Victor Seaward
Victor Seaward blends the old and the new from history, juxtaposing ancient cultural artifacts with hyper-engineered ones. The insidious authenticity of the fabricated objects is comparable to Deepfakes - eerily realistic looking Trompe-l’oeil objects that have been designed or distorted by artificial intelligence techniques. In a way they are physical manifestations of raw data - a convincing simulacrum of a series of 0s and 1s.
After studying painting at the Royal College of Art, UK, where he always had a particular focus on wall based sculpture, he began constructing framing devices in the form of vitrines and shelves on which those items are carefully curated.
The meaning of the real or reproduced objects is questioned. The depiction of inanimate objects is taken to extremes by adding additional symbols of transience. The vanitas theme is spun further here and not only illustrates a conflict between the Middle Ages and modernity, but also between the present and the future and shows the dichotomy between human humility and human self-confidence.
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SELECTED PRESS
Selected works:
Vanitas V, 2022
Full colour 3D printed gypsum clementine, cardboard fragment; 3D printed SLA resin Egyptian fragment; powder coated mild steel, LED lighting system
47 x 31 x 20.5 cm (18.5 x 12.2 x 8 in)
Vanitas II, 2022
Full colour 3D printed gypsum tennis ball, rope, pistachio shells, paracetamol; powder coated mild steel, LED lighting system
42 x 48 x 25 cm (16.5 x 18.9 x 9.8 in)
Vanitas IV, 2022
Full colour 3D printed gypsum sycamore twig; enamel on 3D printed SLA fly; powder coated mild steel, LED lightning system
47x 31 x 20.5 cm (18.5 x 12.2 x 8 in)
Vanitas VII, 2022
Full colour 3D printed gypsum cigarette, tennis ball; powder coated mild steel, LED lighting system
27 x 20 x 14 cm (10.6 x 7.9 x 5.5 in)
Vanitas VI, 2022
Full colour 3D printed gypsum garlic, cardboard fragment, packing chips; 3D printed SLA resin water bottle, coral, bird’s eggs; bird nest; powder coated mild steel, LED lighting system
67 x 62 x 22 cm (26.4 x 24.4 x 8.7 in)
Vanitas III, 2022
Full colour 3D printed gypsum ramen, microfibre flannel; 3D printed SLA resin water bottle; 3D printed PLA crate; powder coated mild steel, LED lighting system
42 x 48 x 27 cm (16.5 x 18.9 x 10.6 in)
Vanitas VIII, 2022
Full colour 3D printed gypsum clementine, sock; powder coated mild steel, LED lighting system
27 x 20 x 14 cm (10.6 x 7.9 x 5.5 in)
Vanitas IX, 2022
Full colour 3D printed gypsum cigarette, toilet roll; powder coated mild steel, LED lighting system
27 x 20 x 14 cm (10.6 x 7.9 x 5.5 in)
Oracle II, 2022
Outside: emulsion, enamel, and epoxy resin on 3D printed PLA; silicone on jute rope
Inside: 3D printed SLA resin, silicone, LED and electrical components
43 x 21 x 20 cm (16.9 x 8.3 x 7.9 in)
Oracle III, 2022
Outside: emulsion, enamel, and epoxy resin on 3D printed PLA; silicone on jute rope
Inside: 3D printed SLA resin, silicone, LED and electrical components
43 x 21 x 20 cm (16.9 x 8.3 x 7.9 in)
Vanitas I, 2022
Quing Dynasty bowl from the Tek Sing shipwreck; full colour 3D printed gypsum silver birch twigs, seashells, paracetamol; powder coated mild steel, LED lighting system
42 x 48 x 25 cm (16.5 x 18.9 9.8 in)