14th Jun, 2023 12:00

Fine Paintings and Works on Paper

 
  Lot 47
 

47

JAMES BENJAMIN WEBSTER (BRITISH B.1978)

TIGER FROM THE TROPHIES SERIES
parcel-gilt porcelain, concrete and steel
53 x 20 x 16cm; 21 x 8 x 6 1/4in

Property of a European Collector

The trophy series is an exploration of the past and the future through skulls. Inspired by Victorian archaeologists, Webster has worked from animal skeletons and used porcelain to achieve a sense of bone. The sculptures are reminiscent of ancient temple and relic ruins. Attempting to create new monuments, which bridge our past and future, the tiger skull is ceremoniously placed upon a concrete pedestal, on a steel base. The use of gold denotes the sun, a symbol used to evoke an ancient past. Webster grew up in the Norfolk countryside and spent his childhood listening to mythological stories told by his grandfather. He went on to read Art at Norwich before training in Florence.


ARR may apply

Sold for £2,000


 

TIGER FROM THE TROPHIES SERIES
parcel-gilt porcelain, concrete and steel
53 x 20 x 16cm; 21 x 8 x 6 1/4in

Property of a European Collector

The trophy series is an exploration of the past and the future through skulls. Inspired by Victorian archaeologists, Webster has worked from animal skeletons and used porcelain to achieve a sense of bone. The sculptures are reminiscent of ancient temple and relic ruins. Attempting to create new monuments, which bridge our past and future, the tiger skull is ceremoniously placed upon a concrete pedestal, on a steel base. The use of gold denotes the sun, a symbol used to evoke an ancient past. Webster grew up in the Norfolk countryside and spent his childhood listening to mythological stories told by his grandfather. He went on to read Art at Norwich before training in Florence.


ARR may apply