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PAUL VANSTONE
ORIGINS 3 July - 16 August 2013 5-7 Dover St. London W1S 4LD
This publication coincides with the exhibition
PAUL VANSTONE
ORIGINS
Exhibition dates: Wednesday 3rd July - Friday 16th August 2013 Alon Zakaim Fine Art 5-7 Dover St. London W1S 4LD Gallery opening hours: Monday - Friday, 9am - 6pm Weekends by appointment only Š 2013 Alon Zakaim Fine Art and Paul Vanstone. All rights reserved.
Front cover: Jade Torso, 2012, Indian rainforest marble, 222 x 41 x 30 cm Back cover: Portuguese Cloth Torso 1, 2013, Portuguese marble, 165 x 41 x 47 cm Opposite page: Crystal Torso (detail), 2011, Iranian onyx, 155 x 37 x 24 cm All dimensions inclusive of sculptural base unless otherwise stated.
Vigaria Profiles, 2012, Portuguese marble, 195 x 100 x 62 cm
PAUL VANSTONE
ORIGINS Alon Zakaim Fine Art is pleased to present Origins, their second solo exhibition dedicated to the work of British sculptor Paul Vanstone. Featuring previously unseen works, the exhibition showcases Vanstone’s sophisticated relationship with his materials and ability to transform blocks of marble into a range of unique sculptures of exceptional quality. Carved from stone handpicked by the artist from around the world, the highly polished and intricately veined sculptures are the result of Vanstone’s meticulous artistic practice. He has inherited the millennia-old fascination with the possibilities of marble to depict the human form, reducing and refining his medium to create totemic heads, elegant torsos and reclining figures. Vanstone’s oeuvre is a hybrid of the classical and contemporary. Drawing upon the traditions of ancient sculpture, he adopts an abstract and minimalist approach to the human figure. His carved studies of cloth evoke classical representations of dress, yet Vanstone’s sculpted folds are stripped back and stylised with a modern and unadorned simplicity. In an exciting new series of reclining figures, Vanstone reduces the body to sinuous curves and minimalist shapes, stylistically recalling the figurative works of Henry Moore. Along with a wider selection from Vanstone’s outstanding body of work, Origins highlights the artist’s skill at working harmoniously with his materials, the beauty of which he exploits to create forms ranging from the intimate to the monumental. Paul Vanstone gained his MFA at the Royal College of Art before working for leading artist Anish Kapoor for five years. His works have been shown in the Victoria and Albert Museum and the British Museum, and he has been commissioned for various large scale public works. Vanstone has received several important awards, including the Darwin Scholarship, the Henry Moore Award, and the Lord and Lady Carrington Sculpture Garden Commission. He exhibits annually at the Chelsea Flower Show and his works are held in important private collections worldwide. Origins will be on show at Alon Zakaim Fine Art’s Dover Street gallery from 3 July -16 August 2013. Gallery opening hours are 9am - 6pm, Monday - Friday; or weekends by appointment only.
Carrara Form, 2012, Carrara marble, 134 x 144 x 33 cm (exc. base)
Portuguese Cloth Torso 1 2013 Portuguese marble 165 x 41 x 47 cm Exhibited: RHS Chelsea Flower Show, London, Stand SR2, May 2013
Reclining Carrara Torso, 2012, Carrara marble, 180 x 203 x 36 cm
Sunrise, 2013, Portuguese marble, 140 x 216 x 55 cm
Jade Torso 2012 Indian rainforest marble 222 x 41 x 30 cm Exhibited: RHS Chelsea Flower Show, London, Stand SR2, May 2013
Paul Vanstone, Stand SR2, RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2013
Onyx Face 2012 Pakistani onyx 225 x 85 x 36 cm
Emerald Torso 2011 Green rainforest marble 167 x 30 x 27 cm Exhibited: RHS Chelsea Flower Show, London, Stand SR2, May 2013
The artist’s studio
Ripple Torso 2013 Portuguese marble 163 x 42 x 28 cm Exhibited: RHS Chelsea Flower Show, London, Stand SR2, May 2013
Conversation 2011 Iranian onyx 70 x 44 x 17 cm (each, exc. base) Exhibited: Alon Zakaim Fine Art, London, Paul Vanstone: Veins, OctoberNovember 2011
The artist’s studio