edition of 12. 30x23x51cm. 2017
edition of 12. 30x12x45cm. 2014
edition of 9. 29x15x33cm. 2012
edition of 25. 20x6x23cm. 2013
edition of 25. 11x5x23cm. 2016
edition of 12. 20x9x10cm. 2017
edition of 12. 57x26x29cm. 2017
edition of 25. 14x6x14cm. 2017
edition of 9. 33x43x15cm. 2011
Poised and leaning forward this ballistic piece is reminiscent of the granite carvings outside Egyptian temples. As with many pieces this one started life as a small silhouette sketch before being blown up into this tumescent beauty.
edition of 12. 17x19x6cm. 2010
edition of 12. 14x14x7cm. 2009
edition of 12. 27x16x10cm. 2009
edition of 12. 8x13x5cm. 2008
edition of 12. 31x22x28cm. 2007
edition of 9. 29x22x8cm. 2009
This profiled slab seemingly cut out of the chalk southern downs.
edition of 9. 2012
Stephen Page's sculptures focus on the essence of the creature; excess information is stripped away and the shapes are honed down and simplified creating a pure smooth skin in order to observe form and space with the utmost clarity. This economy of means gives the work a timelessness and permanence, and under their silent outer appearance, they nurture an aspiration to universal form.
There is a stillness and solidity to these iconic sculptures with no dramatic or violent movement. Instead they employ subtle curves, rounded forms and the interaction of different planes and sweeping lines to create a gentle movement and grace. As with the art of prehistory the work takes imaginative liberties with animal form, exaggerating and eliminating features, giving a timeless mythic quality.
"Simplicity is not an end in art, but we usually arrive at simplicity as we approach the true sense of things."
- Brancusi