Envelope of Pulsation (for Leo)

Peter Randall-Page RA

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About the Artwork

Peter Randall-Page (RA) was born in the UK in 1954 and studied sculpture at Bath Academy of Art from 1973-77. During the past 30 years he has gained an international reputation through his sculpture, drawings and prints.

Shown for the first time in its Fenwick Street location for Sculpture in the City, Randall-Page’s most recent sculpture, Envelope of Pulsation (For Leo) 2017, is carved from a rare block of granite from Blackenstone quarry on Dartmoor.

This new sculpture is the latest in a series of works exploring the way in which subtle modulations of the stone’s surface can evoke a sense of internal structure in the imagination of the viewer.

‘Envelope of Pulsation’ is a tantric aphorism describing form. The dedication is for Peter’s
late friend, Leo, who owned the quarry.

Year: 2017


Courtesy of the artist and Hignell Gallery Photo: © Nick Turpin

Material

Dartmoor granite

Dimensions

160 x 140 x 110 cm, 6750 kg

Artist Biography

Peter Randall-Page RA

Peter Randall-Page was born in the UK in 1954 and studied sculpture at Bath Academy of Art from 1973- 77. During the past 30 years he has gained an international reputation through his sculpture, drawings and prints. He has undertaken numerous large scale commissions and exhibited widely. A selection of his public sculptures can be found in many urban and rural locations throughout the UK including London, Edinburgh, Manchester, Bristol, Oxford and Cambridge and he is represented in the permanent collections of the Tate Gallery, Victoria and Albert Museum and the British Museum. Recent public commissions include Harmonic Solids for the University of Music, Karlsruhe (2013) Source for the University of Music at Southmead Hospital Bristol (2013), Theme and Variation commissioned the University of Birmingham for the façade of the Bramhall Music Building (2014) and façade and the new Laboratory building at Dulwich College designed in collaboration with Grimshaw architects (2016). A major new work The One and the Many at Fitzroy Place, London was unveiled in June 2016 which has been shortlisted for the PMSA’s Marsh Award for Excellence in Public Sculpture.