Age of Bronze cut 100x (wearable), 2024
Nick Hornby is a British artist based in London (b.1980). His work addresses queer identity, semiotics and art-historical critique. He employs experimental digital technologies that result in traditional objects made from resin, bronze, steel, granite and marble. In 2023 he unveiled three significant public commissions in London. Each of these critically engages with the core tropes of public art - equestrian, memorial and abstract. Hornby studied at Slade School of Art and Chelsea College of Art where he was awarded the UAL Sculpture Prize. In the UK, he has exhibited at Tate Britain, The Southbank Centre, Leighton House London, CASS Sculpture Foundation and the Fitzwilliam Museum Cambridge. And internationally at The Museum of Arts and Design New York and Poznan Bienalle, Poland. Residencies include with Outset (Israel), Eyebeam (New York), and awards include the UAL Sculpture Prize. In 2014 he was made a Fellow of the Royal Society of Sculptors. His work has been reviewed in the New York Times, Frieze, Artforum among others. In 2022 a major monograph was published by Anomie Press.
Nick says:
This object is a wearable ring—a 100x reduction of Rodin’s “The Age of Bronze,” scaled from 182.9 cm to 1.89 cm. Originally, Rodin was accused of body casting —here his work is re-cast to fit around the body—a finger. The sculptor’s hand has been fetishised, highlighting not only their skill and dexterity to carve and model but also their touch. The figure is extruded horizontally and intersected with the ring, projecting Rodin’s miniaturised sculpture through your finger. “The Age of Bronze” was controversial because, unlike more idealised figures, it was notably realistic (or “accurate”). I’ve taken his figure to another level of precision, digitally fabricated using EDM wire cutting, which is accurate to +/- 0.001 mm." This method delivers an unparalleled level of precision, bringing Rodin’s work into granular detail and the realm of contemporary technological process.
Bronze cut, approx. H: 2.5 cm x W: 2.5 cm x D: 1 cm
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