Details

First Name

Andrea

Last Name

Geile

Username

andreageile

Website

andreageile.co.uk

Region

Edinburgh & The Lothians

Disciplines

Drawing, Film, Installation, Moving Image, Painting, Performance, Photography, Printmaking, Sculpture

Themes

Abstract, Architecture, Botanical, Environment, Figurative, Geometric, Identity, Landscape, Site-specific, Political, Narratives

Statement

Statement

Andrea’s sculptures and performances condense and interpret nature and ecology. Both her permanent and transient artwork investigate how social processes have shaped and utilized landscapes for our political, economic and immaterial needs.

Her sculptures are mainly made from everlasting corten steel, a weatherproof, clean and no maintenance material. She fabricates all art work in her studio, using plasma hand-cutting and welding to create the intricate patterns. By tracing the shapes of objects, handwriting and plants into metal, she creates sculptures that comment on technology, nature and the human touch.

Biography

Biography

Andrea Geile trained in printmaking before studying Art/Sculpture in Hanover, Germany. She has been working from her Edinburgh studio since 1995.

Andrea is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Sculptors FRSS.

Among others Andrea has received Awards from Creative Scotland, the Royal Scottish Academy, Visual Arts Scotland and the RHS Chelsea Flower Show. She exhibits internationally and her sculptures are in many private and public collections. Andrea often works to commission.