Whether an undulating form cast in bronze or carved in marble or a painting comprising the most refined of strokes, the process behind the finished creation is often hidden from view. We contemplate art in its finished state admiring the hard work and toil of the artist but what of the journey they took to arrive there?
For a sculpture to come to life in bronze, a team of artisans must come together, each with their own specialism refined over years, to realise the vision of the artist.
To take a block of raw marble, tens of millions of years old, and transform it into a thing of beauty, hundreds of tiny adjustments and decisions must be made. An intuitive process of subtraction.
Painters often start with sketches and studies to build a narrative (the skeleton) before layers of oils or acrylics are applied to create depth and feeling.
Alongside artworks covering a range of mediums, the exhibition will present visual references, studies and elements of process crucial to the creation of the finished articles.
