Following a visit to Florence in 1960, where viewing the works of the Renaissance sculptors had a profound impact, Bernard Meadows replaced his metaphorical startled birds with direct human references,...
Following a visit to Florence in 1960, where viewing the works of the Renaissance sculptors had a profound impact, Bernard Meadows replaced his metaphorical startled birds with direct human references, as seen in 'Armed Bust 1'. The sharp pointed form radiates power and formidable presence and was the first in a series of some twenty masculine stereotypes, including 'Tycoon' and 'Augustus'. Meadows described these works as follows, “The figures are armoured, aggressive, protected, but inside they are soft and vulnerable”.
Paul
Rosenberg Gallery, New York
Albright Knox Members Gallery, New York
The estate of Dr. Eugene Gaier, Buffalo, New York
Exhibitions
Amsterdam,
Stedelijk Museum, 13 May - 21 June 1965, cat no 51 (another cast)
Publications
Alan
Bowness, Bernard Meadows: Sculpture and
Drawings, published by The Henry Moore Foundation in association with Lund
Humphries 1995, cat no BM 72, illustrated page 62 (another cast)