Jon Kipps : Trash Talk

This work is part of an on going series of wall based sculptures - stemming from a curiosity about the design of symbols, visual communication and how we are encouraged to interpret and perceive the objects that make up our surrounding environments. However, unlike traditional symbols which are often designed to associate with a linear meaning or message, Kipps' work explores layers and combinations of broad influences and source images to create hybrid sculptural objects. The materials are mostly offcuts/left over/waste materials, but often disguised or manipulated in some way. The artist's idea of making sculpture is that it's possible to charge materials with a sort of low-fi power. When you invest enough energy into making an object it can acquire a special sort of resonance. The sculptures are all named after bands.

 

Product Information

2022

Walnut, paper pulp, wire mesh, cardboard acrylic & spray paint

15cm x 8cm x 7.5cm

 

About the Artist

Jon Kipps (b.1986) is an artist currently based in Southend-on-Sea, UK. He works mainly in sculpture, creating hybrid objects from discarded or leftover materials. Kipps is interested in objects associated with asserting or diffusing power, restricting behaviour and understanding social hierarchies and his work attempts to undermine the assertiveness inherent in such design through materiality.
Kipps graduated from BA Fine Art at Nottingham Trent University in 2008 and MFA Sculpture at The Slade School of Fine Art in 2014. He was shortlisted for the Mark Tanner Sculpture Award 2020. Key exhibitions include: Deep Adaptation, Standpoint Gallery London, 2023 (solo); [X], Thirsk Hall Sculpture Garden, North Yorkshire, 2022 (solo); Making poetry with solid objects II, Komagome SOKO, Tokyo, Japan, 2024; Residency #2 (w/ Dimitris Ameladiotis), Gonzo Unit, thessaloniki, Greece 2021; Arches and Velvet Curtains, (w/Frank Kent), Royal Academy of Arts, London 2017; TAWI, Dakar Biennalle OFF, Senegal 2016

 

Shipping

This work is part of our 2024 Winter Fundraiser and will be available for collection or shipping from 14th - 20th December. Please note all items will be shipped via Royal Mail Tracked 24 unless stated otherwise.