ART GALLERY

TONY BENNETT

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THE PAWN (mask form)

Ceramic, painted slips

Size  H 40cm x  W 34cm x D 13cm

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£1,375

MONKEY DRIVER (yellow face on camouflage base)

Ceramic, painted slips

Size  H 36cm x W 28cm x D 13cm

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£1,325

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These two pieces are part of an ongoing exploration of the male psyche using the head form as the main vehicle for expressing my ideas.  My primary interest is the ongoing manipulation of our animal drives within our ever expanding intellectual capabilities and how this often forces us to camouflage feelings and motivations within our social interactions.

In recent times the rapid incursion of coded control within all aspects of our life has brought a new dynamic to this theme.  The monkey within has been shaken but remains constant.

ASCII Head

Ceramic, with coloured slips and glaze

Size  H 50cm x W 28cm x D 5cm

Ceramic  Base W 17 x D 9  x  H 4cm

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£1,375

Detective Special Hand Gun

Enlarged Replica of a toy gun

Mounted on wood wall bracket

Ceramic, with coloured  slips

Size  H 50cm x W 61cm x overall D 15cm

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£1,950

TONY BENNETT

Born Evesham, Worcestershire 1949

I graduated from the Royal College of Art in 1974 and have taught at Hastings College and run my own studio from 1975.

My work is figurative with complex graphic surfaces.

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I have exhibited widely in National and International exhibitions and have work in major international public and private collections.

Currently my work is mainly seen through Rye Society of Artists Exhibitions and Website and Rye Art Gallery.

Collections:

Public

Perth Museum, Australia

Melbourne Museum, Australia

Auckland Museum, New Zealand

Ulster Museum, Belfast

Hastings Museum

Castle Museum Norwich

Los Angeles County Museum

Brighton and Hove Museum

Newport Museum, Wales

Shigaraki Museum of Ceramic Art, Tokyo

Mint Museum of Craft & Design, Charlotte, U.S.A.

Racine Art Museum (R.A.M.) Wisconsin, U.S.A.

Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, U.S.A.

Arizona State University Art Museum, Tempe, U.S.A.

Corporate

1st National Bank of Minnesota, Minneapolis U.S.A.

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