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British Sculpture for the 21st Century

Oliver Barratt

Becoming

2001

aluminium
20 x 15 x 10 cm
edition of 4
Oliver Barratt | Becoming

Description

This bulbous, slightly oval form is hollowed and sliced, before being slightly fanned out to give a new shape to the volume. The leaves, closer at the base open towards the top, are also closer at one side than the other, setting up complex rhythms through these slight shifts. The hollow space changes as the maquette is turned, the whole becoming apparently more elaborate than the initial volume and cuts.