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David Batchelor — Concreto 2.0/02
David Batchelor

Concreto 2.0/02

2014

Concreto 2.0/02 presents a compact yet quietly commanding union of concrete and coloured glass, two materials that sit at opposite ends of the aesthetic spectrum yet find in Batchelor's hands a surprising and convincing equilibrium. Cast at a modest 29 by 20 by 6.5 centimetres, the work operates through intimate scale, drawing the viewer close enough to register the tactile weight of the concrete against the luminous, almost candied presence of the glass embedded within it. The pairing is neither accidental nor decorative. Batchelor uses these materials to probe the cultural hierarchies that separate the utilitarian from the beautiful, the raw from the refined, insisting that colour itself carries meaning and that its appearance in unexpected contexts is an act of gentle but persistent argument. Batchelor has long been preoccupied with colour as a found phenomenon, something encountered in the overlooked margins of urban and industrial life rather than conjured in the studio as pure expression. Concreto 2.0/02 sits comfortably within that sustained inquiry, channelling the visual language of São Paulo's built environment through a form that is simultaneously sculptural object and conceptual proposition. The concrete grounds the work in the physical world while the coloured glass introduces an element of light-dependency, shifting in appearance according to its environment and ensuring the piece never resolves into something static or fully knowable. For collectors, the work offers the kind of concentrated intelligence that rewards sustained living with. Signed by the artist and presented in a series that allows each piece to function as a self-contained statement, Concreto 2.0/02 is representative of a practice that has earned significant institutional recognition while remaining grounded in sensory and philosophical curiosity. Available through Galeria Leme, the work represents a considered point of entry into one of the more intellectually distinctive bodies of work in contemporary British art.

Medium
Concrete and coloured glass
Overall
Signed
Yes

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David Batchelor, Concreto 2.0/02, 2014

Concreto 2.0/02 presents a compact yet quietly commanding union of concrete and coloured glass, two materials that sit at opposite ends of the aesthetic spectrum yet find in Batchelor's hands a surprising and convincing equilibrium. Cast at a modest 29 by 20 by 6.5 centimetres, the work operates through intimate scale, drawing the viewer close enough to register the tactile weight of the concrete against the luminous, almost candied presence of the glass embedded within it. The pairing is neither accidental nor decorative. Batchelor uses these materials to probe the cultural hierarchies that separate the utilitarian from the beautiful, the raw from the refined, insisting that colour itself carries meaning and that its appearance in unexpected contexts is an act of gentle but persistent argument. Batchelor has long been preoccupied with colour as a found phenomenon, something encountered in the overlooked margins of urban and industrial life rather than conjured in the studio as pure expression. Concreto 2.0/02 sits comfortably within that sustained inquiry, channelling the visual language of São Paulo's built environment through a form that is simultaneously sculptural object and conceptual proposition. The concrete grounds the work in the physical world while the coloured glass introduces an element of light-dependency, shifting in appearance according to its environment and ensuring the piece never resolves into something static or fully knowable. For collectors, the work offers the kind of concentrated intelligence that rewards sustained living with. Signed by the artist and presented in a series that allows each piece to function as a self-contained statement, Concreto 2.0/02 is representative of a practice that has earned significant institutional recognition while remaining grounded in sensory and philosophical curiosity. Available through Galeria Leme, the work represents a considered point of entry into one of the more intellectually distinctive bodies of work in contemporary British art.

Medium
Concrete and coloured glass
Dimensions
overall: 29 x 20 x 6.5 cm
Year
2014
Signed
Hand-signed by the artist
Seen at
Galeria Leme

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