Alison Wilding: on Paper

Alison Wilding: on Paper by Rosie Cooper is a comprehensive exploration of the British sculptor’s artistic journey, published by Ridinghouse in 2024. This edition, presented in English and spanning 304 pages, delves into Wilding’s innovative use of materials, showcasing her drawings and collages that reflect her multifaceted approach to form. The book highlights her experimentation with various mediums, including steel, silk, and beeswax, while connecting these works to her three-dimensional sculptures.
Readers will find a detailed examination of Wilding’s artistic process, emphasizing the interplay between representation and metaphor in her work. The publication features over 300 illustrations that illustrate the subtle relationships between her historic and contemporary series. By focusing on her extensive drawings and collages, this book offers insights into Wilding’s investigation of surface and her unique formal language, making it a valuable resource for those interested in arts and photography, as well as individual artists and monographs.
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Wilding’s multifaceted approach to materials is reflected in her drawings and collages focused on representing form
A colleague of Phyllida Barlow and a mentor to Rachel Whiteread, British sculptor Alison Wilding (born 1948) ceaselessly experiments with material, working with what is available to her: steel, silk, beeswax, rope, alabaster and more. Moving beyond her sculpture, On Paper examines Wilding’s extensive drawings and collages. While loosely related to her three-dimensional pieces, these works expand upon her investigation of surface by using a distinctive formal language: a strong interplay between representation and metaphor. Much as in her sculptural practice, Wilding uses a range of materials, from ink to silicone fluid, to visualize and test ideas of mass and depth. This clothbound, full-color survey with over 300 illustrations lays out the subtle correspondences in forms and concepts between Wilding’s historic and more recent series of works.
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