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Sculpture, Found Objects on Plastic
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Objects used: fishing buoy, cast iron three-legged pot, Jaffle toaster mould plate, outside spring callipers, rotary saw blade, cork pull, pickle fork, lemon juicer, wood, enamel paint. Herakles ΑΘΑΝΑΤΑΙ is a depiction of the most infamous of ancient Greek heroes as a notoriously deadly dinner host and guest. Hence the use of a double lever corkscrew, fork, lemon squeezer and cooking pot. Herales' status as a both human and divine is suggested by the separation of the sphere into two halves by means of a rotary saw blade. The blade also refers to the mane of the Nemean lion used by Herakles as a cloak. ΑΘΑΝΑΤΑΙ serves here as an epithet of Herakles and refers to immortality. This work forms part of a series of nine sculptures entitled "Powell's Patterns 2, 11, 20, 25", which is a sculptural exploration of four contingents from the list of combatants in Homer’s Iliad. Superficially, the only link between these four catalogue entries are structural similarities first identified by the scholar Barry Powell. The sculptural series explores thematic links between these entries.
2018
Found Objects on Plastic
One-of-a-kind Artwork
17 W x 21 H x 10 D in
Not Framed
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