Ann Christopher RA British, b. 1947
Finding Stones -4, 2019
Bronze
11 x 21.5 x 7 cm
4 3/8 x 8 1/2 x 2 3/4 in
4 3/8 x 8 1/2 x 2 3/4 in
Edition 2 of 5
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'Finding Stones -4' is part of a recent series of work inspired by stones Ann Christopher has been collecting in Uganda over the years. Elegantly pairing a beautiful found object...
'Finding Stones -4' is part of a recent series of work inspired by stones Ann Christopher has been collecting in Uganda over the years. Elegantly pairing a beautiful found object with a shape created by Christopher to bring it to life, this remarkable work is at once intimately personal yet universally timeless. It bears Christopher’s signature elegance and powerful grace, and combines sumptuous organic surfaces, often worked directly by hand in the metal, with sharp, dynamic forms.
Ann Christopher RA is a non-figurative sculptor who works primarily in cast bronze, stainless steel, silver and fabricated Corten steel; her output comprises both large and small sculptures and site-specific commissions. Christopher's elegant and understated works reveal connections with a vast spectrum of sources from across the globe, such as rock formations in Israel, fossils from the Cretaceous chalks of Hertfordshire, prehistoric standing stones in Avebury and early Aegean figurines.
The marks Christopher makes on her works are suggestive both of natural processes, such as weathering, and the forms and tools of mechanised industry. Christopher has been exhibiting sculpture for over 45 years. During that period she has won many awards and prizes, including the Silver Medal for Sculpture of Outstanding Merit by the Royal Society of British Sculptors and the Otto Beit Medal of Sculpture of Outstanding Merit. She is a fellow of the Royal Society of British Sculptors and was the youngest female sculptor to be elected a Royal Academician in 1989. She lives and works near Bath.
Pangolin London is proud to represent Ann Christopher.
Ann Christopher RA is a non-figurative sculptor who works primarily in cast bronze, stainless steel, silver and fabricated Corten steel; her output comprises both large and small sculptures and site-specific commissions. Christopher's elegant and understated works reveal connections with a vast spectrum of sources from across the globe, such as rock formations in Israel, fossils from the Cretaceous chalks of Hertfordshire, prehistoric standing stones in Avebury and early Aegean figurines.
The marks Christopher makes on her works are suggestive both of natural processes, such as weathering, and the forms and tools of mechanised industry. Christopher has been exhibiting sculpture for over 45 years. During that period she has won many awards and prizes, including the Silver Medal for Sculpture of Outstanding Merit by the Royal Society of British Sculptors and the Otto Beit Medal of Sculpture of Outstanding Merit. She is a fellow of the Royal Society of British Sculptors and was the youngest female sculptor to be elected a Royal Academician in 1989. She lives and works near Bath.
Pangolin London is proud to represent Ann Christopher.
Provenance
From the artist.Exhibitions
Ann Christopher: If you stop asking questions - - -, 6 November - 21 December, 2019Literature
Polly Bielecka, Ann Christopher: If You Stop Asking Questions - - -, 2019, PL.Publications
Polly Bielecka, Ann Christopher: If You Stop Asking Questions - - -, 2019, PL. pp 18-19.Join our mailing list
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