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Tom PriceViga 1, 2, 3 & 4 by Tom Price - Abstract sculpture, wood, steel, resin, column2023
2023
$168,800.18
£123,613.38
€140,500
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Viga 1, 2, 3 & 4 is a group of sculptures by contemporary artist Tom Price. These sculptures are made of resin, tar, steel, wood. Overall dimensions are 242 × 180 × 45 cm (95.2 × 70.8 × 17.7 in). The sculptures can be acquired separately. The specified dimensions are indicative and can vary according to the installation of each piece. Dimensions of each sculpture:
Viga 1: 233 × 45 × 45 cm (91.7 x 17.7 x 17.7 in)
Viga 2: 135 × 45 × 45 cm (53.1 x 17.7 x 17.7 in)
Viga 3: 171 × 45 × 45 cm (67.3 x 17.7 x 17.7 in)
Viga 4: 242 × 45 × 45 cm (95.2 x 17.7 x 17.7 in)
The Viga series represents a pivotal evolution in Tom Price’s artistic journey, particularly through his incorporation of naturally occurring, pre-existing materials—specifically, centuries-old wooden ceiling beams. These structural elements, originally part of a 15th-century residence in the historic heart of Palma de Mallorca, captivated the artist due to the deep historical resonance embedded within them. Price repurposes these ‘found objects,’ projecting them into a speculative future where the boundaries between the organic and the synthetic have completely dissolved. In doing so, he extends his ongoing inquiry into materiality and humanity’s enduring imprint on the natural world.
“Encrusted with synthetic mineral-like growths, they are a palimpsest of human industry through the ages. The notches carved to accommodate other beams; the old, twisted nails; the splashes of paint; the insect boreholes and worn-down ends, all hint at a rich history of utilitarian function and the many lives lived beneath them. They are a record of human construction from a time before plastics were invented, when everything would have been built and carved by hand. […] I imagined a future where these beams might reemerge – a time where our present era would be ancient history and all the material innovations of our time had become assimilated with and indistinguishable from nature. A flattening of human history into a single era – the Anthropocene – where synthetic minerals and inorganic deposits grow in and on natural materials. The Viga sculptures are an amalgam of the natural and the manmade, their totemic appearance dispassionately assessing the legacy of the human epoch.” – Tom Price
With Viga, Price not only reflects on the convergence of the manmade and the organic but also confronts the long arc of human intervention in the environment—casting the beams as both relics and speculative artefacts, shaped by time, utility, and imagination.
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The artistic approach of artist Tom Price revolves around materials and is in particular directed by innovative and experimental creative processes. His intriguing sculptures are capable of telling a story as well as enchanting the viewer with their visual and aesthetic impact. Tom Price is now recognized internationally, his work being praised and acknowledged by exhibitions in institutions and galleries all over the world. Several of his pieces have been acquired by private collections and museums in the United States, Europe and Asia, including the MOMA San Francisco and the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art in Kansas City. “Sometimes materials themselves provide the concept and focal point of the artwork. In this case the final form will be an expression of the possibilities and limitations of the material and the processes that have been used to manipulate them."
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