Art Gallery of South Australia

RICKY SWALLOW: THE APPROACH

These forms have existed for centuries and are in a perpetual state of redesign and variation

Collecting objects such as modern ceramics, Native American pottery, baskets and Inuit carvings, and arranging them in different rooms in our home has, for some time, run parallel to my art practice. This new direction in my work similarly involves a very additive practice of constructing forms, but with more room for improvisation – a daily routine in which constructing pieces from materials at hand can inform new sculptures and lead to different sets and groupings of works. The idea of a cumulative process for me relates to both a collector’s logic and the kind of studio pottery production where the sequence and subtle variation in pieces produce unexpected combinations.

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Twin Pots/Malachite (after P.S.), 2011

patinated bronze; 2 parts

dimensions 12.70 x 15.90 x 10.15 cm

edition of 3 + 1 Artist Proof

Courtesy of the artist and Darren Knight Gallery, Sydney, Stuart Shave/ Modern Art, London
and Marc Foxx, Los Angeles}

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Red Pipe with Smoke, 2011

patinated bronze

dimensions 20.30 x 19.00 x 4.50 cm

edition of 3 + 1 Artist Proof

Courtesy of the artist and Darren Knight Gallery, Sydney, Stuart Shave/ Modern Art, London
and Marc Foxx, Los Angeles}

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Standing Figure with Pockets/Buttons, 2011

patinated bronze

dimensions 38.75 x 10.75 x 15.25 cm

edition of 3 + 1 Artist Proof

Courtesy of the artist and Darren Knight Gallery, Sydney, Stuart Shave/ Modern Art, London
and Marc Foxx, Los Angeles}

_{RICKY SWALLOW

Tube Lamp Study/Yellow, 2011

patinated bronze

dimensions 19.05 x 15.25 x 7.60 cm

edition of 3 + 1 Artist Proof

Courtesy of the artist and Darren Knight Gallery, Sydney, Stuart Shave/ Modern Art, London
and Marc Foxx, Los Angeles}

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RICKY SWALLOW Twin Pots/Malachite (after P.S.), 2011 patinated bronze; 2 parts dimensions 12.70 x 15.90 x 10.15 cm edition of 3 + 1 Artist Proof Courtesy of the artist and Darren Knight Gallery, Sydney, Stuart Shave/ Modern Art, London and Marc Foxx, Los Angeles

RICKY SWALLOW Red Pipe with Smoke, 2011 patinated bronze dimensions 20.30 x 19.00 x 4.50 cm edition of 3 + 1 Artist Proof Courtesy of the artist and Darren Knight Gallery, Sydney, Stuart Shave/ Modern Art, London and Marc Foxx, Los Angeles

RICKY SWALLOW Standing Figure with Pockets/Buttons, 2011 patinated bronze dimensions 38.75 x 10.75 x 15.25 cm edition of 3 + 1 Artist Proof Courtesy of the artist and Darren Knight Gallery, Sydney, Stuart Shave/ Modern Art, London and Marc Foxx, Los Angeles

RICKY SWALLOW Tube Lamp Study/Yellow, 2011 patinated bronze dimensions 19.05 x 15.25 x 7.60 cm edition of 3 + 1 Artist Proof Courtesy of the artist and Darren Knight Gallery, Sydney, Stuart Shave/ Modern Art, London and Marc Foxx, Los Angeles

_{RICKY SWALLOW

Twin Pots/Malachite (after P.S.), 2011

patinated bronze; 2 parts

dimensions 12.70 x 15.90 x 10.15 cm

edition of 3 + 1 Artist Proof

Courtesy of the artist and Darren Knight Gallery, Sydney, Stuart Shave/ Modern Art, London
and Marc Foxx, Los Angeles}

_{RICKY SWALLOW

Red Pipe with Smoke, 2011

patinated bronze

dimensions 20.30 x 19.00 x 4.50 cm

edition of 3 + 1 Artist Proof

Courtesy of the artist and Darren Knight Gallery, Sydney, Stuart Shave/ Modern Art, London
and Marc Foxx, Los Angeles}

_{RICKY SWALLOW

Standing Figure with Pockets/Buttons, 2011

patinated bronze

dimensions 38.75 x 10.75 x 15.25 cm

edition of 3 + 1 Artist Proof

Courtesy of the artist and Darren Knight Gallery, Sydney, Stuart Shave/ Modern Art, London
and Marc Foxx, Los Angeles}

_{RICKY SWALLOW

Tube Lamp Study/Yellow, 2011

patinated bronze

dimensions 19.05 x 15.25 x 7.60 cm

edition of 3 + 1 Artist Proof

Courtesy of the artist and Darren Knight Gallery, Sydney, Stuart Shave/ Modern Art, London
and Marc Foxx, Los Angeles}