Grenville Davey

Well, 1993

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Grenville Davey’s work references 20th century art practice and creates a dialogue between various, apparently conflicting, styles. Well is based on the iconic shape of a modern drinks can and employs the pop-art habit of taking ordinary objects and redefining their status
as art objects. Davey changes the original mass-produced shape, and refers to the experiments with sheet metals and abstract shapes conducted by the ‘New Generation’ sculptors, such as Anthony Caro and Phillip King, from the 1960s.

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Davey’s work is generally dominated by the circle – its geometry and philosophical reference to wholeness and endlessness. His sculptures are also based on familiar objects, enabling the viewer to reconsider the everyday. The original ‘pop’ can has been dramatically increased in scale and Davey has removed any indication of branding in order to emphasise its surface patina. Even the way the object was crushed, which simulates the qualities of the original, was carefully choreographed.