Darbyshire, Matthew
In his sculptural assemblages Matthew Darbyshire reflects on and examines the objects that we surround ourselves with, from furniture and clothing to cooking utensils and artworks. CAPTCHA No. 21 – Doryphoros (2015), made for Darbyshire’s 2015 solo exhibition at Manchester Art Gallery, is a version of a fifth-century Greek sculpture. Although the original bronze sculpture of Doryphoros – cast between 480 and 400 BCE – has been lost, a Roman copy in marble remains. To make his own ‘copy’ of this famous sculpture, Darbyshire purchased a 3D scan of the object online, before painstakingly building his figure from layer upon layer of hand-cut, hand-painted polycarbonate. Darbyshire often makes use of contemporary processes and materials in his work, but does so critically. As he explains, his work is often ‘driven by a desire, albeit a naïve one, to wrestle back the right to make images and objects from today’s monopolising digital means.’
- Artwork Details: 224 x 75 x 75cm
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- Material description: Multi-wall polycarbonate
- Credit line: © the artist
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- Accession number: ACC43/2016