Stephen Page Catalogue - November 2018

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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