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Sculpture, Copper on Other
Size: 10 W x 8 H x 12.7 D in
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Unique hand woven and soldered copper and nitrate sculpture of scarab beetle and ball. Created mainly from reclaimed copper wire and sheet copper, with nitrate applied through heat. A perfect gift for indoors - mantelpiece, shelf or table display, or outdoors, if secured. An opportunity to own an original artwork. The beetle sits on its front legs, pushing the ball with its back legs. 'Dung beetles fascinate me: their iridescent colours, striking armoured form and basic yet sophisticated methods of nest building. They are renowned for their persistence and homing instincts. How ingenious is the cycle of life - utilising excrement for nutrition and nesting! The woven ball is such a strong, sculptural form, borne of a primal instinct, a symbol of creation and harmony.' A version of this piece won the 3-d award in David Shepherd’s 3d Wildlife Artist of the Year ’09: "Fiona Campbell's Dung Beetle and Ball was an instant hit with all the judges. Imaginative, colourful and full of life it was a unanimous favourite for the 3D category" (Statement by the judges of Wildlife Artist of the Year ‘09).
Sculpture:Copper on Other
Original:One-of-a-kind Artwork
Size:10 W x 8 H x 12.7 D in
Frame:Not Framed
Ready to Hang:Not applicable
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Born and brought up in Kenya, I now live and work in Somerset, UK. I have an MFA (distinction), Bath Spa University. I was an Ingram Prize finalist ’21, recipient of a Royal Society of Sculptors Gilbert Bayes Award ’19, and received the Red Line Art Works Award ’20 for my environmental sculptural installations Glut, Accretion, Snakes and Ladders. I exhibit throughout UK and internationally, am a member of Royal Society of Sculptors, and trustee of Somerset Art Works. I create mixed media assemblages, blurring boundaries between sculpture, drawing and installation, often large-scale and immersive. There is an overriding message of sustainability, with environment at heart; a passion for nature rooted in the notion of life’s interconnectedness, cyclical persistence, transformation. I am interested in tentacularity; the complex web of relationships from micro to macro. I see these rhizomic connections as metaphors for life, vitalism and regeneration. Life as line, energy, is an ongoing ‘doing’ thing - matter in a process of becoming. The work focuses on concerns about climate breakdown, human exploitation of nature and over-consumption, which has led to catastrophic mass animal/plant extinctions. My approach is a form of suturing, artivism, making do, care and repair, giving abandoned objects new life. Materiality and process are key. My re-appropriation of reclaimed, found and discarded materials relates to waste, our relationship with matter, nature, and ourselves. I regard materials as non-hierarchical. I use labour-intensive methods, often meditative, engaging directly with materials, deliberately showing the hand of maker. Processes include weaving, wrapping, hand stitching, soldering, welding and casting. There is a play of contrasts, an eclectic juxtaposition of delicate/soft and strong/hard. These can suggest organic bodily forms, sometimes abject. The work blends ancient craft with contemporary concepts, fusing cultures. Deep-rooted connections with Kenya (where I was brought up) inform work. Larger concerns are layered over personal histories. I am interested in creating site-responsive work in unexpected places for art, reaching people who may not have engaged with contemporary art before. Alongside my own practice, I work within the community on socially engaged projects.
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