Kevin Osmond
Orbit
Kevin Osmond Orbit
26 May - 30 June 2016
521 West 26th St, 9th Floor, New York, NY 10001 T (212) 759-7555 F (212) 759-5824 www.davidsoncontemporary.com info@davidsongallery.com
Foreword Davidson Contemporary is pleased to present Orbit, a one-man exhibition of new work by Kevin Osmond. Osmond’s work – drawings and sculpture – focuses on the microcosmic and macrocosmic differences and similarities in life and art. Hanging mobile sculptures resemble star systems, but also atoms; interstellar wormholes, but also invisble organisms; exploding stars, but also neurons. Wall sculptures feel massive and dizzying, but recall the fluid dynamics of water droplets, or unknown star maps. Osmond’s practice is comprised of many different genres and media, and ranges from everyday and even found material, to the more technical and man-made, including carbon fiber. The work is both freeform and highly structured, relying on a combination of controlled chaos and mathematics to create optic patterns and kinetic flux. There is as much focus on the unknowable depth of the universe as on the microscopic scientific wonders that take place within our own bodies. Osmond marries the two, with attention to detail on every scale, large or small. Kevin Osmond is the recipient of the Mark Tanner Sculpture Award, the Credit Suisse First Boston Sculpture Prize, and the Penguin Books Sculpture Prize. His work is in public and private collections around the world. Orbit is his third solo exhibition at Davidson Contemporary. Born in the UK, Osmond lives and works in Auckland, New Zealand.
Orbit Installation view (10th floor)
NEUTRON 2012 Glass fibre rods, sponge rubber balls, nylon filaments Variable - 27 1/8" (69cm) diameter Unique
COSMIC WHIRL 2015 794 wooden spheres, glass fibre rods, teal and gold metallic paints, lacquer, MDF, aluminum tubing, aluminum fixings 36 5/8 x 8 inches 93 x 20.5 cm Signed and dated
DEEP SPACE ANOMALY 2015 794 wooden spheres, glass fibre rods, aluminum silver and copper metallic paints, lacquer, MDF, aluminum tubing, aluminum fixings 36 5/8 diameter x 8 inches 93 diameter x 20.3 cm Signed and dated
SPATIAL ROTATION 2013 Wooden spheres, glass fiber rods, spray paint, piano wire, and nylon filament 39 3/8 x 33 1/2 x 33 1/2 inches 100 x 85 x 85 cm Unique
DRIPSCAPE NO. 2 2009 996 beech wood spheres, glass fibre rods, turquoise flock, MDF, aluminium, paint 20 diameter x 4 3/4 inches 50.8 diameter x 12.1 cm Signed and dated verso Unique
RED GALAXY (DRIPSCAPE #11) 2015 794 wooden spheres, MDF, glass fibre rods, acrylic metallic paints, UV clear lacquer, aluminum fixings 46 1/4 diameter x 8 inches 117.5 x 20.3 cm
SPATIAL ORBIT 2016 Wooden spheres, glass fibre rods, spray paint, nail lacquer, UV coating, metal weights, nylon filament 39 3/8 x 106 1/4 x 35 3/8 inches 100 x 270 x 90 cm Variable Unique
INNER SPACE SERIES #1 2015 Hand routed MDF, acrylic metallic paints, UV clear lacquer, aluminum fixings 14 3/8 diameter inches 36.5 diameter cm Signed and dated verso
INNER SPACE SERIES #2 2015 Hand routed MDF, acrylic metallic paints, UV clear lacquer, aluminum fixings 21 diameter inches 53.3 diameter cm Signed and dated verso
INNER SPACE SERIES #3 2015 Hand routed MDF, acrylic metallic paints, UV clear lacquer, aluminum fixings 28 1/4 diameter inches 71.62 diameter cm Signed and dated verso
INNER SPACE SERIES #4 2015 Hand routed MDF, acrylic metallic paints, UV clear lacquer, aluminum fixings 47 1/2 diameter inches 120.7 diameter cm Signed and dated verso
WHIZZER 2013 Wooden spheres, glass fibre rods, nail lacquer, nylon filament 17 3/4 x 26 3/4 x 17 3/8 inches 45 x 68 x 44 cm Unique
OUTER SPACE SERIES #1 2015 Hand routed MDF, metallic paints, UV Clear coat, aluminum 14 3/8 diameter inches 36.5 diameter cm Signed and dated verso
OUTER SPACE SERIES #2 2015 Hand routed MDF, metallic paints, UV clear coat, aluminum 21 diameter inches 53.3 diameter cm Signed and dated verso
