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Pair of contemporary floral plaster panels in Baroque style by a Master artist

$54,775.69List Priceper set

About the Item

Pair of decorative 'Flower Garden' panels in plaster by British Master craftsman Geoffrey Preston MBE. The designs for these spring from a series of drawings in one of the artist's sketchbooks. The decoration was modelled in clay onto a clay base, using fingers, thumbs and small boxwood tools. The clay base enabled Preston to draw into the background, as well as build up from it, which gives a greater depth and emphasis to the modelling. A silicon mould was made from the completed models, and from this plaster casts can be taken. He uses Herculite No 2 plaster with burlap (hessian) and timber lathes to reinforce. Each pair is cast to order and signed and numbered on the reverse. The 'Flower Garden' panels are original works. Preston's aim is to use the fluid character of clay to make poetry in light and shadow in plaster. There is a strong influence of flowers and plant forms in his work, often in the context of architectural elements. He is conscious of proportion and the language of gesture, which is demonstrated in the flowing nature and harmony evident in his work. Geoffrey Preston MBE is a Master of traditional plaster-relief techniques who draws on eighteenth-century decorative art and sculpture, but combines it with his contemporary eye for design. He cites Giacomo Serpotta of Sicily and Egid Qurin Asam of Bavaria as two of the greatest influences on his work, both of whom stretched the boundaries of what people thought possible to sculpt in plaster during the Late Baroque period. In addition, he admires painter Rex Whistler and wood engravers, Charles Tunnicliffe and Joan Hassall, for their mastery of light and shade, which echoes the effects he strives to achieve within his own work. While Preston has previously been commissioned for restoration projects in many great country houses of Britain and Ireland – he led the conservation of the stucco when Uppark House, West Sussex was almost destroyed by fire – he prefers not to replicate exactly what was there before, instead incorporating favourite birds, flowers or motifs of his clients in order to continue the personal narrative of the building. He also happily accepts contemporary architectural commissions, such as the Bar and Lounge of The Goring Hotel in London, where he and his small team created a wall of high-relief, sculptural plasterwork depicting mythical sea creatures and marine life – the latter inspired by the work of nineteenth-century zoologist and artist, Ernst Haeckel. For the re-launch of Annabel’s club in Mayfair in 2018, Preston created a horse-size Flying Unicorn that hangs over the club’s stairwell. Helen Chislett Gallery represents artists, sculptors and makers across all disciplines.

Creator:
Geoffrey Preston MBE (Artist)
Dimensions:
Height: 78.35 in (199 cm)Width: 47.25 in (120 cm)Depth: 3.94 in (10 cm)
Sold As:
Set of 2
Style:
Baroque (In the Style Of)
Materials and Techniques:
Burlap,Plaster,Wood,Molded
Place of Origin:
United Kingdom
Period:
2010-
Date of Manufacture:
2018
Production Type:
New Custom(Limited Edition)
Estimated Production Time:
5-6 weeks
Condition:
Seller Location:
London, GB
Reference Number:
1stDibs: LU7993232326822

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