fibre reinforced polymer gypsum and gold leafKendall Koppe
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The artwork "Owl" by Nick Evans is an installation featuring a sleek, golden form that hints at the simplified shape of an owl, with smooth curves and minimal detailing. The piece is crafted from joined molds, showcasing visible seams and a reflective surface that plays with light. Its abstraction and minimalism evoke ancient artifacts while remaining contemporary. Evans's intent is to explore the historical continuum of sculpture, drawing on modernist traditions and reimagining them in a playful, archetypal language that invites viewers to see sculpture as both historical and dynamic. ...
Nick Evans creates sculptural installations that weave together imagery and motifs from ancient and lost civilizations—such as Mayan and Egyptian architecture—with a deep sensitivity to sculpture’s historical lineage. His works often take the form of white plaster sculptures that straddle abstraction and figuration, evoking forms like slumped torsos, tree stumps, or enigmatic found objects. These are built from just a few moulds cast repeatedly and joined—leaving visible seams that trace the objects’ production history. Evans situates his forms within richly decorative settings—tiled floors, wallpapered walls, revolving plinths—crafting environments that heighten the viewer’s sense of stagecraft and ritual. His practice is rooted in a thoughtful engagement with modernist sculptural traditions, acknowledging the echoes of mid-20th-century artists like Henry Moore and Barbara Hepworth, while reinterpreting these influences with a playful yet archetypal language of his own. Through his material and formal choices—moulding, casting, assembling—Evans explores where convention gives way to creative freedom, challenging viewers to engage with sculpture as both a historical continuum and a living, evolving practice. ...
Founded in 2011, Kendall Koppe is a Glasgow-based gallery committed to championing under-represented voices in contemporary art, with a particular focus on queer and female artists. The gallery fosters a space where personal narratives intersect with broader cultural, historical, and social contexts, while also advocating for Scotland’s role in the international visual arts landscape.