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Artworks
Bob LAW British, 1934-2004
Blue Chair, 1982
Painted wood
90.7 x 44.8 x 49.4 cm
In his studio Law sat in a chair to ponder his paintings, and that piece of furniture subsequently became part of his sculptural repertoire, drawing on his early work as...
In his studio Law sat in a chair to ponder his paintings, and that piece of furniture subsequently became part of his sculptural repertoire, drawing on his early work as a carpenter. Now empty, the chair conjures the absent body of Law and a lineage of artists stretching back to Vincent van Gogh who have used this everyday object as a poignant stand-in for the self. The work explicitly conjures Law's bodily relationship with this abstract field, while suggesting further possibilities for contemplation and transformation.
Exhibitions
Bob Law: Ideas, Energies, Transmutations, Richard Saltoun Gallery London, 3 September - 31 October 2020Literature
Bob Law: A Retrospective, Ridinghouse, 2009 p 173