Figure on a Swing (painted version)
About this artwork
This sculpture was initially made as part of a group of three figures suspended from the ceiling: one stands on a swing or trapeze, one climbs a rope and this work, the third, is seated on a swing. Each figure was modelled in resin and cast in fibreglass before being painted. This, and other sculptures on the same theme, have been inspired in part by Davies' memories of the circus in Manchester where he was taken, every year, as a child.
Updated before 2020
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artist:John Davies (born 1946) English
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title:Figure on a Swing (painted version)
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date created:1981 - 1984
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materials:Painted fibreglass and rope
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measurements:74.00 x 35.50 x 42.00 cm (figure size)
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object type:
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credit line:Bequeathed by Gabrielle Keiller 1995
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accession number:GMA 3961
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artwork photographed by:Antonia Reeve
John Davies
John Davies
Born in Cheshire, Davies studied sculpture at the Slade School of Fine Art in London, under Reg Butler, from 1967 to 1969. In the late 1960s Davies began making body and head casts in plaster, incorporating glass eyes and clothing the figures in real clothes. He became particularly well-known for...
