Up and under
Barbara Ash
Up and under
Barbara Ash
Reference
SAS0132_003
Year
2005
Dimensions (cm)
Height: 18
Length: 21
Depth: 11
Length: 21
Depth: 11
Materials
Bronze
Suitable Locations for the Work
- Indoors
- On a plinth
- In a case
Background, history, commissioner of the work
This piece was funded and conceived by the artist and was part of a project exploring themes of hierarchies and power.
Thematic/contextual information
Up and under was part of a project exploring themes of hierarchies and power. I used the peacock as the protagonist in my bronze sculptures to highlight its aristocratic associations and as a metaphor for pride with its imperious and ostentatious bearing; the associations of splendour and beauty possibly inspiring the English upper classes to display them as pets/mascots and status symbols for their country estates.