Dr John Russell's work to be exhibited in Regent's Park

Wednesday, 13 October 2010

'Public Sculpture [the social]' (2010) in Regent's Park, by Dr John Russell, University of Reading

Dr John Russell from the Department of Fine Art, will be exhibiting a striking piece of artwork in Regent's Park, London at the end of this week. The piece was commissioned by the Frieze Art Fair, who are the most prestigious contemporary art fair in the UK to present an installation in the Sculpture Park.

‘Public Sculpture [the social]' (2010) takes the form of a large scale digital print on vinyl (4.6 x 8.4 metres) depicting a futuristic public sculpture. This imagery was developed in part, from a recent AHRC funded project researching the visualization of philosophical and political ideas as art.

Dr Russell said: "The sculpture presents the image of a virtual sculpture, constructed using 3D modelling, and outputted as a large scale print. In part I was influenced by J.G.Ballard's descriptions of impossible, futuristic sculptures in his book Vermillion Sands."

The work can be seen at the Frieze Sculpture Park, from Thursday 14 - Sunday 17 October 2010. The Frieze Art Fair is less than five minutes walk from Regent's Park tube station, and is close to Baker Street and Great Portland Street tube stations.

Thursday 14 October: 11am-7pm

Friday 15 October: 11am-7pm

Saturday 16 October: 11am-7pm

Sunday 17 October: 11am-6pm

Entrance to the sculpture Park is free.