© Courtesy Lisson Gallery and Richard Deacon
Empirical Jungle
Artist: Richard Deacon (born 1949)
Location: National Museum Cardiff
Date: 2003
Materials: glazed ceramic
Dimensions: 167 x 133 x 109cm
Grant:
Amount Paid: £20,000 (Total: £60,000)
Vendor: Lisson Gallery
Review number: 5488 (2004)
Provenance:
Lisson Gallery.
Description:
Deacon has longstanding interest in concave and convex surfaces, in transparency and semi-transparency, and in intertwining rhythmic forms. These are epitomised by Empirical Jungle whose labyrinthine form has caused parallels to be drawn between it and the Hellenistic sculpture, 'Laöcoon and his Sons'. The form of this sculpture derives from Deacon's modelling and manipulation of the clay with his hands. Following the artist's clay maquette, each piece is hand-built by collaborators in the workshop. After firing, Deacon colour drips glaze pigments until there are several layers to form a semi-transparent surface.
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