Exhibition
Shapes and Meanings: A Retrospective - Hugo Powell
27 Apr 2016 – 21 May 2016
Regular hours
- Wednesday
- 10:00 – 16:00
- Thursday
- 10:00 – 16:00
- Friday
- 10:00 – 16:00
- Saturday
- 12:00 – 16:00
- Monday
- 10:00 – 16:00
- Tuesday
- 10:00 – 16:00
Cost of entry
Free
Address
- South Parade
- Summertown
- Oxford
England - OX2 7JN
- United Kingdom
Travel Information
- 10 mins by bus from central Oxford; 15 mins on bike
Powell’s sculpture explores themes of spirituality, symbolism, nature and form, working in stone, clay, wood, bronze, and using found objects.
About
Powell’s sculpture explores themes of spirituality, symbolism, nature and form, working in stone, clay, wood, bronze, and using found objects. This retrospective brings together work from his whole career for the first time, from early abstractions in wood, through to the magnificent bronze "Dancing Phoenix" completed two weeks before his death in 2014, aged 94.
Exhibited alongside the sculpture are sketches from his time as a field nurse and conscientious objector in the Second World War, maquettes and papers demonstrating his rigorous working practices, and documentary footage of his studio.
Powell’s work has been selected for the Henry Moore Institute's archive and is represented in several respected private collections, including an early self-portrait in the Ruth Borchard Collection. This exhibition showcases the career of a dedicated and passionate sculptor.
