Biography
Waddington Galleries are pleased to announce an exhibition of 1980s sculptures by British artist, Bill Woodrow. Woodrow came to prominence in the early 1980s with his 'cut-out' sculptures, discarded household appliances which had been "recycled" and given new life. This exhibition includes nineteen 'cut-out' sculptures, dating from 1981 to 1988.
In 1981, having previously made sculptures of extended bicycle frames, Woodrow made a replica bicycle frame, cut from the skin of an old spin dryer. Spin Dryer with Bicycle Frame, 1981, became the first sculpture where Woodrow manipulated and transformed the metal surface of a discarded household appliance, without detaching it, into another, familiar object. The metal exterior of an old spin dryer is cut away, twisted and bent to create the bicycle frame, which emerges from the original form. The host object remains identifiable, whilst the silhouette on the spin dryer reveals how the metal was carefully cut and peeled back.
In Car Door, Armchair and Incident, 1981, the metal from a cut-out car door becomes a shot gun. In turn, an old, battered armchair is blasted and a violent explosion of armchair debris hits the wall and floor behind, linked by a continuous thread of metal and fabric, implying an ominous narrative. As Julia Kelly comments "car leads to gun, chair leads to shooting" . This work was a response to the various images of violence Woodrow saw in the media "on a very domestic level or much more militarist, or at a street level."
Whilst Woodrow used found materials from the street and rubbish dumps as they cost nothing, he was also concerned with using these materials because they were from his "life, […] environment, and have some accessibility because of that. They are exciting to use because they are unpredictable." Woodrow was energized by these varied and unconventional materials and the associations conjured up by them.
作品
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Bill Woodrow, Spin dryer with Bicycle Frame, 1981 spin dryer 28 3/8 x 42 1/8 x 19 1/4 in / 72 x 107 x 49 cm
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Bill Woodrow, Spin dryer with Bicycle Frame including Handlebars, 1981 spin dryer 26 3/8 x 42 1/8 x 25 1/4 in / 67 x 107 x 64 cm
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Bill Woodrow, The Red Hat, 1981, collection of National Museum Wales spindryer, hat, enamel paint 77.5 x 88 x 117 cm
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Bill Woodrow, Electric Fire with Yellow Fish, 1981 electric fire, enamel and acrylic paint 10 5/8 x 14 5/8 x 7 1/2 in / 27 x 37 x 19 cm
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Bill Woodrow, Car Door, Armchair and Incident, 1981 car door, armchair and enamel paint (unique) 120 x 300 x 300 cm
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Bill Woodrow, Bean Can with Spectacles, 1981 tin can, acrylic paint 4 1/2 x 8 3/4 x 6 1/2 in / 11.5 x 22 x 16.5 cm
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Bill Woodrow, Armchair and Washing Machine with Bobo Mask, 1982 armchair, washing machine, acrylic paint height c.118 in / height c.300 cm, width variable
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Bill Woodrow, A Passing Car, a Caring Word, 1982 bed base, car door, enamel paint 118 x 78 3/4 x 102 in / 300 x 200 x 260 cm approx.
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Bill Woodrow, Humming Bird, Ring and Medal, 1982 car door, enamel and acrylic paint 25 1/2 x 35 1/2 x 11 in / 65 x 90 x 28 cm
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Bill Woodrow, Soupe du Jour, 1983 saucepan and ladle, enamel paint 11 x 15 3/8 x 8 5/8 in / 28 x 39 x 22 cm
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Bill Woodrow, Tattoo, 1983 car door, car panel, cloth 42 1/2 x 110 1/4 x 96 1/8 in / 108 x 280 x 244 cm
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Bill Woodrow, Ship of Fools, Figure of Gold, 1984 car bonnet, chrome stand and enamel paint 170 x 118 x 140 cm
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Bill Woodrow, Flageolet Plate, 1984 telephone relay box, enamel paint 39 3/8 x 15 3/4 x 15 3/4 in / 100 x 40 x 40 cm
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Bill Woodrow, Sunset, 1984 car bonnet, wooden table, enamel paint 68 1/2 x 51 x 25 1/2 in / 174 x 130 x 65 cm
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Bill Woodrow, Closet, 1985 metal locker, enamel paint 69 x 27 x 55 1/2 in / 175 x 69 x 141 cm
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Bill Woodrow, Hammer On, 1987 metal suitcase, enamel paint 46 1/2 x 18 x 10 1/4 in / 118 x 46 x 26 cm
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Bill Woodrow, Silent Running, 1987 ventilation ducting, desk trays, wooden barrel, enamel paint 51 1/2 x 42 x 27 in / 131 x 107 x 69 cm
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Bill Woodrow, Half King, Whole Fish, 1988 car bonnet, steel locker, metal hat box, aluminium ladder, chair, enamel paint 87 x 55 x 30 3/4 in / 221 x 140 x 78 cm
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Bill Woodrow, Madagascar, 1987 carpet, metal locker, acrylic paint 118 x 149 5/8 x 10 in / 300 x 380 x 25 cm
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