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Tabletop sculpture in polished bronze referencing the form of a treble clef

About the Item

The 'Treble Clef' sculpture by British designer-maker, Tom Vaughan, is part of a series of work tracing three-dimensional paths of movement through a solid, functional form, in which the artist pushes both material and process to its limit. Made in polished bronze with a scorched Shou Sugi Ban plinth, it has a powerful presence. It is an edition of ten. People are mesmerised by the way Vaughan manipulates timber and metals into these sculptural organic forms. Tom Vaughan, founder of Object Studio, and his team of specialist craftspeople take on ambitious commissions for galleries, public institutions and private clients, including the fabrication of complex three-dimensional structures in woods, metals and synthetics. An artist-maker who trained in Cabinet Making at London Guildhall University and in Three-dimensional Design at Brighton University, Vaughan took a Masters in Contemporary Product Design at the Royal College of Art under the tutelage of Ron Arad (he himself is now a visiting lecturer at the RCA). He founded Object Studio in London as a workshop for making, a laboratory for experimentation, and the meeting point of traditional craft with modern processes, describing his process as "making three-dimensional brush strokes." Helen Chislett Gallery represents artists, sculptors and makers across all disciplines.
  • Creator:
    Tom Vaughan (Artist)
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 32.68 in (83 cm)Width: 9.06 in (23 cm)Depth: 9.06 in (23 cm)
  • Style:
    Organic Modern (In the Style Of)
  • Materials and Techniques:
    Bronze,Ebonized,Polished
  • Place of Origin:
  • Period:
  • Date of Manufacture:
    2019
  • Production Type:
    New & Custom(Limited Edition)
  • Estimated Production Time:
    13-14 weeks
  • Condition:
  • Seller Location:
    London, GB
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU7993234996432
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