
Robert George
Born: 1990
Hometown: Towcester
Based in: Foxley, South Northamptonshire
Born: 1990
Hometown: Towcester
Based in: Foxley, South Northamptonshire
What connects me to my material? Usually a piece of rope as thick as your index finger. Working at height as an arborist for over a decade, studying, climbing and being in contact with wood in its rawest form – day in, day out and come rain or shine gives me a unique relationship with the work I create.
Provenance is at the heart of every piece, the journey from the camaraderie and brilliant teamwork on-site to insular and meditative in the studio is encapsulated in my work and self-taught methods of working- the following intuition and reflecting upon my own experience of how my material presented itself to me and how this may be perceived in the wider world and the general perception of trees.
What inspires you?
The shapes and textures I create are not contrived, but present in nature all around, having over a decade under my belt climbing and pruning trees has given me a unique insight into working with wood and also the shapes and forms that naturally occur.
Describe your creative process.
Having felled or cut the timber I work with myself I try to continue the narrative of the tree and use each species qualities to compliment the forms I create.
What are 3 words that best describe your work?
Organic Contemplative Kinetic
Who are some artists that have influenced your work?
David Nash
What is the most important tool when creating your work?
The chainsaw or the pruning saw is usually where most of my work begins
Awards
Collect Open Best Project
2022
Exhibitions
Collect Open International Art Fair
United Kingdom, 2022
Collect 2021 (Ruup & Form)
United Kingdom, 2021
Speaking to Trees
United Kingdom, 2020
Press
Country Living Modern Rustic
2021