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Sam Shendi
Signature (170cms)
2015

About the Item

Egyptian born British sculptor Sam Shendi creates joyfully coloured abstractions of the human figure which, with the subtlest of indicators, hints at the complexity of human interactions. His career is impressive from graduation in 1997 with awards including winning the first Public Art Award sponsored by RBS and work found in collections worldwide. Shendi on his own work: The start of this concept began whilst drawing figurative sketches, practising with paper and pencil. Looking at the sketches I realised that the outline can be the sculpture it self rather than the volume within. Knowing that an outline does not naturally exist and we only see things because of what is behind it, I therefore wanted to create a non-existing outline with an existing form. Like some painters started to use a black outline round their realistic paintings. Like if you imagine the painting without the content and only the black outline. Focusing on the outline I manipulated stainless steel pipes to keep form and create abstraction. For me it looks like words. Born and raised in Egypt, I look at them and see Arabic words. With a small manipulation to the outline actually the piece casts a shadow of obvious words recognised by the eye. Looking at my work through a camera’s eye, shows me that the shadow and reflection of the sculptures itself writes Arabic words but still the form as a sculpture. Perhaps, the viewer will only see abstract shapes but this collection is the outline of classical forms that I usually draw. This is what makes me understand the connection between classical sculpture and abstraction. It is all one form it just depends on how the artist present it. It is a natural progression form formal sculpture to simplification. So through my process and progress I combine sculptural form, and language. The addition of the colour and the shadows, which cast on the walls and on the floors, still influences the concept. From simply a visual connection to the mysterious words hidden with in. Endless ideas can come out of this theme. I now start to see body form as word, words and positions I could manipulate. So the words can describe form and still maintain human form. Colour in all my themes describe emotion, movement, and experience and is a description of the motivation behind the piece.

Creator:
Sam Shendi (1975, British)
Creation Year:
2015
Dimensions:
Height: 39.38 in (100 cm)Width: 66.93 in (170 cm)Depth: 27.56 in (70 cm)
Medium:
Stainless Steel
Period:
21st Century
Condition:
Gallery Location:
Shaftesbury, GB
Reference Number:
1stDibs: LU1031059223

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