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Mark Maxwell
United Kingdom
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Artist highlights
- Established Artist
- Works on commission
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Artwork details
- Medium : Bronze Without Stand
- Dimensions : Length: 11.8in, Height: 59.1in, Depth: 118.1in
About this artwork
A repoussé copper (not bronze) pressing of the original Prime Meridian Line, in Greenwich Observatory, which represents 0 degrees longitude. This technique is created by gently beating a soft temper copper sheet, using a rubber mallet, gradually capturing all the detail of the subject's surface, as if making a 3d fingerprint.
Historically this 'abstract' line, divided the eastern and western hemispheres of the Earth, every place on Earth was measured… in terms of its distance east or west from this line.
This installation was recently placed in the middle of the gallery of his recent solo show Duality in London.
By positioning the copper impression in the gallery space Maxwell is suggesting that 0 degrees longitude location has shifted, that it has been commandeered and it now inhabits a new location within the gallery space.
Historically this 'abstract' line, divided the eastern and western hemispheres of the Earth, every place on Earth was measured… in terms of its distance east or west from this line.
This installation was recently placed in the middle of the gallery of his recent solo show Duality in London.
By positioning the copper impression in the gallery space Maxwell is suggesting that 0 degrees longitude location has shifted, that it has been commandeered and it now inhabits a new location within the gallery space.
Mark Maxwell
United Kingdom
Credentials
- Established Artist
- Works on commission
« I am very interested in the alchemical process and the manipulation of materials to transform from one aesthetic to another. »
Mark Maxwell is an established artist from the United Kingdom whose work has been featured in solo and group exhibitions internationally. Inspired by the works of British Artist William Turner, Maxwell primarily creates abstract paintings on metal. His work is centered around the aesthetic of his materials, using oils, resin, enamel, and gilding metal leaf to bring striking textures and colors to life.
Mark Maxwell
Meridian
$18,460
