Hello cello
About this artwork
The stone block in this sculpture was originally conceived as a free-standing object, and was exhibited as such in Flanagan's Venice Biennale exhibition in 1982. The block is incised on each side. Three sides of the stone show parts of a figure from the shoulders down, while the fourth side depicts a cello. The wooden plinth, which is riveted together, originated in Flanagan's designs for seating at the Hayward Gallery in London. It was made at a later date specifically for the sculpture and similar pedestals are used in other sculptures by Flanagan.
Updated before 2020
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artist:Barry Flanagan (1941 - 2009) English
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title:Hello cello
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date created:1976
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materials:Clipsham stone on constructed wooden base
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measurements:41.00 x 25.00 x 22.50 cm (stone size); 96.00 x 41.00 x 41.00 cm (base size)
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credit line:Bequeathed by Gabrielle Keiller 1995
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accession number:GMA 3977
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artwork photographed by:Antonia Reeve
Barry Flanagan
Barry Flanagan
Flanagan was born in Prestatyn, North Wales and studied at St Martin's School of Art from 1964 to 1966. In the late 1960s he was one of a number of British sculptors who rejected the traditional materials of sculpture for materials such as rope, sackcloth, branches or sand for use in installation...