Phyllida Barlow: Peninsula (2004)

Discover Phyllida Barlow's sculpture work with 'Peninsula' from 2004

Peninsula (2004/2004) by Phyllida BarlowBALTIC Centre for Contemporary Art

SCALE

The resulting exhibition comprised nine sculptures, some of considerable size and others of a more intimate, personal scale.

Peninsula, Phyllida Barlow, 2004-04-17/2005-11-20, From the collection of: BALTIC Centre for Contemporary Art
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Peninsula, Phyllida Barlow, 2004-04-17/2005-11-20, From the collection of: BALTIC Centre for Contemporary Art
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Peninsula (2004-04-17/2005-11-20) by Phyllida BarlowBALTIC Centre for Contemporary Art

MATERIAL

Barlow makes large-scale sculpture from low-tech, mundane materials like rubber, tarpaulin, polythene, bitumen, concrete, paint, foil, rags and plaster.

Peninsula, Phyllida Barlow, 2004-04-17/2005-11-20, From the collection of: BALTIC Centre for Contemporary Art
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Peninsula, Phyllida Barlow, 2004-04-17/2005-11-20, From the collection of: BALTIC Centre for Contemporary Art
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Phyllida Barlow installing 'Peninsula' (2004-04-17/2005-11-20) by Phyllida BarlowBALTIC Centre for Contemporary Art

INSTALLING THE WORK

The construction of the works is informed by the sculptural possibilities of form, mass, volume, space and scale. For Barlow, these materials have the advantage of being cheap and readily available, but more importantly they lack the gravitas and status of traditional sculptural materials of stone and metal.

Phyllida Barlow installing 'Peninsula', Phyllida Barlow, 2004-04-17/2005-11-20, From the collection of: BALTIC Centre for Contemporary Art
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Phyllida Barlow installing 'Peninsula', Phyllida Barlow, 2004-04-17/2005-11-20, From the collection of: BALTIC Centre for Contemporary Art
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Peninsula (2004-04-17/2005-11-20) by Phyllida BarlowBALTIC Centre for Contemporary Art

PENINSULA

The title of the show, Peninsula, reflects some of the physical characteristics of the Level 4 gallery space, and its relationship to the city and in turn the city's relationship to the rest of the country. It might also be seen as a metaphor for personal and political relationships and notions of independence and reliance. 

Peninsula, Phyllida Barlow, 2004/2004, From the collection of: BALTIC Centre for Contemporary Art
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Image: Colin Davison
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Peninsula, Phyllida Barlow, 2004/2004, From the collection of: BALTIC Centre for Contemporary Art
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Image: Colin Davison
© BALTIC Centre for Contemporary Art

Peninsula (2004-04-17/2005-11-20) by Phyllida BarlowBALTIC Centre for Contemporary Art

Peninsula (2004-04-17/2005-11-20) by Phyllida BarlowBALTIC Centre for Contemporary Art

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