times
Exhibitions
July 2006
Rachel held her first cake sculpture exhibition
Sotheby’s , Kiddell Gallery, New Bond Street, London
‘People Only Die For Love In Movies’
June 2007
Rachel's cake sculpture was selected for the Royal Academy Of Art's Summer Exhibition and nominated for The Insight Investment Newcomer Award.
Royal Academy Of Arts 239th Summer Exhibition, Piccadilly, London
‘I Just Have To Have You Here A Little Longer’
January 2008
Renowned art curator Janice Blackburn invited her to show two cake sculptures in her ‘Small Show Huge Talent’ exhibition.
Pop up gallery - Hillgate Street, Notting Hill Gate, London
Sotheby’s – Kiddell Gallery
18th – 20th July 2006
‘People Only Die For Love In Movies’
An exhibition of Rachel's cake sculptures was held at Sotheby's Kiddell Gallery, 34-35 New Bond Street. The focal point of the show being a large cake triptych ‘The Two Faced French Fancies’ which Rachel produced as a large sculpture entry for the Royal Academy Summer Exhibition 2006. Although the entry was rejected by the Academy it caught the eye of Sotheby’s CEO Robin Woodhead and art curator Janice Blackburn. Robin Woodhead invited her to display it in the Kiddell Gallery. Rachel produced six new pieces of work to display alongside her triptych including two gay wedding cakes and a cake shrine dedicated to her father Peter Mount.
Cake Triptych - 'The Two Faced French Fancies'
Cakes are a fictional fairytale food. On the surface family events such as weddings are joyous but sometimes the fairytale mist conceals agony and heartache. The use of three cakes nods to the tradition of three tier wedding cakes. The cake trilogy represents love, life and death, the sugary front that people assume whilst hiding layers of dark sadness. Each cake tells a brittle dark tale sliced from a womans private life revealing unappetizing relationships and torment. The artist drew inspiration for the characters from 1960's Catherine Deneuve movies.
Scale – 210cm x 69cm, the largest piece stood150cm tall.
Materials - Rich fruit cake / Lemon liqueur cake / Orange liqueur cake. Sugar paste, almond paste, petal paste, royal icing and food colouring. Wooden cake boards and tier supports.
She is a gifted artist whose work is full of wickedly observational wit and irony and often a dark message lurking beneath it’s sweet exterior.
The Financial Times , Arts and Weekend Collecting
Royal Academy Of Arts 239th Summer Exhibition
11th June – 19th August 2007
‘I Just Have To Have You Here A Little Longer’
Rachel created this work as a large sculpture entry for the Royal Academy Of Arts Summer Exhibition 2007. With nearly 12,000 entries the 2007 competition was extremely strong and Rachel was delighted to hear that her artwork has been selected by the committee for exhibition in Gallery IX.
During 2006 - 2007 Rachel worked on a series of cake sculptures inspired by the instinct to acquire, one mans treasure being another mans trash. The largest piece, ‘I Just Have To Have You Here A Little Longer’, explored the layers of light and shade behind impulses that drive people to collect and how it can develop into obsession. The split-level effect explored visual and emotional layers of light and shade.
Scale - 125cm x 69cm x 155cm and was displayed under a Perspex unit.
Medium – Rich boozy fruit cake coated with layers of almond and sugar paste painted with food colourings. Wooden baseboards and tier supports.
The Insight Investment Newcomer Award
The 2007 Summer Exhibition had several awards including The Insight Investment Newcomer Award and Rachel was one of twenty artists to be nominated.
Small Show Huge Talent
January 2008
Renowned art curator Janice Blackburn held ‘Small Show Huge Talent’ showcasing a diverse selection of artists. The exhibition was held in a pop up gallery along Hillgate Street, Notting Hill Gate, London. Rachel created two new cake sculptures for exhibition.
Please visit Exhibitions for more detailed information on Rachel's cake sculpture exhibits.
