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David Clarke

David Clarke

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David Clarke, High Society: Salt & Pepper (Pair), 2023 London based silversmith and “delightful troublemaker” David Clarke is known for upending the traditions of the craft. His latest work sees him continuing his scheming, with curiously beautiful results. This latest series High Society, sees Clarke repeatedly dipping antique silver-plate items in a vat of molten wax. The added material builds up like a stalactite, creating bulbous, twisted forms that literally elevate the otherwise stuffy victorian wannabes. Through the process of electroforming, the wax is married to the object with a thick skin of copper, upon which a robust graphite finish is applied, resulting in a shadowy otherworldly presence, distorting the form while simultaneously accentuating the linear aspects of their shape.
David Clarke, High Society: Salt & Pepper (Pair), 2023
David Clarke, High Society: Salt & Pepper (Pair), 2023

David Clarke

High Society: Salt & Pepper (Pair), 2023
copper electroform over wax and silver plate, gilded finish
3.95 x 3.15 x 3.15 "
10 x 8 x 8 cm
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Further images

  • (View a larger image of thumbnail 1 ) David Clarke, Until Death Us Do Part, 2019
  • (View a larger image of thumbnail 2 ) David Clarke, Until Death Us Do Part, 2019
  • (View a larger image of thumbnail 3 ) David Clarke, Until Death Us Do Part, 2019
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