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Ed Coy’s micro-sculptures are on display on Friday, Saturday and Sunday from 6pm to 10pm at The Gallery, 88 Albert Street, NW1. |
Miniature figures of the artist’s friends and acquaintances
FROM the Angel of the North to the proposed White Horse of Ebsfleet, from the various works shown in the Turbine Hall at Tate Modern through to the table and chair that graced the slopes of Parliament Hill, modern art seems to think size does matter.
So the idea of tiny sculptures, whose features are best viewed through a magnifying glass, is hardly trendy. But for artist Ed Coy, his collection of figures ranging from just an inch high up to a four-inch giant of a robed judge has been the product of a 10-year study of all things miniature.
Ed, who comes from Highgate, says the idea came after a late-night session with friends. He woke up the following day to find himself confronted by a row of heads made out of Blu-tac, their features crafted by his nocturnal self using a toothpick. He had made them the night before and, having been working as a painter, was struck by the idea of creating a series of miniature figures.
Graffiti artist Banksy makes an appearance – with his face partially obscured, as does Madness frontman Suggs, a series of “school bullies” he declines to name and a robed judge, Peter Rook QC. While Morph may have been made out of plasticine, this art is more grown-up: Ed uses a mixture of materials, from clay to PVC.
And his subject matter are all related by one caveat – they have to be people he either knows or has met, although there is one exception.
“I decided to put in a Michael Jackson too,” he says. “Well, we all kind of know him – anyone of my generation has grown up with him.”
DAN CARRIER
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Your comments:
It was a great little exhibition, good to have some art you can get close to and not feel as if you are being brow beaten into being impressed.
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