David Nash at Kew - outdoor sculptures
Visit David Nash at Kew: A Natural Gallery this season. This major art exhibition by a leading British artist includes a series of sculptures, installations, drawings and film throughout the Gardens, glasshouses, and exhibition spaces.
23 May 2012
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Oculus Block (2010, eucalyptus)
Oculus Block was created from a mighty eucalyptus tree grown in California, where the trees are being cleared ...more
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Two Sliced Cedars (2010, charred cedar)
Two Sliced Cedars is made from cedar wood, sourced in Sussex. Nash has chosen to char the sculpture to emphasi ...more
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Detail of Charred Cross Egg
See Charred Cross Egg (2008, charred oak) in the Gardens at Kew, as part of the David Nash at Kew: A Natural G ...more
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King and Queen II (2008, bronze)
See King and Queen II in the Gardens at Kew, as part of the David Nash at Kew: A Natural Gallery exhibition.
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Detail of Cairn Column
See Cairn Column (2012, oak) in the Gardens at Kew, as part of the David Nash at Kew: A Natural Gallery exhibi ...more
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Black Butt (2011, bronze)
Black Butt was cast in bronze at a fine art foundry from Nash's original wood sculpture which would not la ...more
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Detail of Flame Column
The oak used for Flame Column (2012, oak) was wide and straight, but when the bark was removed Nash discovered ...more
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Cairn Column (2012, oak)
Cairn Column is made from a high-quality piece of Sussex oak, free of any decayed areas. This is unusual for a ...more
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Charred Cross Egg (2008, charred oak)
In its earliest incarnation Charred Cross Egg was named ‘Big Bud’, developed for an exhibition in Lewes, Susse ...more
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Iron Dome (2010, cast iron)
Iron Dome consists of many cast iron pieces of varying heights, the tallest 2.8 metres high. The sculpture was ...more
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Detail of Black Butt
Black Butt (2011, bronze) was cast in bronze at a fine art foundry from Nash's original wood sculpture whi ...more
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Black Trunk (2010, charred redwood)
Black Trunk is made from redwood sourced from California, where the work was carved. For use in sculptures, re ...more
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Kew King and Queen I (2011, bronze)
King and Queen I was cast in bronze at a fine art foundry from Nash's original wood sculpture, made from o ...more
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Torso (2011, bronze)
This bronze was cast at a fine art foundry from Nash's original wood sculpture, which would not last well ...more
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Three Humps (2007, bronze)
Nash says of this work, ‘Often, in the general maintaining and clearing up of my carving yard pieces of wood c ...more
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In a career spanning 40 years, David Nash has created sculptures out of wood and bronze, many of them monumental in scale. Nash's wood sculptures are sometimes carved or partially burned to produce a charred surface. His bronze works are cast at fine art foundries from original wood sculptures, which would otherwise not last well outside due to the intricacies of their form.
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