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Fallen column: part one, two and three

By Paul Lewthwaite 2006

Paul Lewthwaite

Dimensions
396cm

Courtesy of
Steel supplied by Eggleston Bros. Ltd, Surface by Stapleford Enamellers

Fragmented artefacts of architecture and statuary obtain a poetic significance often more evocative than the original items. In "fallen column", made for display in a museum context, I exploit this concept whilst simultaneously removing any physical reference to the ageing effects of history.
P L Paul Lewthwaite

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