Artists’ lunch
08 March 2010
on form artists old and new met to discuss their ideas and look around the garden and landscape.
on form artists old and new met to discuss their ideas and look around the garden and landscape.
On March 5th, 23 sculptors in stone gathered at Asthall Manor for what has become one of on form’s most important traditions – the inspirational artists’ lunch.
This summer, Asthall was host to the Big Green Bus, which toured the country fuelled by chip-fat before the local elections in May.
On 25th June, Bridget McCrum talked about her work as a sculptor in stone. These informal artist talks have been a new feature at on form 08, and have proved very popular with visitors. Artists have also enjoyed the feedback on their work. At our next exhibition, in 2010, we will draw up a time-table of talks so that visits can be timed to catch a particular artist.
On Friday, 20th June, 250 people came to Asthall to listen to Seckou Keita, the renowned Senegalese Kora player, and his quintet. The on form sculpture exhibition formed a stunning backdrop for the performance, which was the final concert in the spring series organised by Big Village.
Sculpture and music at Asthall.
Sculptors Anthony Turner and Dominic Welch spoke to pupils from St Hugh’s School about their work, and the various tools that they use.
Renowned sculptor Helaine Blumenfeld spoke to visitors on Sunday June 15th. The questions asked, and answers given, ranged from the technical to the aesthetic to the psychological. Helaine says that she has never seen her work sited as effectively as it is at on form 08.
Helaine Blumenfeld, whose outdoor pieces, Il Vento and Angels:Harmony, have been much admired at on form will be speaking about her work during the afternoon of Sunday, June 14th. Helaine is a vice president of the Royal British Society of Sculptors.
We were blessed with beautiful weather on June 7th, and strawberries, scones and Pimms were enjoyed by all who attended our Private View. We also sold several sculptures.
Because of the accident, Regis and Ana, with a friend who was on a week’s holiday from Valencia, came to instal his sculpture The Winner three days later than intended. The weather had turned, some gantrey legs had disappeared, and it was almost dark and very cold before The Winner was in place. More installation pictures can be seen here.
When she came to help her partner Regis Chaperon instal The Winner, Ana brought with her a clay maquette of the new sculpture she is going to make, in time for the on form opening, to replace Lotus. She has called it The Eye of the Phoenix.
Sadly, Ana Ruiz Agui’s sculpture, Lotus, was broken when her truck was run into on its way to the on form installation.
Gantreys, tripods, trolleys, sack trucks, hi-ab lorries, tele-porters, boards and buckets and blood and sweat and tears:
all are needed in profusion to instal the many tons of stone that have arrived at Asthall Manor in the past few days. You can see more installation pictures here
Astonishing forms are emerging from dusty stone workshops around the country, in preparation for their arrival at on form 08 at Asthall Manor. These Devonshire cows are regarding sun-warmed sculpture by Anthony Turner, in Purbeck marble and Ancaster Weatherbed.
Asthall Manor was lucky enough to be a stopping off point for chocstar and the Chocolate Tour of Britain. Chocstar is Petra Barran and her van and a lot of chocolate. She is looking for chocolate lovers to invite her to supper in exchange for pudding.
Eighteen sculptors working in stone are busy preparing work for on form 08
You can see more pictures of work in progress on our flickr site