Gift horse

Exploring the idea of the gift horse, or dowry horse, depicted as an opening horse form full of gifts and riches.

Reclaimed hardwoods, copper, pewter and brass with paint and lacquer.

Dimensions: 40 x 56 x 20 cm.

About the artist:
Liam Ball, born Coventry 1964 My work is a mixture of the real and imaginary, with a view to creating sympathy for the idea or subject. A desire to make the work aesthetically pleasing goes some way towards achieving this. I like the idea of telling stories with sculpture, sometimes just a snapshot, a moment within the story and sometimes a whole drama. Found and recycled objects, including reclaimed hardwoods, driftwood, and stone in combination with copper, pewter, brass, paints and dyes are materials I commonly use. As the work has developed new materials such as acrylic and movable parts have been used in some of the work. The use of such parts and materials invites the viewer to interact with the sculpture; perhaps to open a door, spin a propeller or lift up a lid to see what is inside.