Artists' Playground, Sudeley Castle, Winchcombe
Your support helps us to tell the story
From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, 'The A Word', which shines a light on the American women fighting for reproductive rights, we know how important it is to parse out the facts from the messaging.
At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ground. Your donation allows us to keep sending journalists to speak to both sides of the story.
The Independent is trusted by Americans across the entire political spectrum. And unlike many other quality news outlets, we choose not to lock Americans out of our reporting and analysis with paywalls. We believe quality journalism should be available to everyone, paid for by those who can afford it.
Your support makes all the difference.In several large-scale projects on view around England, Richard Woods has shown how he can enliven spaces working in concert with historical buildings or spaces. The dungeon doors of Sudeley Castle, or the floor of a Wesleyan meeting house in Frome, Somerset, look completely different when bedecked in a Woods print.
Woods has taken the wood block as his genre and carved out a distinctive language instantly recognisable as his. It is not pretending to be architecture, nor design, but an amalgamation of space, form and pattern. These works prove he's not "just" a designer with a penchant for floors. Decorative has become a pejorative word, but Woods embraces decoration as a concept. He says his favourite artist is William Morris, and in his work he proves to be a worthy successor.
Artists' Playground, to 30 October (01242 604 357)
Join our commenting forum
Join thought-provoking conversations, follow other Independent readers and see their replies
Comments