Tony Cragg

Description

To be 'tongue in cheek' is to be glib, humorous and light hearted. This sense of lightness is suggested by the perforations that pierce and soften the heavy bronze and the gaping aperture which runs through the length of this squat and lethargic work. The creation of hollow, perforated bronzes is something Cragg has been exploring in recent years, as is also evident in Ferryman, 2001. These texturally interesting bronzes possess a shadowy and ephemeral appearance that belies the weight of the bronze from which they are made.