Beacons by Conrad Shawcross RA is a limited edition portfolio of four A3 photopolymer prints, each embodying themes identified by children during a collaborative project – play and playfulness, caring and modern machinery.
Standing tall – and at first glance resembling ‘lollipops’, according to the artist – the four colourful structures reference the Royal Harbour’s tourist legacy and maritime history. Beckoning viewers towards the historic bandstand, the sculptures also call outwards, towards the sea.
Concealed within the colours and perforations of each disc is a coded alphabet that Shawcross devised with the local students. Each sculpture represents a letter and together they send a message chosen by the children: H-O-M-E.
A limited edition of 150, each portfolio is made to order and includes a signed and numbered certificate of authenticity.
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Conrad Shawcross RA is a leading British artist specialising in geometric and mechanical sculptures based on philosophical and scientific ideas. Blending philosophy and engineering, industrialism with nature, you might not think of the artist being the first choice for 8 to 10-year-old children still in primary school. Nonetheless, as part of Pioneering Places, East Kent, Shawcross took part in a competition and pitched ideas to classes in two local schools. He won; the students from Ramsgate Arts Primary School and St Laurence-in-Thanet Church of England Junior Academy working alongside Turner Contemporary commissioned the artist to create Beacons, a sequence of large disc-like sculptures that were installed on Ramsgate’s East Cliff in September 2021.
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<p class="ewa-rteLine">Standing tall – and at first glance resembling ‘lollipops’, according to the artist – the four colourful structures reference the Royal Harbour’s tourist legacy and maritime history. Beckoning viewers towards the historic bandstand, the sculptures also call outwards, towards the sea.</p>
<p class="ewa-rteLine">Concealed within the colours and perforations of each disc is a coded alphabet that Shawcross devised with the local students. Each sculpture represents a letter and together they send a message chosen by the children: H-O-M-E.</p>
<p class="ewa-rteLine">A limited edition of 150, each portfolio is made to order and includes a signed and numbered certificate of authenticity.</p> <style>#html-body [data-pb-style=EHXBN9M]{justify-content:flex-start;display:flex;flex-direction:column;background-position:left top;background-size:cover;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-attachment:scroll}</style><div data-content-type="row" data-appearance="contained" data-element="main"><div data-enable-parallax="0" data-parallax-speed="0.5" data-background-images="{}" data-background-type="image" data-video-loop="true" data-video-play-only-visible="true" data-video-lazy-load="true" data-video-fallback-src="" data-element="inner" data-pb-style="EHXBN9M"><div data-content-type="text" data-appearance="default" data-element="main"><p>Conrad Shawcross RA is a leading British artist specialising in geometric and mechanical sculptures based on philosophical and scientific ideas. Blending philosophy and engineering, industrialism with nature, you might not think of the artist being the first choice for 8 to 10-year-old children still in primary school. Nonetheless, as part of Pioneering Places, East Kent, Shawcross took part in a competition and pitched ideas to classes in two local schools. He won; the students from Ramsgate Arts Primary School and St Laurence-in-Thanet Church of England Junior Academy working alongside Turner Contemporary commissioned the artist to create Beacons, a sequence of large disc-like sculptures that were installed on Ramsgate’s East Cliff in September 2021.</p>
<p><br>Please allow up to 14 working days for your order to be printed and delivered within the UK. International orders may take longer. You will be contacted with tracking details once your order has been despatched.</p>
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