Hesitant Machine
Hesitant Machine

Littlewhitehead

Hesitant Machine, 202057 x 27 x 25cmSign in to view price
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Material
aluminium, dried acer leaves
Description
Human-crafted. AI-refined.

This striking sculptural piece features a skeletal structure composed of intricate metallic elements, creating a visually captivating and thought-provoking work. The prominent rib cage and vertebrae are rendered in a monochrome palette, evoking a sense of fragility and mortality. The striking addition of vibrant red butterflies, seemingly emerging from within the skeletal form, adds a poignant layer of symbolism, perhaps suggesting themes of transformation, the cycle of life, or the delicate balance between the physical and the ethereal. The artist's skillful blend of minimalist design and symbolic imagery results in a compelling and deeply resonant contemporary artwork. ...

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Hesitant Machine
Artist
Littlewhitehead
B.1980

Mixing influences from Dada, Minimalism, Land Art and Conceptualism, the artistic duo Littlewhitehead (Craig Little, b. 1980 in Glasgow & Blake Whitehead b. 1985 in Lanark, Scotland) develop eerie installations combining sculpture and painting. Meditating on themes of abandonment, built environments, social structures, and the passing of time, callous concrete models might sit in conversation with hollowed steel structures and surreal assemblages gathering objects at odds with one another. Often working durationally on a body of work, Littlewhitehead frequently leave sculptures out in the elements to weather prior to exhibiting them. Journeys Seldom End (2019-2022) for example was created over a period of three years, collecting leaves, pollen, and puddles of water in the process. Interactions with disused buildings or sites often sparks new projects for Littlewhitehead with unoccupied malls, California ghost towns and mid-century tower blocks serving as fertile ground to harvest. Digital shells, or fossils such as dated websites or blogs also intrigue the duo, with these digital environments also sharing a sense of dereliction and neglect. Void of human activity, their installations lay bare the fast paced hunger of modern society, with the sculptures and paintings housing societal fragments once beloved and now cast aside. ...

Littlewhitehead: Artworks
Hesitant Machine
Littlewhitehead
Hesitant Machine, 2020
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Bone silence
Littlewhitehead
Bone silence, 2022
195 x 103 x 19cm
Shadows waste the dawn
Littlewhitehead
Shadows waste the dawn, 2022
23 x 66 x 24cm
Jungfrau
Littlewhitehead
Jungfrau, 2022
183 x 122 x 4cm
Where ash will fall
Littlewhitehead
Where ash will fall, 2022
183 x 139 x 55cm
Journeys Seldom End
Littlewhitehead
Journeys Seldom End, 2019
120 x 69 x 114cm
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