Hornby Tantra | Collaborative Works III: British Land, London
This is the third project in their ongoing collaboration. Unlike many artistic collaborations in which the individual styles of the artists become entirely merged, HORNBY TANTRA create a tension between their co-habiting voices, upholding their distinct mediums and practices...
Broadgate presents Hornby Tantra Collaborative Works III : Proposals, the third occasion Sculptor Nick Hornby has collaborated with Painter Sinta Tantra. The exhibition will be unfolding over different sites across the spring with a series of bright and bold sculptures made in 2013 and 2014, an exhibition of sketches and digital rendering plus their centrepiece: a vibrant outdoor collaborative presentation in Finsbury Avenue Square.
The artists met at London’s Slade School of Fine Art in the early 2000s, and followed divergent career paths. After a decade of shared conversations and mutual respect, they made their first collaborative artworks, including large-scale coloured sculptures, in 2013. This is the third project in their ongoing collaboration. Unlike many artistic collaborations in which the individual styles of the artists become entirely merged, HORNBY TANTRA create a tension between their co-habiting voices, upholding their distinct mediums and practices. Set against the tradition of an artist figure alone in their studio, the idea of co-authored work may seem unconventional; how can two distinct visions occupy a single space with equal force? There are similarities in creative approach - both artists employ innovative technologies and handcrafts. Hornby’s solo sculptures, cast in bronze or carved in marble, combine three-dimensional modelling software with art historical citations. Tantra’s solo work engages with painting on an architectural scale, working with tempera on linen as well as murals on building structures. Despite these obvious differences, HORNBY TANTRA find common ground in their relationship to shape and culture, resulting in an interwoven dialogue - Tantra’s paintings on Hornby’s sculptures, Hornby’s re-imaginings of Tantra’s painted works - each voice remaining clear and considered.
ABOUT COLLABORATIVE WORKS III: PROPOSALS
This exhibition is presented over several locations at Broadgate : Exchange House & 201 Bishopsgate are showcasing a series of brightly painted sculptures made between 2013 and 2014. The Broadgate Tower is displaying a sequence of new works developed this year – sketches, digital renders and proposals, alongside a presentation of public art proposals and models, including Tantra’s 2017 Folkestone Triennial painted building and Hornby’s 2018 Harlow sculptural commission. In addition to these internal exhibitions, visitors can enjoy an outdoor collaborative presentation in Finsbury Avenue Square plus a solo sculpture by Nick Hornby situated within in Exchange Square. Exact time and date details for each display are available at Broadgate.co.uk.
ABOUT NICK HORNBY & SINTA TANTRA
Nick Hornby (b. 1980), and Sinta Tantra (b. 1979) live and work in London. Both studied at the Slade School of Fine Art. Their collaborative practice includes exhibitions and public artworks both in the UK and internationally. Their next solo exhibition will be with Choi Lager Gallery in Korea 2019.
For more information visit nickhornby.com and sintatantra.com.
