STEPHEN PAGE
CONTEMPORARY BRITISH SCULPTURE NOVEMBER 2018
ARK BIRD 2 OF 15 40CM BY 12CM BY 24CM
£2,250
AUROCHS 6 OF 12 30CM BY 23CM BY 51CM
£5,000
BISON 4 OF 15 12CM BY 10CM BY 17CM
£1,100
C@ 9 OF 12 30CM BY 45CM BY 12CM
£4,500
DOGSTAR 12 OF 12 17CM BY 16CM BY 3CM
£1,000
EARLYBIRD 8 OF 25 14CM BY 14CM BY 7CM
£450
FIGUREHEAD 3 OF 25 7CM BY 9CM BY 8CM
£300
HATCHET BIRD 18 OF 25 20CM BY 23CM BY 7CM
£1,350
HELIOLATER ARTIST COPY 28CM BY 16CM BY 19CM
£1,350
HEN 10 OF 12 8CM BY 13CM BY 5CM
£650
HORS 1 OF 12 61CM BY 17CM BY 52CM
£6,000
IBIS 7 OF 25 11CM BY 20CM BY 5CM
£750
OSS ARTIST’S COPY 38CM BY 41CM BY 15CM
£4,000
OWL II 2 OF 12 57CM BY 29CM BY 26CM
£6,000
OWL 12 OF 12 20CM BY 10CM BY 10CM
£1,450
TWRCH 1 OF 12 30CM BY 20CM BY 61CM
£5,500
VENUS BIRD 18 OF 25 14CM BY 14CM BY 6CM
£1,100
WHITE HORSE 6 OF 9 29CM BY 21CM BY 7CM
£1,350
PEACOCK 9 OF 9 50CM BY 19CM BY 15CM
£3,500
Stephen Page's sculptures focus on the essence of the creature; excess information is stripped away and the shapes are honed down and simplified creating a pure smooth skin in order to observe form and space with the utmost clarity. This economy of means gives the work a timelessness and permanence, and under their silent outer appearance, they nurture an aspiration to universal form.
There is a stillness and solidity to these iconic sculptures with no dramatic or violent movement. Instead they employ subtle curves, rounded forms and the interaction of different planes and sweeping lines to create a gentle movement and grace. As with the art of prehistory the work takes imaginative liberties with animal form, exaggerating and eliminating features, giving a timeless mythic quality. "Simplicity is not an end in art, but we usually arrive at simplicity as we approach the true sense of things." - Brancusi
A Unique Gallery specialising in Modern British Ceramics, Sculpture and Paintings. There is a relaxed, informal atmosphere in the gallery much reminiscent of Kettle's Yard in Cambridge, verified by many visitors. Settees and stool abound throughout the gallery which sits well with a hands on approach to viewing the exhibits.
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