About this artwork
This is one of a number of works by Wilding that feature two connected yet dissimilar parts. The carved form is rounded, warm and sensual, like an animal or a snail, and contains a small pool of beeswax. This contrasts with the cold, smooth constructed steel structure, which is obviously man-made, with the bolts clearly visible. The relationship between the two elements is uncertain; the steel structure suggests a human figure and it seems that the smaller form is obstructing the path of the larger one. There may also be a suggestion of a relationship , such as exists between mother and child.
Updated before 2020
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artist:Alison WildingEnglish (born 1948)
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title:Hand to Mouth
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date created:1986
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materials:Leaded steel, brass; wood, lead, beeswax
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measurements:200.00 x 54.00 x 55.00 cm (part one size); 29.00 x 47.50 x 32.00 cm (part two size)
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credit line:Presented by the Contemporary Art Society (Henry Moore Foundation Grant) 1992
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accession number:GMA 3661
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Alison Wilding
Alison Wilding
Sculptor Alison Wilding was born in Blackburn, Lancashire. She studied at Ravensbourne College of Art and, from 1970 to 1973, at the Royal College of Art in London. From 1978, her sculpture has been occupied with the physical qualities of materials. Wilding uses traditional as well as modern...