Henri Gaudier Brzeska
He is one of the most sensational, remarkable and precocious stone carver in the early twentieth century. Throughout his career, he developed a rough hewn,
primitive style of direct carving. Gaudier was also involved in the vorticism movement with Erza Pound and Wyndham Lewis, and became a cofounder of the ‘London Group’. He advocated that sculpture should leave behind the highly finished, polished style of ancient Greece and embrace a more earthy direct carving, in which the tool marks are left visible on the final work as a fingerprint of the artist. This is from his original admiration for the work of Auguste Rodin.
Eric Gill
Eric Gill was one of the most colourful figures in early 20th century art, despite the majority of his prints being in black and white. Sculptor, typographer, and writer, it was the unequalled clarity of line of his engravings that have made his work so sought after. Gill’s subject matter swung between the deeply religious and the highly erotic, a direct echo of his eccentric life.
He is one of the most sensational, remarkable and precocious stone carver in the early twentieth century. Throughout his career, he developed a rough hewn,
primitive style of direct carving. Gaudier was also involved in the vorticism movement with Erza Pound and Wyndham Lewis, and became a cofounder of the ‘London Group’. He advocated that sculpture should leave behind the highly finished, polished style of ancient Greece and embrace a more earthy direct carving, in which the tool marks are left visible on the final work as a fingerprint of the artist. This is from his original admiration for the work of Auguste Rodin.Eric Gill
Eric Gill was one of the most colourful figures in early 20th century art, despite the majority of his prints being in black and white. Sculptor, typographer, and writer, it was the unequalled clarity of line of his engravings that have made his work so sought after. Gill’s subject matter swung between the deeply religious and the highly erotic, a direct echo of his eccentric life.
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