What God of Love Inspires Such Hatred in the Hearts of Men

The Arts Council of Northern Ireland have recently acquired ‘Man on Fire’ (small version) to add to their collection.

‘Man on Fire’ is about terror, and was originally conceived in 2007 as a hypothetical proposal for the forth plinth in response to the US led invasion of Iraq.

For more images and information about this work go to:
www.timshawsculptor.com

‘Man on Fire’ (large version) at Limbo

Limbo
The first biannual, forming a blue-print for a future biennale

28th March – 14th April 2013

Curated by Joseph Clarke, Jesse Leroy Smith, Sam Bassett and Neil Scott, this exhibition at the old coffin store in Truro was extremely well received and is the first in a proposed series of events over the coming year.

 

Rituals Are Tellers Of Us

Newlyn Art Gallery, 3rd May – 29th June 2013

The Fertility Figures will feature in this group exhibition curated by MA Curatorial Practice students from Falmouth University.

‘A feast of real, invented and re-made rituals, Rituals Are Tellers Of Us brings together works that take inspiration from rich folk traditions or acts with a strong sense of shared purpose such as protest.’

The Dark Rooms

The Bisto Kids Gone Wrong  will be exhibited in The Dark Rooms – a monumental exhibition curated by Jesse Leroy Smith in Helston, on the 2nd and 3rd February 2013.

Also showing are The Pregnant Fairy and a figure from Soul Snatcher Possession.

 

Threadneedle Judge

I am thrilled to have been invited to be a judge for the prestigious Threadneedle Prize.

More information about which can be found on the website – http://threadneedleprize.com/

New Sculpture Unveiled at Antony

Commissioned by Sir Richard Carew Pole The Green Man was unveiled on the 9^th December 2012 to a small gathering of the Carew Pole family and friends.

Cast into bronze The Green Man (155cm in diameter x 40cm in depth) now forms part of the Carew Pole Garden Trust collection which includes sculpture by William Pye, Peter Randell-Page and Ellis O’Connell.  These can be viewed throughout the impressive grounds which opened to the public on the 2^nd March, 2013.

Located between the towns of Antony and Torpoint, Cornwall, the Carew family have owned Antony estate since the mid 16^th Century, with the House being built in 1721 – it has been the primary residence of the family since then.  The estate has been the location for various films including Tim Burton’s Alice in Wonderland, 2008.

Open times can be found on the website – http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/antony/

 

An Evening Preview of ‘Parliament’

Jam Record Store, Falmouth, 11th May 2012, 7 – 9pm

A mischievous Parliament of rooks will be running amok in the shabby chic lower room of Jam – an esoteric record shop in Falmouth – from 11^th May 2012, where they will be in residence for a fortnight of mayhem.

Parliament is an installation created by the renowned sculptor Tim Shaw; it consists of twenty five rooks constructed from black polythene, straw and wire.  The installation is completed with the menacing cries of these birds merged with political debates recorded from within the House of Commons.

After two days sitting uninspired, during a residency in the west of Ireland, 2006, Shaw looked out the window at the cold and barren landscape surrounding him only to see dark flickering shapes in the corner of his eyes.  Black plastic snagged on barbed wire and the surrounding trees began to conjure shapes, playful and sinister, taking the form of windswept crows and rooks.

Shaw commented: ‘Having observed the behaviour and nature of these birds, I made the comparison with those in a position of power’; he therefore felt it was appropriate that the birds’ calls should combine with discussions from within the theatre of flock mayhem – the chattering of Parliamentarians.

Curated by Olivia Gray.