‘Torso in Metal from ‘The Rock Drill’‘, Sir Jacob Epstein, 191315 Tate
Benedict Romain's Artistic Research Jacob Epstein The Rock Drill
A reconstruction of Jacob Epstein's 'Rock Drill' (1913-1915), created in 1973-1974 by Ken Cook and Ann Christopher. The reconstruction was funded by the Arts Council for a 1974 exhibition at the Hayward Gallery 'Vorticism and its Allies', curated by Richard Cork. It was made by copying the torso from the bronze 'The Rock Drill' in Tate.
Jacob Epstein, Rock Drill,191315 Eduardo Paolozzi, Vortex, Field Trip, Sculpture Art, The Good
Rock Drill was created using a real rock drill from a Chicago company, it was used to drill through high quartzite granite to mine for precious minerals, meaning the sculpture is partially a 'readymade'. The figure atop the drill was carved plaster, possibly originally sculpted in clay, cast, then recarved. It is evident in the figure's form how he was influenced particularly by the work.
Epstein Jacob "Rock Drill" et l'hommemachine
The origins of Jacob Epstein's Rock Drill (1913) and its meanings have been historically confused by two historical coincidences: the date of execution is the same as that of Marcel Duchamp's Bicycle Wheel, his first ready made and the year 1913 is the last year before the Great War.
Benedict Romain's Artistic Research Jacob Epstein The Rock Drill
124. Jacob Epstein's "Torso in Metal from Rock Drill" sculpture at the Tate Britain. Sailko/cc by 3.0. When the American-British artist Jacob Epstein began his "Rock Drill" sculpture in 1913.
Torso in Metal from 'The Rock Drill' — Sir Jacob Epstein (191314). It kinda looks like a Star
Jacob Epstein (1880-1959) was an American-born sculptor who had moved to Europe in 1902, and taken British citizenship in 1911. Although Epstein was not officially a member of the Vorticists, not having signed the Vorticist Manifesto, the full-figure sculpture has also been hailed as the pinnacle of Vorticist art. [1]
Epstein Jacob "Rock Drill" et l'hommemachine
'Rock Drill' was created in c.1915 by Jacob Epstein in Cubism style. Find more prominent pieces of sculpture at Wikiart.org - best visual art database.
Robotic Futures Epstein’s Rock Drill 191315 The New Art Gallery Walsall
A science-fiction monster turns its long metal snout sideways as it scans the wreckage of some endless robot war. The 20th century is an age of steel and warfare in Epstein's terrifying vision.
Rock Drill by Jacob Epstein, in the National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa, Canada. 07/2017. Scultura
Details Title: Torso in Metal from the 'Rock Drill' Creator: Jacob Epstein Date Created: 1913/1916 Physical Dimensions: w640 x h730 x d340mm Type: Sculpture Rights: Auckland Art Gallery Toi o.
A Place Called Space Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery
He discusses the Rock Drill, made by Jacob Epstein between 1913 and 1915, which he considers as the first work of Modernism in Britain and which he compares to Duchamp's Bicycle Wheel of the same.
a woman is walking through an art gallery with sculptures on display in front of her
discussed in biography In Sir Jacob Epstein.strongest work of the period, The Rock Drill (1913), was modeled in plaster, and its robotlike form reflects his short-lived interest in sleek, abstract design. Read More
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Exploring the new feeling of power in the industrial age, Jacob Epstein originally placed a plaster version of this figure on top of a commercial rock drill. After the machines of the First World War killed unimaginable numbers of people, Epstein's attitude to machines changed.
‘Torso in Metal from ‘The Rock Drill’‘, Sir Jacob Epstein, 191315 Tate
Mohamed is deeply shaken when his oldest son Malik returns home after a long journey with a mysterious new wife. 'The Rock Drill' was created in 1914 by Jacob Epstein in Cubism style. Find more prominent pieces of sculpture at Wikiart.org - best visual art database.
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Simon Grant Jacob Epstein's 'visored, menacing' sculpture The Rock Drill has inspired artists, musicians and filmmakers alike Jacob Epstein's Torso in Metal from 'The Rock Drill' 1913-15 photographed during a private view of his retrospective exhibition at Tate Gallery, London, September 1952 Keystone Press / Alamy Stock Photo
Jacob Epstein’s “Rock Drill” 191315 The London Group
Epstein is one of Britain's most prominent sculptors and one of his most notable works is The Rock Drill, 1913, depicted in a pencil drawing in the collection of The New Art Gallery, Walsall.
P. 147. Jacob Epstein, England 18801959. The Rock Drill, 19131916. Plaster on actual drill
1 other work identified How we identified these works Licensing Feedback Jacob Epstein. The Rock Drill. 1913-14 (cast 1962). Bronze. 28 x 26" (71 x 66 cm) on wooden base. Mrs. Simon Guggenheim Fund. 155.1962. Painting and Sculpture
Jacob Epstein, Rock Drill Torso, bronze, 191314 Tate Brit… jacquemart Flickr
At the 1915 London Group exhibition, Jacob Epstein exhibited his sculpture Rock Drill for the first and only time. The work consisted of a plaster of paris figure mounted on a real rock drill, the phallic connotations of which were noted both then and in the work's subsequent reception.
