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Steve Caplin, Dixon (2020), brass, glass, plastic [Detail]
Steve Caplin is a sculptor and visual artist, active across a large range of media. As a sculptor, Caplin works primarily with mixed-media collages, using found objects to create intricate constructions with surrealist and gothic overtones. Caplin challenges the traditional norms of craftsmanship with post-industrial imagery, carrying the cyberpunk aesthetic into the realm of visual art. He finds his inspiration from such artists as the Chapman Brothers, Po Shun Leong and Joseph Cornell. In addition, he is deeply influenced by the twin Japanese aesthetics of Wabi Sabi - the principle of an object celebrating its history and imperfections, rather than trying to cover them up - and Kintsugi, which highlights the visual repair of broken objects.
Selected Works
Steve Caplin
Tensegrity, 2020
Brass, wood, 54.5 x 20.5 x 31 cm
Steve Caplin
Matisse, 2017
Wood, brass and artist’s materials, 78 x 73 x 43 cm
Steve Caplin
Siedfried, 2014
Wood, brass, paper, horn, glass, 148 x 55 x 46 cm
Steve Caplin
Pandora, 2017
Wood, plaster, leather, plastic, brass, card, LCD screen, 36.5 x 31 x 9 cm
Steve Caplin
Giacomo, 2020
Wood, velvet, plaster, leather, brass
87 x 59 x 49 cm
Steve Caplin
Roentgen, 2020
Wood, brass, glass, leather, electric light bulbs and cables, mechanical fixings, paper, 156 x 103 x 41 cm
Steve Caplin
Albert, 2016
Wood, brass, bone, cardboard, Ostrich egg, 160 x 38 x 76 cm
Steve Caplin
Ksenia, 2017
Wood, leather, brass, Ostrich egg, 129 x 78 x 39 cm
Steve Caplin
Dixon, 2020
Brass, glass, plastic, 24 x 16 x 24 cm
Exhibition History Highlights
2020 - ‘SUMMER SHOW 2020’, No 20 Arts, London, UK
2019 - ‘BODIES: SELF & SEX’, No 20 Arts, London, UK
- ‘ON PAINTING’, No 20 Arts, London, UK
2018 - ‘SUMMER EXHIBITION’, No 20 Arts, London, UK
Press Releases
SUMMER SHOW - Arthur Lanyon, Augustine Carr, Jhonatan Pulido, Jim Threapleton, Keith Roberts, Max Maxwell, Nick de León, Paolo Staccioli, Rosie Snell, Shaun Fraser, Steve Caplin
23 July - 08 September 2020
BODIES: SELF & SEX - Steve Caplin, Eric Ceccarini, Karim Hamid, Ellie Howitt, Camilla Hanney, Anish Kapoor, Lucy Neish, Lydia Pettit, Keith Roberts, James Tailor, Alison Watt, Traditional African Art
22 November 2019 - 05 January 2020
ON PAINTING - Steve Caplin, Augustine Carr, Harriet Florence Farmer, Sally Heywood, Polly Johnston, Arthur Lanyon, Kate Palmer, Sean Scully, James Tailor
14 June - 28 July 2019
Publications
SUMMER SHOW 2020
Exhibition catalogue
32 pages - Fully illustrated in colour,
5.8 x 8.3 inches (14.8 x 21 cm)
Click here to download a pdf version of the catalogue, or please contact the gallery at info@no20arts.com to enquire about a paper copy.
BODIES: SELF & SEX
Exhibition catalogue
32 pages - Fully illustrated in colour
5.8 x 8.3 inches (14.8 x 21 cm)
Click here to download a pdf version of the catalogue, or please contact the gallery at info@no20arts.com to enquire about a paper copy.
ON PAINTING
Exhibition catalogue
32 pages - Fully illustrated in colour
5.8 x 8.3 inches (14.8 x 21 cm)
Click here to download a pdf version of the catalogue, or please contact the gallery at info@no20arts.com to enquire about a paper copy.
Steve Caplin, Pandora (2017), wood, plaster, leather, plastic, brass, card, LCD screen [Detail]