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Richard BernerSmooth Champ - Minimalist sculpture2023
2023
$1,032.76
£750
€886.14
CA$1,426.44
A$1,592.05
CHF 833.96
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NOK 10,547.16
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About the Item
Richard Berner, Smooth Champ, 2023
Polyurethane Resin, Acrylic Base, Individually Hand Painted and Spray Varnished
25 x 12 cm (9.84 x 4.72 in)
Edition of 20
Hand-signed and numbered by the artist
Accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity
This piece is from Richard Berner’s 2023 solo show You Can Be Anything (*or Nothing). The show was an exploration of the ambiguity of art and its capacity to mean everything to one person, and absolutely nothing to the next. This piece is from Berner’s debut series of sculptures, marking the first time his signature cast of loveable characters have been rendered in 3D form.
Bio:
Richard Berner is an internationally collected artist based in Brighton, UK, working in a variety of mediums. He is best known for his distinctive and highly detailed pieces, using inks, fine liner pens and gouache paint. He created visual alchemy by constructing iconic images, often formed of countless figures or 'champs'. Influenced by the Surrealists, Berner draws upon the bizarre and absurd, citing Dali and M.C. Escher as his biggest inspirations, which can be seen in his unique and dream-like pieces. Berner challenges assumptions with a well-honed sense of irony and dark humour. Juxtaposing life and death, Berner invites the viewer to come in closer and devour an endless story of their own within his art. Woven through the intimate and dynamic images are powerful, surreal and very human messages.
The champs are surviving and perishing within the same space. Hope and despair go hand in hand. They have been thought of as everything from lost souls to lemmings; Berner considers them all champs.
This contemporary sculpture presents a stylised anthropomorphic figure with a minimalist, cartoon-like aesthetic. Smoothly contoured and finished in a clean monochrome, the figure features simplified anatomical details — subtle nipples, a navel, and male genitalia — which contrast with its childlike, rounded form. With a downturned mouth and vacant eyes, the piece conveys a quiet sense of melancholy and vulnerability, balanced by its playful, surreal character.
Resting on a glossy black plinth, the sculpture carries both presence and intimacy. Its refined yet raw design positions it within the worlds of pop surrealism, urban contemporary art, and collectable design objects.
A striking addition for collectors of contemporary sculpture, street art–inspired works, and limited edition design pieces, this artwork invites reflection on themes of innocence, fragility, and the human condition while offering a bold statement piece for display.
Keywords: Contemporary Sculpture, Pop Surrealism, Urban Contemporary Art, Collectible Art, Modern Figurative Sculpture, Minimalist Pop Art, Design Collectible.
- Creator:Richard Berner (British)
- Creation Year:2023
- Dimensions:Height: 9.85 in (25 cm)Width: 4.73 in (12 cm)
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- Gallery Location:Manchester, GB
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU2261216802392
Richard Berner is an internationally collected artist based in Brighton, UK, working in a variety of medias. He is best known for his distinctive and highly detailed pieces, using inks, fineliner pens and gouache paint. He created visual alchemy by constructing iconic images, often formed of countless figures or 'champs'. Influenced by the Surrealists, Berner draws upon the bizarre and absurd, citing Dali and MC Escher as his biggest inspirations which can be seen in his unique and dream-like pieces. Berner challenges assumptions with a well-honed sense of irony and dark humour. Juxtaposing life and death, Berner invites the viewer to come in closer and devour an endless story of their own within his art. Woven through the intimate and dynamic images are powerful, surreal and very human messages. The champs are surviving and perishing within the same space. Hope and despair go hand in hand.
They have been thought of as everything from lost souls to lemmings; Berner considers them all champs. Exhibitions: Make It Reign - Enter Gallery - Shoreditch, London (May 2023) Lone & Level Sands - The Old Bank Vault - Shoreditch, London (July 2021)
New Beginnings, Group Show - Art Republic - Brighton (Dec 2019)
Debut Solo Show - The Old Bank Vault - Shoreditch, London (Nov 2019)
Mixed Originals Show - Art Republic - Brighton (May 2019)
For The Love Of Art, Group Show - The Old Bank Vault - Shoreditch, London (Feb 2019)
Artistic_uk Group Show - The Crypt - Camden, London (Dec 2018)
Thumbnail Artistic_uk Group Show - Nolias Gallery, London (May 2018)
Art Fairs & Events: Connecting The Roots Auction - Artsy - Brighton (Jun 2023) Art Yard Sale - Enter Gallery - Brighton (Jun 2023)
The Affordable Art Fair - CAKE Gallery - Hampstead, London (Apr 2023)
Secret Postcard Auction, CombatStress - Bonhams, London (Oct 2021)
Art Yard Sale - Enter Gallery - Brighton (Nov 2020)
Art On A Postcard - Hepatitis C Charity Auction - London (Jun 2020)
Art Republic Yard Sale - Jubilee Square - Brighton (Jun 2019)
Artists Open Houses - Studio 106 - Hove (May 2019)
Roy's People Art Fair - Bargehouse - Oxo Tower Wharf, London (Apr 2018)
Roy's People Art Fair - Candid Arts Trust - Angel, London (Sep 2017)
Galleries: Art Republic The Old Bank Vault, London
Enter Gallery, Brighton
Lilford Gallery, Kent
NL Galerie, Salzburg Arthouse Gallery, London
J White Framing, London
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