"Waking Head (green)" by Nick Evans is a green sculpture featuring an abstract, face-like form with smooth, precise curves and simplified features, reminiscent of ancient masks. The centralized, symmetrical design gives it a serene, contemplative presence. Evans employs modernist influences with visible seams indicating the moulding process, connecting historical sculptural techniques with contemporary aesthetics. Through this piece, Evans explores the tension between ancient motifs and modern abstraction, inviting viewers to reconsider the boundaries of traditional sculpture. ...
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.
