Sense - Perception: Sculpture, Drawing and the Influence of Classicism
- Henry Moore Studios & Gardens
- Saturday, 12 October 2019
- 10am - 6pm
- Henry Moore Institute
- Friday, 29 November 2019
- 10am - 6pm
Edward Allington, in collaboration with Edward Woodman, Decorative Forms Over the World, Temple of Poseidon, Cape Sounio, Lavrio, Greece, 2014 © the Edward Allington Estate and Edward Woodman. Photo: Edward Woodman Edward Allington, Things Unsaid, 1990, pen, ink and emulsion on ledger paper Courtesy Leeds Museums & Galleries (Leeds Art Gallery)
This year marks the opening of two major exhibitions by the Henry Moore Foundation: Henry Moore Drawings: The Art of Seeing (3 April - 27 October at Henry Moore Studios & Gardens) and Edward Allington: Things Unsaid (25 October - 19 January at the Henry Moore Institute).
While primarily known as sculptors, both Allington (1951-2017) and Moore (1898-1986) were exceptional draughtsmen. They used drawing to create imaginary spaces and impossible compositions, testing the limitations of the real world.
They can be further connected by their mutual interest in the Classical world, which this two day conference will use as a key research focus. What role did drawing have in re-configuring or re-capturing the essence of a world known primarily through sculpture and, moreover, the fragment? Does the creation of perceived space on paper, rather than the physical actuality of a three-dimensional object afford these sculptors an opportunity to further new understanding? Can Plato’s theories on sense, perception and form help to interpret such work?
By using the work of Moore and Allington as a starting point, this conference will explore the importance of drawing to sculptural practice.
Friday 11 October: POSTPONED
Royal Society of Sculptors, South Kensington, London
Artist’s Lecture: Tania Kovats |
POSTPONED |
Saturday 12 October, 10am - 6pm
Henry Moore Studio & Gardens, Perry Green
10am | Registration and Coffee |
10:20am | Welcome and Introduction Kirstie Gregory (Henry Moore Institute) and Dr Hannah Higham (Henry Moore Foundation) |
Session 1: Plastic Drawing | |
Chair: Prof. Anne Wagner (University of Berkeley, California) | |
10:30am | "Moore/Italy 1925". Considerations on the Fascination of the Young Henry Moore for the Trecento and Quattrocento Artists Dr Emanuele Greco (Stiftung Arp e.V.) |
11am | From three to two dimensions and back again: Flaxman and the Greek vase Prof. Amy Smith (University of Reading) |
11:30am | Sculpture Without Jeopardy: The Space of Drawing as a Safe Place Desmond Brett (Royal College of Art) |
Followed by Panel Discussion | |
12:30pm | Lunch |
1:30pm | Introduction to the exhibition Henry Moore Drawings: The Art of Seeing with Sebastiano Barassi (Henry Moore Foundation) |
Session 2: Fragments – Architectural, Sculptural and Illusionary | |
Chair: Dr Nina Pearlman (University College London) | |
2:30pm | Drawing Sculpture in Fragmentation: Whistler, Rodin and Non Finito Marte Stinis (University of York) |
3pm | The Shadow out of Time: Edward Allington’s Architectural Fragments Kirstie Gregory (Henry Moore Institute) |
Followed by Panel Discussion | |
3:30pm | Break |
4 - 6pm | Artist’s Lecture: Lucy Skaer With wine reception |
Friday 29 November, 10am - 6:30pm
Henry Moore Institute, Leeds
10am | Registration and Coffee |
10:20am | Welcome and Introduction Kirstie Gregory (Henry Moore Institute) and Dr Hannah Higham (Henry Moore Foundation) |
Session 1: Picturing Sculpture | |
Chair: Katherine Stout (Focal Point Gallery) | |
10:30am | Picasso's Vollard Suite and the Dematerialisation of Classical Sculpture John Damastra (Williams College, Massachusetts) |
11am | Allington and Moore: Framing the Sculptural within the Pictorial Deanna Petherbridge (The Warburg Institute, London) |
11:30am | From 2- to 3-D and Back Again: Alice Aycock's Project for a Circular Building with Narrow Ledges for Walking (1976) Jana La Brasca (University of Texas, Austin) |
Followed by Panel Discussion | |
12pm | Introduction to the exhibition Edward Allington: Things Unsaid by curator Judith Winter (Gray’s School of Art) |
12:30 - 2pm | Lunch and opportunity to view Edward Allington: Things Unsaid |
Session 2: The Consequences of Classical Categorisation in a Digital World | |
Chair: Dr Clare O'Dowd (Henry Moore Institute) | |
2pm | Disrupting the Hierarchy of the Senses and Resisting Fragmentation Kitty Brandon-James (The British Higher School of Art and Design, Moscow) |
2:30pm | Senses Feedback: Can we create some wiggle room in our sensory perception to momentarily glimpse the ideal forms? Dai Roberts (Henry Moore Foundation) |
Followed by Panel Discussion | |
3pm | Tea and coffee served |
3:30pm | Artist's Lecture: Charles Avery |
4:30 - 6pm | Wine reception |
Tickets
11/12 October
Friday 11 October, Royal Society of Sculptors, London, 6 - 8pm. Artists's lecture and wine reception.
Saturday 12 October, Henry Moore Studios & Gardens, Hertfordshire, 10am - 6pm. Includes lunch.
£20 / £15 concession
29 November
Henry Moore Institute, Leeds, 10am - 6pm. Includes lunch.
£20 / £15 concession
Full conference
£30 / £20 concession
For more information please contact Kirstie Gregory, Research Coordinator, or Hannah Higham, Curator.
Venue details
12 October
Venue address
Henry Moore Studios & Gardens
Dane Tree House
Perry Green
Hertfordshire
SG10 6EE
United Kingdom
T: +44 (0)1279 843 333
Opening times
Closed for the winter.
Opening times 2020
3 April to 25 October, 11am - 5pm
Wednesday to Sunday & Bank Holidays
29 November 2019
Venue address
Henry Moore Institute
The Headrow
Leeds
LS1 3AH
United Kingdom
T: 0113 246 7467
Opening times
Open 7 days a week, except Bank Holidays, from 10am to 5pm and until 8pm on Wednesdays.
Galleries are closed on Mondays.