Oracle (i)
Watercolour
2005 (made)
2005 (made)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
The sculptor Stephen Cox (b.1946) studied at the Central School of Art and Design in London from 1966 to 1968. He works mainly in stone, and since the mid 1980s he has worked in Italy, Egypt and India. The materials with which he works often have profound spiritual significance. In India, having studied traditional Hindu carving, Cox worked with granite from the ancient quarries of Kanchipuram. When in 1988 he was commissioned to make sculptures for the Cairo Opera House he was permitted to use porphyry from the old Imperial quarry, the first artist to do in 500 years. More recently Cox has worked in marble from the Carrara quarries in Italy.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Oracle (i) (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | |
| Brief description | Watercolour, Oracle (i) by Stephen Cox, watercolour, pastel, 2005 |
| Physical description | Watercolour of green sphere with orange centre. |
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| Object history | This watercolour is part of the '40 Artists - 40 Drawings' series acquired as a group in 2007. |
| Summary | The sculptor Stephen Cox (b.1946) studied at the Central School of Art and Design in London from 1966 to 1968. He works mainly in stone, and since the mid 1980s he has worked in Italy, Egypt and India. The materials with which he works often have profound spiritual significance. In India, having studied traditional Hindu carving, Cox worked with granite from the ancient quarries of Kanchipuram. When in 1988 he was commissioned to make sculptures for the Cairo Opera House he was permitted to use porphyry from the old Imperial quarry, the first artist to do in 500 years. More recently Cox has worked in marble from the Carrara quarries in Italy. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | E.2572-2007 |
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| Record created | July 10, 2007 |
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