About the Work

“Signed and numbered by the artist Available with 20cm x 60cm x 20cm oak block display on consultation Only 66 years separate the first successful powered aeroplane flight and our arrival on the moon. The androgynous figure of Propeller head is poised as if readying to take-off. A type of modern day angel bridging the gap between inculcated beliefs and the modern gods of science and medicine. A mix of man and machine celebrating human ingenuity and our ability to defy gravity. We now fly with relative ease to the four corners of the earth, send out probes to explore the cosmos and examine structures at sub-atomic level. Propeller head is a metaphorical nod to our achievements and a glance towards our next forward leap, offering new and wild possibilities, optimism and yet still allowing the room for a cold shiver at the un-calculated dangers we love to ignore in our endless search for better, faster, forward in fields including nano and cyborg technologies. Propeller head is available on a 20cm x 60cm x 20cm solid oak block. The sculpture comes complete with a detachable (screw-in/base-fixed) 45mm x 8mm approx. bronze pin to minimise accidental falls if merited by the citing. Bronze also available with base covered in black velvet on request.”