Tania Kovats’ ongoing series of seascapes captured in brushstrokes, drawings and ceramic, Seamarks, is being expanded with the creation of a new tapestry at Edinburgh’s Dovecot Studios.

Kovats presents the passing of time through the broken surface of the sea, the elemental rhythms of the moon and the meditative qualities of weaving and drawing. As the marks get smaller and closer to the horizon, they invoke a sense of infinity, exploring how art can address the climate emergency.

Tania Kovats makes drawings, sculpture, and large-scale projects exploring human experience of the natural world, and has created an installation for the Natural History Museum in London, a drinking water fountain for Edinburgh’s Fruitmarket, and Rivers – a large-scale sculpture at Jupiter Artland near Edinburgh. She is the University of Dundee’s Professor of Drawing and Making. 

Also showing until 5th October is Chris Ofili: The Caged Bird’s Song – a major new exhibition which brings to life the process by which Dovecot’s master weavers created a triptych tapestry of the same name. The exhibition includes Ofili’s original watercolours and the cartoon (working design) used to create the tapestry. Visitors can gain a fascinating insight into the weavers’ work, see their original colour experiments, learn the process of creating a cartoon and discover the skills required to interpret an artist’s design. This is the first time audiences in Scotland have the opportunity to see the work.

The exhibitions form part of this year’s Edinburgh Art Festival.