Biography Education 1998-2000 ROYAL COLLEGE OF ART, LONDON – MA Fine Art: Sculpture 1995-1998 CHELSEA COLLEGE OF ART & DESIGN, LONDON – BA (Hons) Fine Art: Sculpture 1993-1995 WEST THAMES COLLEGE, LONDON – BTec Advanced GNVQ Art & Design: Fine Art Solo Exhibitions 2016 ORBIT, Davidson Contemporary, Manhattan, New York, USA 2010 VIEWFINDER, Davidson Contemporary, Manhattan, New York, USA 2008 VIEWFINDER, William Angel Gallery, East Dulwich, London, UK 2007 KEVIN OSMOND SCULPTURES, Davidson Contemporary, Manhattan, New York, USA 2006 MARK TANNER SCULPTURE AWARD EXHIBITION, Standpoint Gallery, Hoxton, London, UK 2004 DISPOSABLE UNIVERSE, Space Station 65 Gallery, East Dulwich, London, UK 2002 DISPOSABLE (Contemporary Art Society Projects), The Economist Plaza, St. James, London, UK 2000 ASTROLIX AT PENGUIN BOOKS, Penguin Books HQ, Kensington, London, UK
INNER SPACE SERIES #4 (detail) 2015
Selected Group Exhibitions 2015-2016 SEATTLE ART FAIR, Maxwell Davidson Gallery, Seattle, WA 2015 MATTER, Bath Street Gallery, Parnell, Auckland, NZ 2009-2015 ART BASEL MIAMI BEACH, Maxwell Davidson Gallery booth, Florida, USA 2012-2015 EXPO CHICAGO, Maxwell Davidson Gallery, Navy Pier, Chicago, USA 2014 SEVEN DECADES OF OPTIC ART, Maxwell Davidson Gallery, Manhattan, New York, USA 2012-2014 THE ART SHOW (ADAA), Maxwell Davidson Gallery, The Armory, Park Avenue, 67th Street, New York, USA
2014 FOG ART + DESIGN FAIR, Maxwell Davidson Gallery, Fort Mason Festival Pavilion, San Francisco 2013 SCULPTURE FROM LONDON: 10 Years of the Mark Tanner Award, (London + touring the UK) 2009-2013 PULSE NEW YORK, Davidson Contemporary booth, Metropolitan Pavillion, 125 West 18th Street, New York, USA 2012-2013 RISD MUSEUM OF ART, ‘Everyday Things’, 224 Benefit Street, Rhode Island, Providence, USA 2011 PULSE LOS ANGELES, Davidson Contemporary, LA, USA 2009 PULSE MIAMI, ‘Compulsive Obsession’ at Davidson Contemporary booth, The Ice palace, Miami, USA 2009 NEW FACES, Maxwell Davidson Gallery, Manhattan, New York, USA 2008 LONG NIGHTS, William Angel Gallery, East Dulwich, London, UK 2008 HOT & COLD, Maxwell Davidson Gallery, Manhattan, New York, USA 2007 DREAM HOME, Novas Gallery, London Bridge, London, UK 2004 LONDON ART FAIR 2004, Business Design Centre, Islington, London, UK 2003 MoDA – OUTSIZED, Museum of Domestic Design & Architecture, Barnet, London, UK 2001 IDA BRANSON 2001 SHOW, Atkinson Gallery, Street, Somerset, UK 2000 TOGETHER AGAIN, Pumphouse Gallery, Battersea Park, London, UK Awards 2005 2000 1999
Orbit Installation view (9th floor)
MARK TANNER SCULPTURE AWARD CREDIT SUISSE / FIRST BOSTON AWARD PENGUIN BOOKS SCULPTURE BURSARY
Commissions 2016 MASSEY UNIVERSITY, Auckland, New Zealand Oct 2012 PEACOCK THEATRE, SADLER’S WELLS, London, UK - Theatre set for production of ‘Sixes and Sevens’ 2008 THE ROYAL LONDON HOSPITAL, London, UK – ‘Infection Control’ Sculptural installation 2002 THE ECONOMIST BUILDING, London, UK – ‘Disposable’ Large-scale temporary outdoor sculpture
2000 CREDIT SUISSE/FIRST BOSTON, London, UK – ‘Astrolix’ (5x wall- based fibreglass/resin forms) 2000 PENGUIN BOOKS, London, UK – ‘Astrolix’ (5x wall-based fibreglass/ resin forms) 2000 DESIGN NET, London, UK – There are Other Worlds’ (5 x photographs) 2000-2001 PRIVATE COLLECTORS – ‘There are Other Worlds’ (30 x photo graphs) Selected Press Mar 2015 HOUSES + ARCHITECTURENOW.CO.NZ, interview with Kevin Osmond about his art practice Dec 2013 URBIS, ‘A Star is Born’, News piece about Osmond’s artwork showing at Art Basel Miami Oct 2012 THE NEW ENGLISH BALLET THEATRE NEWSLETTER, image of Squirl Cluster for ‘Sixes and Sevens’ production at Sadler’s Wells. Mar 2009 E-FLUX, Review of Pulse New York Art Fair 2009 Oct 2006 TANGENT ARTZINE #9, Review of Mark Tanner Sculpture Award show by Steve Smith Oct 2006 (a-n) MAGAZINE FOR ARTISTS, Front cover image of Squirl Cluster drawing + listing June 2004 FLUTTERBY FILMS DOCUMENTARY, ‘Ten Days in Summer’, Artist interview for Camberwell Arts Week Oct 2002 (a-n) MAGAZINE FOR ARTISTS, Review: Disposal at the Economist exhibition space 29 Sep 2002 THE SUNDAY TIMES, ‘The pupils with a hidden intelligence’, Karen Gold 12 Jul 2002 EVENING STANDARD ‘HOT TICKETS’, Review by Helen Sumpter Oct 2001 VIEWPOINT MAGAZINE #10, Feature about art and disposable culture, Justine Harvey
Orbit Installation view (10th floor)
This catalogue was produced in conjunction with the exhibition Orbit at Davidson Contemporary, New York City, 26 May -- 30 June 2016 All works Š Kevin Osmond 2016 Studio photography by Kevin Osmond and Alison Chandler Blomstrom Catalogue design by Alison Chandler Blomstrom Printed by LOG-ON, Inc. New York, NY