becomes a symbol of the power that humanity possesses. In the film Oppenheimer the protagonist quotes from the Bhagavad Gita “ Now, I am become Death, the destroyer of worlds.” The Cleanup is a metaphor for the effects of the detonation of a nuclear bomb. It was a tragedy that brought death and destruction on the … Continue reading A Humble Object
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Vanitas – new sculpture
I have combined my favourite symbols in this new sculpture. I use gold because I like the irony when used to create a skull. We are a consumerist society obsessed with status symbols and the pursuit of wealth and power. The skull, however, reminds us that we are all mortal and the dripping wax is … Continue reading Vanitas – new sculpture
New work in progress
Beauty in the Banal
Looking at these alluring colours and one can easily forget that these are actually medical instruments used to administer life saving drips or donate blood. I love examining these banal objects and seeing how I can give them a second lease of life. Butterfly needles and tubes
The Tree of Life is Anthony Moman’s interpretation “of the mythical using the practical”
The Tree of Life symbolizes health and optimism for a brighter future. I have used these syringes to create it because these everyday medical instruments which are mainly used in drawing blood for donation or for delivering iv fluids into the body are crucial to a patient's survival. Trees are also important to our survival … Continue reading The Tree of Life is Anthony Moman’s interpretation “of the mythical using the practical”
A Thousand Cuts In Its New Home
Honoured to have my art with this great actor, musician and philanthropist. (This image is the property of artist Anthony Moman and may not be reproduced)
Lovesick
I have now completed my latest sculpture created from syringes. I love the 3D effect of the entwined butterfly intravenous syringes. I am being true to the theme of elevating ordinary objects into extraordinary sculptures whilst uniting a life saving medical tool with a frivolous yet symbolic heart.
FFOUND 2018 WOOLFF GALLERY LONDON
Woolff Gallery London will be having a collective show from 23 November - 1 December Happy to be back in my home town. Woolff Gallery, 89 Charlotte Street, London W1T 4PU T: +44 (0) 207 631 0551 E: info@woolffgallery.co.uk OPENING TIMES: Mon-Fri: 10.30 - 6 & Sat: 11 - 5 Or by Appointment - please … Continue reading FFOUND 2018 WOOLFF GALLERY LONDON
This Is America
This is America 2018 Syringe on board 66 x 96 cm Every day, more than 115 people in the United States die after overdosing on opioids Ogni giorno, più di 115 persone negli Stati Uniti muoiono dopo un sovradosaggio di oppioidi The NIH invests nearly $37.3 billion annually in medical research for the American people. … Continue reading This Is America
WAZZAP ?! NEW EXHIBITION AT FUTURA GALLERY PIETRASANTA
It is the emoticons that are the protagonists of WAZZAP ?! the personal exhibition of Anthony Moman, which opens on Saturday 11 August, at the Futura Art Gallery. The term coined in 1988, derives from "emotion" and "icon", and translates into an icon of emotions, emotions that come to life in the extravagant works created … Continue reading WAZZAP ?! NEW EXHIBITION AT FUTURA GALLERY PIETRASANTA