Media Information

 
 
 
Collection:
ADJUNCT MODULE D: WORLD ART
Preferred Title:
Black Butt
Image View:
Overall view
Creator:
David Nash (British (modern) sculptor, born 1945)
Location:
exhibition: Fondation Maeght (Saint-Paul, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France)
Location Note:
623, chemin des Gardettes
GPS:
43.70059 7.115085
Date:
2010 (creation)
Cultural Context:
British (modern)
Style Period:
Twenty-first century
Work Type 1:
sculpture (visual work)
Classification:
Sculpture and Installations
Material:
bronze, patinated black
Technique:
casting (process)
Measurements:
220 cm (diameter)
Subjects:
contemporary (1960 to present); cycles or series; nonrepresentational art; trees; wood; organic
Description:
Part of a series which began with wood, which was then cast. This 2010 version was cast in an edition of 3 (all the works have the same title, simply a different date). Nash is known around the world not least for his characteristic wood sculptures with partly or entirely charred surfaces. This black patinated bronze was cast from a wood model which was charred by a controlled flame, to give it a "new visual quality". Even from close up, their surface structure and color makes them seem as if they are made from charred wood; one has to touch them and knock on them to realize they are made of metal. (Source: Fondation Maeght [website]; https://www.fondatio n-maeght.com/en/)
Collection:
Archivision Adjunct Module D: World Art
Identifier:
7A1-NASH-MF-BB-A01
Rights:
© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.

Black Butt