Ann Christopher RA British, b. 1947
Holding Shadows, 2019
Bronze, leather and stainless steel
28.5 x 94 x 4.5 cm
11 1/4 x 37 1/8 x 1 3/4 in
11 1/4 x 37 1/8 x 1 3/4 in
Edition 1 of 5
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'Holding Shadows' is a beautiful work by Royal Academician Ann Christopher. In an unusual departure, Christopher has suspended the elegant bronze form so that it hangs away from the wall....
'Holding Shadows' is a beautiful work by Royal Academician Ann Christopher. In an unusual departure, Christopher has suspended the elegant bronze form so that it hangs away from the wall. This allows the viewer to enjoy this delicate yet powerful form as if weightless without having to anchor it to floor or plinth.
Ann Christopher creates sculpture that can be considered a mysterious monument or an abstract 'presence' without being directly descriptive. Christopher's most recent body of work draws inspiration from a broad range of natural and man-made objects such as found stones, often collected or photographed on her travels. Her elegant and understated works reveal connections with a vast spectrum of sources from across the globe, such as rock formations in Israel, fossils from the Cretaceous chalks of Hertfordshire, prehistoric standing stones in Avebury, Concord and contemporary architecture.
The marks Christopher makes on her works are suggestive both of natural processes, such as weathering, and the forms and tools of mechanised industry. Christopher has been exhibiting sculpture for over 45 years, throughout which she has won many awards and prizes, including the Silver Medal for Sculpture of Outstanding Merit by the Royal Society of British Sculptors and the Otto Beit Medal of Sculpture of Outstanding Merit. She is a fellow of the Royal Society of British Sculptors and was the youngest female sculptor to be elected a Royal Academician in 1989. She lives and works near Bath.
Ann Christopher creates sculpture that can be considered a mysterious monument or an abstract 'presence' without being directly descriptive. Christopher's most recent body of work draws inspiration from a broad range of natural and man-made objects such as found stones, often collected or photographed on her travels. Her elegant and understated works reveal connections with a vast spectrum of sources from across the globe, such as rock formations in Israel, fossils from the Cretaceous chalks of Hertfordshire, prehistoric standing stones in Avebury, Concord and contemporary architecture.
The marks Christopher makes on her works are suggestive both of natural processes, such as weathering, and the forms and tools of mechanised industry. Christopher has been exhibiting sculpture for over 45 years, throughout which she has won many awards and prizes, including the Silver Medal for Sculpture of Outstanding Merit by the Royal Society of British Sculptors and the Otto Beit Medal of Sculpture of Outstanding Merit. She is a fellow of the Royal Society of British Sculptors and was the youngest female sculptor to be elected a Royal Academician in 1989. She lives and works near Bath.