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Briony Marshall
United Kingdom
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438 pieces
Artist highlights
- Art Fair Participant
- Residency Participant
- Works on commission
Artwork details
- Medium : Bronze With Stand
- Dimensions : Length: 5.9in, Height: 5.9in, Depth: 2.8in
- Edition : All editions sold (12 / 12)
- Artist's proof : 3
About this artwork
Methane, formula CH₄. At the center of this sculpture, a human figure is stretched and pulled in different directions by four children, or four responsibilities. His whole body is involved in supporting and allowing them to exist in this world. He is strong and stable, nimble and elegant. It is complicated but follows a clear pattern. The chaos of multiple responsibilities has been mastered and he is in control in an orderly fashion. It is the dance…
of life.
The man represents the Carbon atom at the heart of a methane molecule, connected to four smaller hydrogen atoms. Methane is a colourless odourless gas, it is an important fossil fuel, an important part of bacteria biology but is also a powerful greenhouse gas that contributes to global warming.
The sculpture is from the small molecules series which continues Briony Marshall’s works in which human figures are used to represent the atoms in molecules. The molecular constructions act as metaphors for how people interact.
The man represents the Carbon atom at the heart of a methane molecule, connected to four smaller hydrogen atoms. Methane is a colourless odourless gas, it is an important fossil fuel, an important part of bacteria biology but is also a powerful greenhouse gas that contributes to global warming.
The sculpture is from the small molecules series which continues Briony Marshall’s works in which human figures are used to represent the atoms in molecules. The molecular constructions act as metaphors for how people interact.
Briony Marshall
United Kingdom
Credentials
- Art Fair Participant
- Residency Participant
- Works on commission
« I have a love of materials and a past in biochemistry, I use research into science to investigate what it means to be a human in today's world. »
Briony Marshall is a sculptor based in the United Kingdom whose works have been exhibited in England and Italy. Having studied biochemistry in university, she views the world through a scientific lens. In her artistic practice, Marshall explores the parallels from science that help us live in human society. Most of her molecular pieces represent "how people come together to form society, that all life is connected, and that we need each other".
