BOTTLE II

Houseago has described himself as a realist. His concern, more than with the appearance of his sculptures, is to impart a sense of anima into the works: ‘As a sculptor, I am trying to put thought and energy into an inert material and give it truth and form’ he has said. His sculptures reject the ironic re-workings of readymade vocabularies so prevalent in contemporary art in favour of a deeply individual reckoning with matter. His influences are the heavyweight sculptors of Western art— Picasso, Brancusi, Rodin, Moore and Michelangelo can all be felt in his art — but equally his work draws from the everyday art forms of music, cartoons and movies:
‘I see Modernist art through the lens of pop culture, not the other way around.’

Year: 2010