9,000.00€ – 9,200.00€
Sculpture in bronze: 38cm x 23cm x 20cm approx.
Signed and numbered by the artist
Created and cast in Spain
Catalogue reference: CK-jj019-1-12
Strictly limited edition (12 only)
Available with 20cm x 60cm x 20cm
oak block display on consultation
Black velvet base on request
Artist proof (AP) SOLD
Only 66 years separate the first successful powered aeroplane flight and our arrival on the moon. The androgynous figure of Propeller head is poised as if readying to take-off. A type of modern day angel bridging the gap between inculcated beliefs and the modern gods of science and medicine. A mix of man and machine celebrating human ingenuity and our ability to defy gravity.
We now fly with relative ease to the four corners of the earth, send out probes to explore the cosmos and examine structures at sub-atomic level. Propeller head is a metaphorical nod to our achievements and a glance towards our next forward leap, offering new and wild possibilities, optimism and yet still allowing the room for a cold shiver at the un-calculated dangers we love to ignore in our endless search for better, faster, forward in fields including nano and cyborg technologies.
Propeller head is available on a 20cm x 60cm x 20cm solid oak block. The sculpture comes complete with a detachable (screw-in/base-fixed) 45mm x 8mm approx. bronze pin to minimise accidental falls if merited by the citing. Bronze also available with base covered in black velvet on request.
See DESCRIPTION below for more information about this work and artist’s notes.
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Artist’s notes
Propeller head. The androgynous bronze figure is poised—caught in a moment, composed and compressed for flight.
Captured with the dynamic intensity of an Andalusian flamenco dancer at the cierre (or close) of a series of phrases.
Arms caught in ‘braceo’.
The figure is a homage to human ingenuity. Forged using centuries old lost wax casting techniques to represent modern
mechanical innovation. Man and machine inextricable linked in our desire to manufacture and industrialise. Slim and
elegant the form is beautifully proportioned with fine lines and symmetry reminiscent of 1930’s Art Deco (or more
accurately Streamlined Moderne: the machine aesthetic focused on mass production and functional efficiency).
Additional note: Also consider the early 20th century American art movement of Precisionism which glorified
the advancements of the machine age following World War I, and the elegant figure heads/bonnet ornaments of
Rolls Royce, Spirit of Ecstasy 1911 (by sculptor Charles Robinson Sykes) and the 1940/1 Chevrolet Flying Lady.
Strictly limited to 12 editions, numbered and signed by the artist.
