INCARCERATION Print

I created this work between autumn 2017 and summer 2018. The work is centred around a large antique rustic walnut beam end removed from an old building in the historic centre of Barga, a medieval hill town in Tuscany Italy. This work is both iconic and large at nearly two metres (7 feet) tall. It is the largest sculpture I have undertaken in this present series - other examples are available to view and buy exclusively from the Saatchi Online website. Taking the form of the walnut beam and the steel wire that seems to restrain and encase it, I began to formulate how I might express that form using a theme of incarceration. I made a series of preliminary sketches and notes and considered what it meant to be incarcerated. The loss of freedom, control and personal choice are expressed in this work from the sombre hues, the limited palette of colours and the rubbed stained wax finish strongly suggest an institutional environment. The stout metal bars and the sign proclaiming ‘SILENCE’ leave the viewer in no doubt of the powerful nature of this work.

Print:Giclee on Fine Art Paper

Size:9 W x 12 H x 0.1 D in

Size with Frame:14.25 W x 17.25 H x 1.2 D in

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