George Richardson is an Artist with an MFA in Sculpture from the Slade School of Fine Art. Richardson was awarded a two-year studio residency, as part of the Associate Studio Programme Award after completing his BA in Fine Art at Central St Martins. His critical observations on English Culture began on the BA exchange programme at Pratt Institute, New York.
Richardson comes from a family of Blacksmiths, Clockmakers and Irish travellers. He connects to his family history, with an ever a critical eye towards English culture, by investigating the slippages between reality and fiction in ‘everyday’ life.
As our society becomes increasingly preoccupied with the digital world, with more and more wipe-clean surfaces and coffee subscriptions, Richardson’s sculptures examine nostalgia, identity politics and human mortality.
In his paintings and sculptures, he often warps the scale and makes alternations to objects that exist in the cross-generational consciousnesses, such as playing cards and snooker cues. Through these alterations and distortions of familiar objects, Richardson attempts to capture the lived experience, particularly relating to life in Britain, in these strange and volatile times.
George Richardson
George Richardson is an Artist with an MFA in Sculpture from the Slade School of Fine Art. Richardson was awarded a two-year studio residency, as part of the Associate Studio Programme Award after completing his BA in Fine Art at Central St Martins. His critical observations on English Culture began on the BA exchange programme at Pratt Institute, New York.
Richardson comes from a family of Blacksmiths, Clockmakers and Irish travellers. He connects to his family history, with an ever a critical eye towards English culture, by investigating the slippages between reality and fiction in ‘everyday’ life.
As our society becomes increasingly preoccupied with the digital world, with more and more wipe-clean surfaces and coffee subscriptions, Richardson’s sculptures examine nostalgia, identity politics and human mortality.
In his paintings and sculptures, he often warps the scale and makes alternations to objects that exist in the cross-generational consciousnesses, such as playing cards and snooker cues. Through these alterations and distortions of familiar objects, Richardson attempts to capture the lived experience, particularly relating to life in Britain, in these strange and volatile times.
Solid brass cast snooker chalks collected from Cousins Snooker Club in London, Richardson’s home from home.
Each chalk is cast from a local of the club. Candles are often used in art history to represent the passing of time. Richardson sees that snooker chalks also tell a story of time past and human touch, especially when casting chalk into brass, preserving them from change.
Each chalk family is only ever cast eight times. The editions are named after locals of Cousins Snooker Club who have passed away in recent years.
The chalks are engraved with the artists signature on the base and come packaged in a 5.5 x 5.5 x 4.5cm box, lined with tournament grade snooker felt.
Material: Solid Brass
Dimensions: 2 x 2 x 2 cm
Weight: 60g
Each chalk in an edition of 8
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