Contemporary Bronze and Stone Maquettes

While conventions in decoration and fashion have changed over the last century, the appeal of owning sculpture in the home - how we interact with them, how we rearrange them, how we handle and appreciate them – continues to demonstrate their allure amongst their admirers.

The artists’ maquettes in this show not only reflect this enduring desire, but also the genealogy of organic modernism in British sculpture which can be traced back to the work of Barbara Hepworth, Henry Moore and Leon Underwood. Their relationship with this modernism is complex and multifaceted, reflecting traditionalist elements as well as contemporary innovations in both stone carving and bronze casting.