Steve Dilworth British, b. 1949
Throwing Object 4, 2016
Bog oak, bird and brass
7 x 9 x 6 cm
2 3/4 x 3 1/2 x 2 3/8 in
2 3/4 x 3 1/2 x 2 3/8 in
Unique
I have made many Throwing Objects, all unique, though they are in a “family,” the first being a wren that my cat dropped at my feet. Perhaps it’s giving flight...
I have made many Throwing Objects, all unique, though they are in a “family,” the first being a wren that my cat dropped at my feet. Perhaps it’s giving flight back, but, with the wren, I used the old folklore that if a wren flies into your chest, it’s an omen of death. I saw this one as a psychic weapon able to be cast into an internal landscape. It’s fair to say that for many years my bird pieces have been something of an obsession; looking back, maybe nearly half of my objects are in that area.
Provenance
from the artist
Exhibitions
'Feathers, Bones & Stones', 2022, Pangolin London
Steve Dilworth: Off The Rock, 2017 October - November
Literature
Steve Dilworth: Off The Rock, 2017
Publications
Steve Dilworth: Off The Rock, 2017