Icarus Sculpture

The beautiful blue durable stoneware clay back sculpture can happily be hung outdoors by two hooks. The wings can be made from two branches that tie on, I include the fabric, which can be draped on but there's no pint shipping the branches. They can be sourced locally from a flower shop or a forest. The fabric can decay like prayer flags in all weather. I would just tie more fabric on every year or so. The back also looks good without the wings. This androgynous Icarus sculpture is cast from a woman. This Icarus is already falling, with expressive movement of the back. This whole piece is about finding out our human limits – flying to close the sun or playing too near the edge (whatever that may represent for you). He/She has already been flying too close to the sun and the wings are in tatters now and Icarus falls! I finalised this piece in the gallery situation. The other artists were dallying around, so I thought I would too. The morning of the exhibition opening, I went up to a friends garden to select some long quince branches for the wings. The wings I had previously made, were small and just not substantial enough. However I left them on as well, as a kind of an insect like bi-wing. I pruned the long branches and wrapped them in some frayed fabric remnants I got hold of, from some worn out giant flags from Glastonbury festival. I chose the coppery colour to compliment the blue glaze of the back. The wings were originally designed to go high up a long tall wall or across a wide wall. It was the curator, Gareth’s idea to have them coming into the room of the gallery – which I really like. The whole piece is about finding out our human limits - flying too close the sun, or playing too near the edge (whatever that may represent for you).

Sculpture:Ceramic on Ceramic

Original:One-of-a-kind Artwork

Size:17.7 W x 23.6 H x 7.9 D in

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