Through references to human forms, Los Angeles sculptor Peter Shelton (born 1951) explores the relationship between space, proportion, and movement, often on a grand scale. Initially a pre-medical student at Pomona College, he changed his major to fine art, earned a trade certificate in welding from the Hobart School of Welding Technology, and eventually a MFA from the University of California, Los Angeles in 1979. Displaying his technical skill, his early sculptures were overtly geometric, and according to the artist, “I would sneak in a reference to the body without depicting the body, which was a way of creating a kind of subversive connection.” His ingenious and expansive sculpture installations such as pipegutandwaterseatandSTANDSTILL (1984) utilize vast gallery spaces to juxtapose seemingly disparate suggestive objects as interrelated parts of the human body. Shelton’s legpoints (c. 1983-84) – another vague reference to human anatomy – sway in a deceptive imitation of life, producing a serenity of impeccable form and balance. Constantly building upon previous objects and themes, Shelton has earned himself numerous museum exhibitions, a Guggenheim Memorial Foundation Fellowship (1989), and a recent survey exhibition at L.A. Louver Gallery (2011). Literature: L.A. Louver Gallery. Peter Shelton eyehand: Selected Sculpture from 1975-2011. Venice, CA: L.A. Louver Gallery, 2011. Print.
77
113 PETER SHELTON LEGPOINTS c. 1983-84 Cast iron A: 19.5” x 5” diameter; extended length of 78”; B: 19” x 5” diameter; extended length of 78” Provenance: P R OP E RT Y B A R A C OL L EC T I ON
$18,000-25,000
F R O M A SAN TA B AR-