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Artist Name

Robert George

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.

 



Robert George In The Studio

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More About Robert George

Question IconWhat 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.

Question IconDescribe 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.

Question IconWhat are 3 words that best describe your work?

Organic Contemplative Kinetic

Question IconWho are some artists that have influenced your work?

David Nash

Question IconWhat is the most important tool when creating your work?

The chainsaw or the pruning saw is usually where most of my work begins


Collections Featuring Robert George

1 Collection

Holiday Gifting 2021: Design Under $2,500

Holiday Gifting 2021: Design Under $2,500

33 Artists, 40 Products

Last updated: October 28, 2021


Credentials

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