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Sasha Sykes
THE IVY BENCH
Lot 55
Price Realised:
€2,800
Estimate:
€3,000 - €5,000
THE IVY BENCH, by Sasha Sykes, Irish, b.1976
Resin and leaf, 150cm (w) x 34cm (d) x 44cm (h)
Sasha Sykes is an Irish artist and sculptural furniture maker who works with acrylics and resins to explore, manipulate, and challenge the material languag...
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Lot 55
Sasha Sykes
THE IVY BENCH
Lot 55
Sasha Sykes
THE IVY BENCH
Estimate:
€3,000 - €5,000
THE IVY BENCH, by Sasha Sykes, Irish, b.1976
Resin and leaf, 150cm (w) x 34cm (d) x 44cm (h)
Sasha Sykes is an Irish artist and sculptural furniture maker who works with acrylics and resins to explore, manipulate, and challenge the material language of the natural world. Her work revolves around exposing and re-framing foraged and collected material, this piece uses ivy the artist picked from the walls around the garden at her ancestral home, Lisnavagh House, Co. Carlow, which she encapsulates in hand-cast resin to deliver an enviable level of technical perfection.
My work is primarily influenced by the scale, approach and aesthetic of the Irish landscape. I like to explore the cycle of life and decay, and the dichotomy of fragility and preservation. I am particularly interested in mankinds relationship with our surroundings, and expressing the nature of that interaction is central to my work. I like to work with unusual organic and locally found materials that tell intimate stories about the physical locality and expose mans interaction with the natural habitat.
Sasha has work in numerous private and public collections including the National Museum of Ireland (Collins Barracks) and the Office of Public Works. In 2015 she broke new ground, with a collection of cast bird nests in a sold-out show entitled Caliology at the Oliver Sears Gallery in Dublin.
Resin and leaf, 150cm (w) x 34cm (d) x 44cm (h)
Sasha Sykes is an Irish artist and sculptural furniture maker who works with acrylics and resins to explore, manipulate, and challenge the material language of the natural world. Her work revolves around exposing and re-framing foraged and collected material, this piece uses ivy the artist picked from the walls around the garden at her ancestral home, Lisnavagh House, Co. Carlow, which she encapsulates in hand-cast resin to deliver an enviable level of technical perfection.
My work is primarily influenced by the scale, approach and aesthetic of the Irish landscape. I like to explore the cycle of life and decay, and the dichotomy of fragility and preservation. I am particularly interested in mankinds relationship with our surroundings, and expressing the nature of that interaction is central to my work. I like to work with unusual organic and locally found materials that tell intimate stories about the physical locality and expose mans interaction with the natural habitat.
Sasha has work in numerous private and public collections including the National Museum of Ireland (Collins Barracks) and the Office of Public Works. In 2015 she broke new ground, with a collection of cast bird nests in a sold-out show entitled Caliology at the Oliver Sears Gallery in Dublin.
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PLEASE BID EARLY TO AVOID DISAPPOINTMENT.
In order to allow rival bidders the opportunity to respond to a late bid the following extensions will apply:
IF A BID IS RECEIVED WITHIN THE FINAL 45 SECONDS OF THE COUNTDOWN THE CLOCK WILL RESET TO 60 SECONDS.
At any point you can leave a maximum bid, representing the highest price you are prepared to pay for a particular lot. Bidding only advances when there is competition from a rival bidder. In that case the system bids on your behalf, only up to the maximum if required. All bids are relayed to you be email, along with notification if you have been outbid.
All maximum bids are confidential and not disclosed. The system will endeavor to purchase the lot for you for the least price. Bids are subject to buyer’s premium of 25% (incl vat), with no additional charges.
In the event of a tied bid, the preference will be given to the bid submitted first. The second bidder will receive immediate notification of being outbid.
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