{"product_id":"peter-fuller-sculpture","title":"Peter Fuller Sculpture","description":"\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003ePeter Fuller\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e1991\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e(signed Stephanie McDonald)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eBronze Original \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eUnique\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eHeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 124 × 81 × 160 cm\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCast:\u003c\/strong\u003e by Red Bronze, London.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003ePeter is shown seated in his writing chair, holding the small marble copy of the \u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eVenus de Milo\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e that he treasured. The ancient Greek sculpture features prominently in \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eArt and Psychoanalysis\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e, where Peter reflected on the changing ways we understand classical sculpture. By placing one sculpture within another, I wanted to acknowledge both Peter’s engagement with the classical tradition and my own discipline as a sculptor. The Venus becomes a dialogue between ancient and contemporary sculpture, between the critic and the sculptor, and between looking at art and making it.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eThe sculpture was begun in plaster in 1990, two months after I left hospital. I first established the full life-sized figure before sculpting Peter’s head and hands separately in clay and integrating them into the completed body. Building the portrait in this way allowed me to concentrate first on the physical presence and gesture of the figure before turning to the individuality expressed through the face and hands.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eAs I was making the sculpture, my friend Diane Simmons came to return a shirt I had bought Peter, one he had never had the chance to wear. Seeing the unfinished portrait for the first time made a profound impression on her. She later recreated that experience in her novel \u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eFinding a Way\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e, where she describes her first encounter with the sculpture.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eDiane’s account captures the extraordinary experience of encountering a sculpture that was created entirely from memory. For me, the work became a testament to the discipline of sculpture itself. Years of studying anatomy, proportion and observation had become instinctive, allowing me to recreate not only Peter’s likeness but also something of his presence.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eWhen Peter’s unworn shirt fitted the completed figure perfectly, it confirmed that the work had become more than a likeness.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0277\/9312\/9577\/files\/IMG_5830.jpg?v=1785154219\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eThis is the plaster version.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eFor me, the sculpture remains a testament to the enduring discipline of figurative sculpture: the ability, through years of observation and understanding of human form, to recreate not only a likeness but the powerful illusion of presence.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003ePeter Fuller (1947–1990) was one of Britain’s leading art critics, writer and editor of \u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eModern Painters\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e. We were together for six years, marrying in 1985, and shared a life shaped by art, literature and intellectual curiosity. Our conversations ranged across painting, sculpture, literature, philosophy and psychology, each deepening the other’s understanding of the world. This portrait is both a tribute to Peter’s life and work and a reflection of the creative partnership we shared.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e© Stephanie Fuller (Burns)\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Stephanie Fuller Gallery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41240038309960,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0277\/9312\/9577\/files\/IMG_5829.jpg?v=1785154097","url":"https:\/\/stephaniefullergallery.com\/products\/peter-fuller-sculpture","provider":"Stephanie Fuller Gallery","version":"1.0","type":"link"}