Crossed Egg

The original from which this bronze has been cast was solid wood and the cross shapes were carved into the form. Bronze casts are hollow and Nash realised that he had an opportunity to use this hollowness, the crosses being cut through the shell to accentuate the three dimensional dynamic.

Date and material

• 2002
• Bronze

The cross motif in Nash's work

The cross is a natural marking device that can indicate multiplication, or be rotated to use as a plus symbol. Nash often draws this symbol on trees he wants to work with, so it was a natural progression to use it in sculpture, two lines meeting to create a point, four lines radiating from a centre. The origin of this sign is practical and secular. It is also used in different cultures as a symbol.

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