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1977 born London, lives and works in London.
Often using subjects which lie on the border of science and
philosophy, Conrad Shawcross's structural and often mechanical
sculptures, question empirical, ontological and philosophical systems
ubiquitious within our lives. While at first appearing rational and
functional, his often complex mechanised systems in the end deny all
rational function and so the viewer is forced down philosophical and
metaphysical avenues to deduce a 'rasion d'etre'. From early works such
as The Nervous System, 2002 - a monumental spinning machine that endlessly weaves a length of
coloured rope into the form of a double helix, the shape of DNA - to his
recent giant spiral work Continuum, 2004, the artist has attempted to visualize, among other things, the incomprehensible of human concerns, time.
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The images shown here present an overview of Conrad Shawcross's work and are not available for sale. For all enquiries please contact sales@victoria-miro.com
