Love Art London

Nick Hornby (no, not the writer) is something of an alchemist. His sculptures have been described as 'digital hybrids', fusing modern technologies and traditional casting processes in their production. Often monumental in scale his works are carved from what appears to be the purest white marble on earth. Only they’re not made of marble at all, in fact, they’re light as a feather. Well almost a light as a feather, perhaps a really big feather. Either way, the fact that your average human can lift one off the ground is surprising and unsettling. It makes you reconsider the work and question everything you think you know. This clever and technical work has won Nick more prizes and awards than Walt Disney has Oscars. And there’s more. As you circumnavigate these extraordinary sculptures, certain recognizable forms briefly emerge (a well known figure by Rodin, Brancusi, Frink or Moore for example) before disappearing back into abstraction. Each finished work is an amalgamation of several such visual quotations which leaves the viewer with a fascinating little puzzle to unravel. Nick invites us into his private studio to see his mesmerising work in the flesh and learn about it straight from the horse’s mouth. Oh, and wrap up warm, his studio’s vast and a tad chilly. Outstanding.

This event is for Members Only (25 places)

http://www.nickhornby.com/