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Catalogue number: 18
Artist: jon mills
Title: Birds in a Tree
Medium: Forged and welded steel
Dimensions: H240 W64 D45
The metal structure of Standen’s glasshouse has always inspired me. Hot chiselled surface decorations are an important element in my work and owe much to the fabric and printed designs of the period.
My work often blurs the line between natural forms and man-made ones, as they jostle each other for space.
The ordered structure of ‘Birds in a Tree’ suggests human intervention - a repeat design in a fabric or wallpaper pattern with all the birds arranged uniformly, fixed and standing to attention…until they aren’t. A little knock of the tree, and the birds, connected by their springs, escape and start doing their own thing, their erratic movements disrupting their carefully placed position in man’s formal design.
Feel free to gently knock the work in order to make the birds ‘spring' to life.
The exhibition runs until 30 September. Once a purchase has been completed, buyers may choose either to collect their artwork free of charge from Standen House on 2 October, or to have the work professionally packed, insured and couriered by Sussex Contemporary. Delivery charges vary according to the size, weight and value of each artwork and are detailed on the individual product page before purchase.
Catalogue number: 18
Artist: jon mills
Title: Birds in a Tree
Medium: Forged and welded steel
Dimensions: H240 W64 D45
The metal structure of Standen’s glasshouse has always inspired me. Hot chiselled surface decorations are an important element in my work and owe much to the fabric and printed designs of the period.
My work often blurs the line between natural forms and man-made ones, as they jostle each other for space.
The ordered structure of ‘Birds in a Tree’ suggests human intervention - a repeat design in a fabric or wallpaper pattern with all the birds arranged uniformly, fixed and standing to attention…until they aren’t. A little knock of the tree, and the birds, connected by their springs, escape and start doing their own thing, their erratic movements disrupting their carefully placed position in man’s formal design.
Feel free to gently knock the work in order to make the birds ‘spring' to life.
The exhibition runs until 30 September. Once a purchase has been completed, buyers may choose either to collect their artwork free of charge from Standen House on 2 October, or to have the work professionally packed, insured and couriered by Sussex Contemporary. Delivery charges vary according to the size, weight and value of each artwork and are detailed on the individual product page before purchase.