Nigel Hall RA: Drawings and Small Sculpture

Nigel Hall RA Drawings and Small Sculpture

ZULEIKA GALLERY 28 February - 14 April 2018 3rd Floor 6 Masons Yard, St James’s London SW1Y 6BU

Cover Image: Drawing 1726 2017

Zuleika Gallery is delighted to present this exhibition of Drawings and Small Sculpture by Nigel Hall RA. One of Britain's most distinguished sculptors, this exhibition is a wonderful opportunity to see how both areas of his practice are mutually reinforcing and informed by an unsurpassed sense of balance and exquisite harmony.

Whether working in two or three dimensions, Halls concerns in his work remain the same - an intense exploration of space, line, mass and geometry. The drawings are abstract in realisation and the shapes within appear carved into the pictorial space, echoing the forms of his sculpture. In the same way that Hall's sculpture integrates naturally into the surrounding landscape or architecture, so the abstract forms of his drawings seem to perfectly occupy the space of the sheet. In both dimensions the works are defined by an acute sense of line and the careful interplay of light and shadow.

While the sculptures physically have multiple vistas and viewing points, the drawings have an implied multiplicity. The overlapping of forms in the drawings amplify the work and hint at a realm beyond: with the subtle shifts of tone in the layers of charcoal the visual possibilities are expanded, In the sculpture it is the transparency of the forms that effectively multiply the viewing possibilities.

It is the exquisite balance of spatial relationships that underpins all of Halls' work. The geometrical forms found in the drawings and sculpture are inspired by Hall's experience of the natural world which is the starting point for all of his work.

In both the drawings and sculpture Hall introduces colour to accent the work - again always masterfully controlled and perfectly judged. In his recent drawings Hall uses charcoal and acrylic, although the earlier works were realised with gouache.

Born in Bristol in 1943, Hall studied at West of England College of Art, Bristol (1960 – 64) and at the Royal College of Art in London (1964 – 67). Following graduation from the RCA in he spent two years in the United States on a prestigious Harkness Fellowship and travelled between the US, Canada and Mexico till 1969. In 1971 he returned to the RCA as a tutor until 1974. From 1974-1981 Hall taught at Chelsea School of Art where he was Principal Lecturer and Head of MA Sculpture. Nigel Hall’s work is held in many public and private collections in Europe, USA, Asia and Australia including: Tate Gallery, London; MoMa, New York; and Metropolitan Museum of Art, Tokyo. He has also been commissioned for many large, site-specific works, including a wall-mounted sculpture for entrance to Australian National Gallery in Canberra, a wall-mounted sculpture for the Museum of Contemporary Art in Hiroshima and a free standing sculpture for the Olympic Park in Seoul.

Nigel Hall RA 1339, 2004 charcoal and gouache on paper 38 x 32.5 cm £ 1,500 + VAT Framing: £120+VAT

Nigel Hall RA 1341, 2004 charcoal and gouache one paper 38 x 32.5 cm £ 1,500 + VAT Framing: £120+VAT

Nigel Hall RA 1561, 2011 gouache and charcoal on paper 70 x 50 cm £ 3,250 + VAT Framing: £200+VAT

Nigel Hall RA 1578, 2011 gouache and charcoal on paper 33.2 x 70 cm £ 3,000 + VAT Framing: £190+VAT

Nigel Hall RA 1598, 2012 acrylic and charcoal on paper 40 x 75.6 cm £ 4,000 + VAT Framing: £200+VAT

Nigel Hall RA 1602, 2012 gouache and charcoal on paper 56 x 76 cm £ 4,250 + VAT Framing: £200+VAT

Nigel Hall RA 1648, 2013 acrylic and charcoal on paper 70 x 100 cm £ 5,500 + VAT Framing: £300+VAT

Nigel Hall RA 1657, 2014 acrylic and charcoal on paper 70 x 70 cm £ 5,000 +VAT Framing: £250+VAT

Nigel Hall RA 1667, 2014 charcoal and acrylic on paper 122 x 122 cm £ 9,500 + VAT Framing: £450+VAT

Nigel Hall RA 1712, 2016 acrylic and charcoal on paper 47.7 x 76 cm £ 4,000 + VAT Framing: £200+VAT

Nigel Hall RA 1715, 2016 acrylic and charcoal on paper 47.5 x 76 cm £ 4,000 + VAT Framing: £200+VAT

Nigel Hall RA 1724, 2017 acrylic and charcoal on paper 76 x 56 cm £ 4,250 + VAT Framing: £200+VAT

Nigel Hall RA 1726, 2017 acrylic and charcoal on paper 56 x 76.5 cm £ 4,250 + VAT Framing: £200+VAT

Nigel Hall RA 1729, 2017 acrylic and charcoal on paper 35.5 x 35 cm £ 1,500 + VAT Framing £120+VAT

Nigel Hall RA 1730, 2017 acrylic and charcoal on paper 35.5 x 35 cm £ 1,500 + VAT Framing: £120+VAT

Nigel Hall RA Southern Shade I, 2003 painted aluminium 36.3 x 40 x 9.6 cm ÂŁ 4,500+VAT

Nigel Hall RA Han River (Four Part), 1989 painted steel on wood base 27.7 x 45.7 x 18.8 cm £ 5,000+VAT

Nigel Hall RA Spin Cycle Maquette, 2017 Aluminum 38.7 x 39.4 x 8.3 Edition 2/2 £ 5,500+VAT

Nigel Hall RA Slow Motion Maquette, 2003 Painted steel 22 x 13 x 13 cm Edition 14/25 £ 3,200+VAT