Alison Wilding
(England 1948– )
- Title
- Green rise
- Year
- 1983
- Media category
- Sculpture
- Materials used
- slate, copper
- Dimensions
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58.5 x 10.0 x 28.0cm
- Signature & date
- Not signed. Not dated.
- Credit
- Gift of the Contemporary Art Society, London 1985
- Accession number
- 177.1985
- Copyright
- © Alison Wilding
- Location
- Not on display
- Further information
This work is typical of Wilding’s exploration of the nature of surface and balance, employing traditional sculptural materials such as wood and metal. Often two or more of these materials are used in one work to provide contrasts of texture, weight, light and hue. Their natural states are altered to achieve a sense of uniformity. 'Green rise' explores the concept of visual balance. Speaking on the sculpture Wilding has said: “Making it was like making sense of shadow rather than making sense of the thing casting the shadow”. Wilding regards these small wall pieces as “a quick way of getting things out” and in some respects they are like maquettes or details of larger pieces. The artist attempts to express the pleasure and the anguish associated with particular surfaces. In the savage and tender cutting, carving and smoothing of each element, she explores the potential energy and richness of materials.
Art Gallery Handbook, 1994.
- Bibliography (4)
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Deborah Edwards (Australia) (Author), Daphne Wallace (Australia, b.1964) (Author), Margo Neale (Australia) (Author), Victoria Lynn (Australia) (Author), Sandra Byron (Australia) (Author), Review: works by women from the permanent collection of the Art Gallery of New South Wales, Domain, 1995, 15, 27.
Ewen McDonald (Australia) (Editor), The Art Gallery of New South Wales collections, Sydney, 1994, 248 (colour illus.).
Art Gallery of New South Wales (Australia, estab. 1874) (Author), Five years on: a selection of acquisitions 1981-1986, Sydney, 1986. cat.no. 135
Anthony Bond (England; Australia) (Author), William Wright (Australia, b.1937) (Author), The British Show, Sydney, 1985, 118, 119 (illus.), 120. Lent by The Contemporary Art Society, London
- Exhibition history (7)
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The British Show, Art Gallery of Western Australia, 19 Feb 1985–24 Mar 1985.
The British Show, Art Gallery of New South Wales, 23 Apr 1985–09 Jun 1985.
The British Show, Queensland Art Gallery, 05 Jul 1985–11 Aug 1985.
The British Show, Royal Exhibition Building, Melbourne, 26 Sep 1985–05 Nov 1985.
The British Show, National Art Gallery, Wellington, 05 Dec 1985–26 Jan 1986.
Five years on: a selection of acquisitions 1981-1986, Art Gallery of New South Wales, 26 Sep 1986–23 Nov 1986.
Review - works by women from the permanent collection of the Art Gallery of New South Wales, Art Gallery of New South Wales, 08 Mar 1995–04 Jun 1995.
