Body Sculpture

“Art has to change things, and if it was immediately acceptable it would not be doing the job. The press are the most cynical and re-enforce an outdated attitude that is not actually the way people think. People enjoy challenges, find visual art exciting and do not think all artists are trying to pull a fast one.”

—	Antony Gormley

Antony Gormleys' human forms are always interesting, the fabrication, the positioning of the body and the placement. Below are a few examples that I find really interesting. I am always intrigued by the human form and ways to represent it, so Anthony Gormley is a great point of art reference and inspiration.

His sculptures are usually textured and made of metal, which is a harsh material to represent the body, however the fabrication makes you feel something towards the bodies that are presented in front of you.

He always places the sculptures in different places, from the beach to in between floors.

This sculpture is placed in Canterbury Cathedral, suspended above the tomb of Thomas Becket and made from the antique iron nails taken form the Cathedral roof repairs.

Event Horizon, multiple sculptures around New York placed on the skyline. The sculptures almost present the idea of suicidal people however the point was that people would stop and look st the environment and skyline around them. 

Blind Light, an exhibition at The Hayward Gallery, where a box was filled with dense vapour making it hard for visitors to see their way through the box and from the outside you can see the silhouettes of the visitors.