Manifold 2012 in the courtyard of Palazzo Fortuny
Manifold is about the visual representation of musical chords, inspired by the harmonograph. The harmonograph is an instrument for combining two or more vibrations, usually from two pendulums set at right angles to each other, and for recording them in a single curve. It is used to "draw" music. Shawcross's art appears to have a scientific rationality and deals with topics that related to geometry and philosophy, physics and metaphysics. In this sense, the poetic sculpture Manifold fits his method of working, in which he creates enigmatic sculptural and mechanical montages with different materials and media based on redundant theories. The bronze sculpture refers to "the perfect third", a particular type of musical chord.
Manifold 2012 in the courtyard of Palazzo Fortuny
Manifold is about the visual representation of musical chords, inspired by the harmonograph. The harmonograph is an instrument for combining two or more vibrations, usually from two pendulums set at right angles to each other, and for recording them in a single curve. It is used to "draw" music. Shawcross's art appears to have a scientific rationality and deals with topics that related to geometry and philosophy, physics and metaphysics. In this sense, the poetic sculpture Manifold fits his method of working, in which he creates enigmatic sculptural and mechanical montages with different materials and media based on redundant theories. The bronze sculpture refers to "the perfect third", a particular type of musical chord.