Imperfect Sculpture
Sculpture Design
1973 (made)
1973 (made)
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Glynn Williams is a well known British sculptor. In the 1970s he was working in an abstract style, although still with reference to real objects. His work later became much more figurative. This drawing, a study for a print (see Circ.91-1974), relates quite closely to pieces in wood he was making in the early 1970s which took the form of crates and similar constructions. In some of these pieces Williams seems to be working with a cross-over from two to three dimensions, using the idea of a shadow as a solid part of the sculpture which at the same time remains flat. In this drawing the 'sculpture' only reveals itself to be carved, three-dimensional representations of the letters forming the word SCULPTURE through the fallen letters at the ends of each stand of columns. This suggests a playful approach to questions of spatial relationships in both two- and three-dimensional work.
Object details
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Title | Imperfect Sculpture (assigned by artist) |
Materials and techniques | Ink and felt tip pen over pencil on paper |
Brief description | Drawing, study for Imperfect Sculpture, by Glynn Williams, UK, 1973 |
Physical description | Design for a sculpture |
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Marks and inscriptions | Glynn Williams/ 73 (Signed and dated in pencil) |
Summary | Glynn Williams is a well known British sculptor. In the 1970s he was working in an abstract style, although still with reference to real objects. His work later became much more figurative. This drawing, a study for a print (see Circ.91-1974), relates quite closely to pieces in wood he was making in the early 1970s which took the form of crates and similar constructions. In some of these pieces Williams seems to be working with a cross-over from two to three dimensions, using the idea of a shadow as a solid part of the sculpture which at the same time remains flat. In this drawing the 'sculpture' only reveals itself to be carved, three-dimensional representations of the letters forming the word SCULPTURE through the fallen letters at the ends of each stand of columns. This suggests a playful approach to questions of spatial relationships in both two- and three-dimensional work. |
Associated object | CIRC.91-1974 (Study for) |
Bibliographic reference | Taken from Departmental Circulation Register 1974 |
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Accession number | CIRC.90-1974 |
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Record created | March 28, 2008 |
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