Duncan Robertson, hosted by John & Celia Butterworth @ Bellfield Street
Recently returned from residencies in Australia and Norway, Duncan’s work has been informed by the traditions of sculptural practice. The work included in the exhibition consists of a cast of the artist’s head made from seeds and fat held within a net. The local wildlife will gradually transform the work.
Title of work - Seed Head
The head may bring to mind macabre pagan sacrifice / the poetical suicide of the artist, or conversely the dream of being at one with nature and some offering of recompense to nature. The image takes reference from Goyas, “The disasters of war”, and the materials fat and wax refers to the work of Joseph Buyes, amongst others, as influences.
It is envisaged that the birds that come to feed on the seed head, animates the structure and slowly consumes the image, the degeneration of the image being central to its contemplation.
I actively want to keep the dialog with the viewer open, and individual and personal interpretations of the sculpture are just as valid in understanding the work.
More photos: flickr.com/photos/duncanrobertson
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